Small Antique Punch Paper Embroidery of Dog: Innocence erotic folk art The strap of the glove

The strap of the glove closes with a brass button

and framed in an old black-painted wood frame

(The last photo shows it horizontally consistent with the pin holes

14 1/2" tall with dress

hands and feet/legs up to the knees are all super sensitively hand-carved and painted

Small Antique Punch Paper Embroidery of Dog: Innocence erotic folk art The strap of the gloveI continue to be fascinated by these old punch paper embroideries because of the way image and text were combined the more unexpected the combination the better. I might have expected "loyal friend" or "my pet" to accompany this dog, but instead "innocence" which makes this dog seem rather holy! (And, as so many of these were religiously oriented, it makes it feel almost as if this pup on his pillow were a stand in for Jesus!) And so, a good one in