Amazing Late 19th Century Large Masonic Perforated Paper Embroidery, With Provenance relief cast portrait excepting a hole in the

excepting a hole in the bottom of one

And this is really a pretty one--the wood is lovely and in great shape

Jones's work was not easily mistaken as traditional

for carving I believe

This carved whimsy is quite the opposite of refined

Amazing Late 19th Century Large Masonic Perforated Paper Embroidery, With Provenance relief cast portrait excepting a hole in theI 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