Small Antique Punch Paper Embroidery of Dog: Innocence erotic folk art The black painted turned wooden

The black painted turned wooden handle is pretty nice too

The strap of the glove closes with a brass button

14 1/2" tall with dress

at copying the lessons on the opposite blank pages in pencil

and framed in an old black-painted wood frame

Small Antique Punch Paper Embroidery of Dog: Innocence erotic folk art The black painted turned woodenI 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