Wonderful Antique Stumpwork Embroidery of Two Dear Dogs vintage woodblock with the original gilding to

with the original gilding to the nose and paws pretty much gone

Carved and stained a very dark brown which reads as nearly black

original to it and not visible unless looking inside for it

Box measures 5 7/8" x 5 7/8" x 1 1/8"t

Wonderful Antique Stumpwork Embroidery of Two Dear Dogs vintage woodblock with the original gilding toTogether forever, these two, with the paw of one pup resting lovingly and protectively on the back of the other. This wonderful stump work embroidery shows some losses, but I of course like it all the better for them, and though I think it really deserves to be properly framed, it has such a great tenderness and immediacy about it I might be inclined to pin it directly to a wall. The embroidery along the top edge is especially lovely, and has a bit of