No Crown in Heaven, 19th C. Gold Beaded Punch Paper Embroidery on SIlk Ribbon Bedford National Bank Iowa 7 1/4" long x 5

7 1/4" long x 5 1/8" deep x 2 3/4" tall

Fabric on the underside

much smaller

and I for sure have never seen another like it

The  drawing of basket piled high with fruit (grapes and peaches and pear I believe) has an exuberant sort of looseness and warmth to it

No Crown in Heaven, 19th C. Gold Beaded Punch Paper Embroidery on SIlk Ribbon Bedford National Bank Iowa 7 1/4" long x 5I've only seen a few, but have a special love for punch paper embroideries done with gold beads, especially appropriate here for delivering a holy message and depicting cross and crown! With a satisfying sort of rebus aspect to the use of the icons, and excellent lettering above, below, and in between. As I've often said, I'm not the least bit religious, but I have a penchant for the formal expressions of religiosity, and really love the very