SWEET HOME, Mid 1800s Punch Paper Embroidery on Lovely Silk Ribbon antique calling card tightly stuffed with raw cotton

tightly stuffed with raw cotton

A few small nicks around the bottom edges of the tops and general light wear

There is a chip in the wood near the hole for hanging

Stamped ''EWA'' and "Made in'Vienna

simple black frame

SWEET HOME, Mid 1800s Punch Paper Embroidery on Lovely Silk Ribbon antique calling card tightly stuffed with raw cottonI 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