SOLD A Present for Esther MClure, Charming Antique Needlepoint Love Token Bookmark barbed wire sculpture but this postcard takes it

but this postcard takes it to a whole different level

also known as spellicans

British example at the end of photos

The  Albany & Schenectady Turnpike was established in 1797

SOLD A Present for Esther MClure, Charming Antique Needlepoint Love Token Bookmark barbed wire sculpture but this postcard takes itTotal love for this sweet thing and for the dear girl who made it for her friend Esther MClure (or Esther M Clure?) long ago a gift from both of them to us now, I think. Teeming with earnest affection I'd say, and in addition to each carefully needlepointed letter, I really love that flounce of pink and white silk ribbon just at one edge. Wool yarn embroidery with hand stitched silk ribbon border, sewn to silk ribbon to make a bookmark. Needlepoint