Second of Two Last Batches of Antique Cut Paper Animals - Silhouettes cheerful; as if glimpsed mid air

as if glimpsed mid air

You could certainly peel more paint off if you tried

One of two beautiful antique carved santos figures today

Lacquer over wood I think rather than papier mache as it is harder and thinner walled

but it is the inclusion of half her mother in the frame that makes this just right to my eye--formally/compositionally

Second of Two Last Batches of Antique Cut Paper Animals - Silhouettes cheerful; as if glimpsed mid airTwo last groups of these cut paper animals today; I listed several groups of them a month or two ago, all found together, but held onto some to enjoy a bit longer. Perhaps a menagerie of cut paper animals would not set everyone's heart racing, but they sure do for me, pure joy, c. 1900 or so. My guess is perhaps a school project many years ago though these at least look very much like the work of a teacher, with the fine motor skills to do some very