MIZPAH, 19th C. Punch Paper Embroidery on Ribbon collectible game Their maker certainly had a

Their maker certainly had a way with color and wonderful details

The lust trees are pretty nicely done

6 7/8" x 4 1/2"

including a great head of hair and a few lovingly darned patches to one sleeve and just to the right of his buttoned front

MIZPAH, 19th C. Punch Paper Embroidery on Ribbon collectible game Their maker certainly had aAnother of a handful of 19th c. punch paper embroideries I'm listing today, all of which came from one huge ephemera collection. This is the first "Mitzpah" I've come across Hebrew for "watchtower," and meaning, essentially, "may God watch over you." As I've learned, it came into popular use in the Victorian era, as a sentiment express remembrance in absence. I love the all capitals declaration here, and added cross, composed of two cut strips of