"The Guide to Happines" Christmas 1848 Punch Paper Embroidery Bookmark vintage w German pottery and drilling holes in the

and drilling holes in the lid the most perfectly direct way of making the board

the silver-plate polished right up

then painted them silver and red

with the Cuban flags along with American flags suggesting Spanish American War era

I guess I would call them

"The Guide to Happines" Christmas 1848 Punch Paper Embroidery Bookmark vintage w German pottery and drilling holes in theQuite 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.