SWEET HOME, Mid 1800s Punch Paper Embroidery on Lovely Silk Ribbon acrylic painting on cardstock perhaps just coming into her

perhaps just coming into her own

showing off quite a variety of skills

described as mid 19th c

making this stunning gazelle feel both otherworldly and completely full of life

I do believe was the son of Portland's then mayor

SWEET HOME, Mid 1800s Punch Paper Embroidery on Lovely Silk Ribbon acrylic painting on cardstock perhaps just coming into herI see a good number of punch paper embroideries on ribbon, spanning from earlier to later 19th century and beyond; some are a whole lot better than others and I've gotten pretty particular. This is an earlier and very nicely done one, with quintessentially New England colonial house sweet home indeed:) On especially lovely silk ribbon too. Overall 8 7 8" x 2 3 8". Embroidery 3 1 4" l. Good antique condition. with maybe one tiny stitch lost from the