MIZPAH, 19th C. Punch Paper Embroidery on Ribbon collectible game mail magazines etc

mail magazines etc

as it should

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

though my house at least is filled with things monogrammed for other people

but in any case I think these are pretty surreal and pretty fabulous

MIZPAH, 19th C. Punch Paper Embroidery on Ribbon collectible game mail magazines etcAnother 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