Sweet Old Froebel Kindergargten Cut Paper Design in Taped Glass Frame antique livestock and then this intensive pin

and then this intensive pin prick type decoration animating them as well as drawing out a circle around the frame and forming a point right below it

I have seen pieces of this ilk described as "mixed metal"--I think it is likely lead/pewter

This is last in a batch of old carved whimsies I purchased together and believe were all made by one American carver

and with wonderfully wonky button eyes

useful as paper weights or just sitting around

Sweet Old Froebel Kindergargten Cut Paper Design in Taped Glass Frame antique livestock and then this intensive pinAnother week, another early kindergarten creation of some sort, because I'll never tire of these, and the approach to early education they embody, and their alignment with (and influence in shaping) the history of modern art and design! And nice to find this one, a cut paper design in cream and orange, mounted under glass, with a black tape border that I think suits it just right. 8 1 16" x 8 1 16", under glass with black taped edge, as found. Very