Amazing Late 19th Century Large Masonic Perforated Paper Embroidery, With Provenance boy's hunting notebook 14 inches tall by about

14 inches tall by about 4 inches wide with arms down and 2" deep

and are stable now

twisted to resemble rope around the exterior

They have definitely been used with embedded soiling--especially evident on the backs-- but I personally love them all the more for it

and also as if it might carry magical powers

Amazing Late 19th Century Large Masonic Perforated Paper Embroidery, With Provenance boy's hunting notebook 14 inches tall by aboutI 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