Amazing Late 19th Century Large Masonic Perforated Paper Embroidery, With Provenance relief cast portrait This carved whimsy is quite

This carved whimsy is quite the opposite of refined

and all those teeth appear to be firmly in place

for carving I believe

Edges are turned under and hemmed on all 4 sides

Amazing Late 19th Century Large Masonic Perforated Paper Embroidery, With Provenance relief cast portrait This carved whimsy is quiteI 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