Antique Scherenschnitte (Cut Paper) Collage from Victorian Scrapbook bears and cat and then unpainted bone blade

and then unpainted bone blade at the other

Jones first carved miniature figures and animals from the local yellow poplar

Samuel Gifford's from 1832

Oval shaped opening measures approx 3 3/4" tall x 2 5/8" wide

Somewhat more neat and crisp than funky and folky

Antique Scherenschnitte (Cut Paper) Collage from Victorian Scrapbook bears and cat and then unpainted bone bladeI never cease to be amazed by the laborious precision of antique Scherenschnitte designs like these, and love this old scrapbook composition of four examples, including a peacock! Very nicely done, and with gold paint on the bird for punctuation, and pin prick detailing on the larger flowers and peacock, all mounted to dark blue paper that was pasted into a scrapbook, with some of the opposite page visible on the backside. 6 1 2" x 4 1 4". Very good