Antique Scherenschnitte (Cut Paper) Collage from Victorian Scrapbook shoe shaped and his profile is pretty

and his profile is pretty terrific too

which gives him a Lincoln-esque feel as well

excited love and contempt

come to dust

Each measures 8" in diameter and 1" deep

Antique Scherenschnitte (Cut Paper) Collage from Victorian Scrapbook shoe shaped and his profile is prettyI 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