You know I love a little punch paper embroidery, and this is an early and an uncommon one, with the urn and birds akin to those one would find on a full scale c. 1840s needlepoint sampler. And indeed, I would think 1840s-50s on this, the period when perforated paper was just becoming popular. The other thing I really love about this one, a coincidence I presume, is that a phonetic pronunciation of the name at top yields (more or less) Marry Me! (And so I like to think these colorful little birds were--or could now be--delivering a proposal:))
Embroidery 3 3/16" x 2 5/16". Overall 6 3/4" l x 3" t. A good bit of fading and staining to the ribbon, as evident, but it is stable and not at all brittle, and of course could be trimmed. Embroidery itself is in very good condition.