Rare and Early Odd Fellows Punch Paper Embroidery with Gold Beading pot holder but a few quick searches

but a few quick searches reveal that a number of the names of horses here have more recent/contemporary racing horse counterparts

and most of the animals on the fronts can still be distinguished

including the pear

But what makes it really fun is the writing on the bottom

Rare and Early Odd Fellows Punch Paper Embroidery with Gold Beading pot holder but a few quick searchesYou know I love a punch paper embroidery, but never have I seen an Odd Fellows related one before, and even better done largely in gold beading. The three links at top and bottom are embroidered in thread, reading as a sort of cream now, and then tiny gold metallic beads for the lettering. Plenty of toning, but here I think it's apt, giving a sense of friendship, love and truth having endured many years and many challenges! 6 x 3 1 16. Toning as