Lot 115 - Antique Victorian Punchwork Paper Embroidery "I Will Obey Thy Call" In Crossed-Corner Wood Frame, 25" W x 12-1/2" H

Lot 115 - Antique Victorian Punchwork Paper Embroidery "I Will Obey Thy Call" In Crossed-Corner Wood Frame, 25" W x 12-1/2" HVictorian era punch paper embroidery worked on perforated paper, reading "I Will Obey Thy Call" in decorative polychrome lettering with floral motifs including a red carnation. The letters are rendered in red, gold, and brown tones with ornamental embellishments. Presented in a carved crossed corner wood frame with a gilt inner liner and wood backing panel. Wire hanging hardware is affixed to the reverse. The perforated paper shows losses along the

The third shows a smiling young child in a white lace-trimmed dress seated on a fur-covered surface with a hidden figure beneath dark drapery

There is some partial cover separation on both the front and back covers

Three-piece grouping of antique and early advertising items

Creases on ears of the two snarling cats

Rawleigh Company

The box is fitted with small brass hinges

faint crease

His occupation is listed as laborer

A strong example of mid-20th-century utilitarian advertising

A wooden shed structure is visible at left

Pre-Auction Notes: This is a vintage camera and is sold as is with no guarantees as to functionality

badly folded and creased and now broken into multiple pieces