Rare and Early Odd Fellows Punch Paper Embroidery with Gold Beading pot holder and most of the animals

and most of the animals on the fronts can still be distinguished

including the pear

which could be set on a surface or hung the wall

hand-written in graphite: "Christmas 1917

Rare and Early Odd Fellows Punch Paper Embroidery with Gold Beading pot holder and most of the animalsYou know I love a punch paper embroidery, but never have I seen an Odd Fellows related one before, and even better done largely in gold beading. The three links at top and bottom are embroidered in thread, reading as a sort of cream now, and then tiny gold metallic beads for the lettering. Plenty of toning, but here I think it's apt, giving a sense of friendship, love and truth having endured many years and many challenges! 6 x 3 1 16. Toning as