"The Guide to Happines" Christmas 1848 Punch Paper Embroidery Bookmark painted porcelain dish There are four corner pieces

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

I purchased this beautifully executed charcoal drawing directly from a seller in France along with one other

I imagine this sweet woodblock was carved by a member of a boy scout troop in the 1940s or so

or certainly to weight all sorts of other things

"The Guide to Happines" Christmas 1848 Punch Paper Embroidery Bookmark painted porcelain dish There are four corner piecesQuite 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.