Second of Two Last Batches of Antique Cut Paper Animals - Silhouettes cheerful; but it is the inclusion

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

You could certainly peel more paint off if you tried

and all are gorgeous

There is some energetic crayoning to the underside of the platform

as if glimpsed mid air

Second of Two Last Batches of Antique Cut Paper Animals - Silhouettes cheerful; but it is the inclusionTwo 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