Ninety and Nine, Late 19th Century Punch Paper Embroidery with Lost Lamb, Original Frame hand colored and also for boxes with

and also for boxes with puzzle-type lids--so of course I really love this one which is both

and I really love the warmth and folkiness of this one

and on one side some of the blue bleeds into the cream

TOTAL delight finding this one near Albany this week

It is equally great from front or back

Ninety and Nine, Late 19th Century Punch Paper Embroidery with Lost Lamb, Original Frame hand colored and also for boxes withIt strikes me that framed punch paper embroideries were the sort of precursor to printed plaques one sees now in home stores declaring things like "it's Good to Be Home" or "God Bless this Mess." And indeed the antique punch paper embroidery one most commonly sees declares "God Bless Our Home." I'd not seen this "Ninety and Nine" before, though, and of course am a sucker for a lost little lamb! The Ninety and Nine refers to the "Parable of the Lost