Amazing Late 19th Century Large Masonic Perforated Paper Embroidery, With Provenance boy's hunting notebook twisted to resemble rope around

twisted to resemble rope around the exterior

In some ways seeming to reference Inuit masks

He went on to teach at the Worcester Art Museum and Clark University for 43 years

) and then with red paper ribbon crossed around the neck making her seem like a prize winner for sure

Amazing Late 19th Century Large Masonic Perforated Paper Embroidery, With Provenance boy's hunting notebook twisted to resemble rope aroundI see a fair number of late 19th century "Home Sweet Home" punch perforated paper needlepoint embroideries, but I don't believe I've come across a Masonic example, at least not one nearly as elaborate as this one, the iconography of which most closely resembles that found on elaborate antique silk Masonic aprons. A note taped to the back tells us this was the work of a Gertrude O'Connor of Harvey, Illinois, made for her husband Benjamin, a member of