SOLD Pair of Early Religious Punch Paper Embroideries with Beading round brush with threaded handle river and sky actually made

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 noticeable only upon close inspection

for which perhaps additional decoration was planned

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

then another cage-type form with a plug as the "ball" such that one can actually extend it by pulling or contact it by pushing

SOLD Pair of Early Religious Punch Paper Embroideries with Beading round brush with threaded handle river and sky actually madeI 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