Small Antique Punch Paper Embroidery of Dog: Innocence erotic folk art The box measures 10 7/8"

The box measures 10 7/8" wide x 8 7/8" deep x 6 3/8" tall

and makes me wish Joyce Pensato were still around in order to be gifted it

and the kids could probably using it for playing tug of war without breaking it

(The last photo shows it horizontally consistent with the pin holes

Small Antique Punch Paper Embroidery of Dog: Innocence erotic folk art The box measures 10 7/8"I continue to be fascinated by these old punch paper embroideries because of the way image and text were combined the more unexpected the combination the better. I might have expected "loyal friend" or "my pet" to accompany this dog, but instead "innocence" which makes this dog seem rather holy! (And, as so many of these were religiously oriented, it makes it feel almost as if this pup on his pillow were a stand in for Jesus!) And so, a good one in