Hope, c. Mid 19th Century Punch Paper Embroidery on Silk Ribbon beautiful cufflinks I have enough French to

I have enough French to get the gist of the text at left

Another nice brush

by the excellent but under-recognized Amaranth Ehrenhalt (American

but completely aligned with his blocks sets--here with paper "tablets" divided into halves

6 of them representing people (dark man

Hope, c. Mid 19th Century Punch Paper Embroidery on Silk Ribbon beautiful cufflinks I have enough French toMuch nicer to think of Hope as an anchor than a delusion, hard as that sometimes feels! Mid 19th century punch paper embroidery hand stitched to pale silk ribbon, with some toning and stains that seem perfectly suited to that nature of hope itself. Overall 6" x 1 1 2". Embroidery itself 2 3 4" x 1 1 4". Stable and sound, ribbon not brittle. Found in Massachusetts.