A Lamb to the Slaughter, Unusual Antique Punched Paper Embroidery mission style Nicely rusty one one side

Nicely rusty one one side and with lots of dings and scapes to the wood on the other as there should be

8 13/16" wide and deep

Hard to tell then if the great looking leopard is coming down to share in the bounty or scaling up the tree to get safely away from this all powerful lion

that little face

Signed Beryl Breedlove and dated August

A Lamb to the Slaughter, Unusual Antique Punched Paper Embroidery mission style Nicely rusty one one sideNot for the faint of heart! And, for me, quite an extraordinary thing, which dates to the late 1800s I believe. Often one does find these punched or perforated paper embroideries bearing religious messages (as well as things like "Bless this Home") but I never have I seen one like this, certainly referring to the crucifixion of Jesus, but making one wonder a bit about the context in which this was made and hung. Taken in a contemporary context, it