SOLD Pair of Early Religious Punch Paper Embroideries with Beading round brush with threaded handle Approx 2 1/4 inches diameter

Approx 2 1/4 inches diameter and in good condition with a few little spots of red

with no real hands in sight

river and sky actually made me think immediately of the paintings of Thomas Hart Benton and John Steuart Curry (apt as I found this en route to Kansas City) to come many years later

and also pretty terrific looking

SOLD Pair of Early Religious Punch Paper Embroideries with Beading round brush with threaded handle Approx 2 1/4 inches diameterI pulled these two out of the same pile and both are early punch paper embroideries, so I thought it would be nice to keep them together and if one is a Bible reader, they would allow for bookmarking two very favorite passages. The one dated 1847 is unusual for incorporating metal beading for the anchor on the cross (which gives the anchor extra weight for sure!) as well as along the very bottom edge. That one is backed with white satin ribbon; the