Lamb and Bird and Shooting Arrow: Early 19th C. Embroidery on Laid Paper silver cat pin combined with lots of rusting

combined with lots of rusting

as if a bit protective of the heart itself

5 1/8” l x 4 7/8” w x 1 5/8” t and in good antique condition

Smoke decorating

Lamb and Bird and Shooting Arrow: Early 19th C. Embroidery on Laid Paper silver cat pin combined with lots of rustingSmall, but so charming, and quite an early one I believe, c. early 19th c., silk embroidery on laid, I think European. (If it doesn't sell quickly I'll find an old frame for it and keep it for myself!) Surely it was made as a love token of sorts, with an arrow descending from one of the clouds, and what looks to me like a flaming heart (albeit also rather like a radish or turnip!) nestled in to the left of the tree. With little lamb, colorful bird on