Small Antique Punch Paper Embroidery of Dog: Innocence hand-sewn toy It feels as if it

It feels as if it has some age to it

with tiny hand-sewn seams down the sole and up the back

which I've thrown into a slide-top box that is larger than needed but works fine

This drawing was the first page of the sketchbook

and if not displaying a few favorite dolls

Small Antique Punch Paper Embroidery of Dog: Innocence hand-sewn toy It feels as if itI continue to be fascinated by these old punch paper embroideries because of the way image and text were combined the more unexpected the combination the better. I might have expected "loyal friend" or "my pet" to accompany this dog, but instead "innocence" which makes this dog seem rather holy! (And, as so many of these were religiously oriented, it makes it feel almost as if this pup on his pillow were a stand in for Jesus!) And so, a good one in