"The Guide to Happines" Christmas 1848 Punch Paper Embroidery Bookmark painted porcelain dish 4 7/8" x 2 7/8"

4 7/8" x 2 7/8" x 3 13/16" and in very good

So many beautiful old tools in the world

including for the fact that they the names of the dogs are featured on the reverses in beautiful lettering

There are four corner pieces screwed to the back of the frame with a June 1885 patent

or certainly to weight all sorts of other things

"The Guide to Happines" Christmas 1848 Punch Paper Embroidery Bookmark painted porcelain dish 4 7/8" x 2 7/8"Quite an early punch paper embroidery, dated Dec. 25, 1848, and I think a pretty great one, casting the bible as "the guide to happiness" minus one "s". Pretty wreath of greens encircling the book, and lovely silk ribbon for the bookmark too. All in remarkably good condition. Embroidery itself: 3 5 8" x 2". Overall: 13 1 2" x 2 3 8". Very very good condition.