"The Guide to Happines" Christmas 1848 Punch Paper Embroidery Bookmark vintage w German pottery with the Cuban flags along

with the Cuban flags along with American flags suggesting Spanish American War era

and drilling holes in the lid the most perfectly direct way of making the board

and a shining sun)

I’ve been having a bit of a moment with carvings of eagles in one form or another of late

shoe-shaped and otherwise

"The Guide to Happines" Christmas 1848 Punch Paper Embroidery Bookmark vintage w German pottery with the Cuban flags alongQuite 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.