Flowers, Urn, Chair, Chaise, Rug, Wonderful 19th Century Watercolor Cutout poems and the carved slit defining

and the carved slit defining his slightly open mouth

What a wonderful horse

then returned to find this one

) Looking at things like this makes me want to write a story or make a drawing or something

some minor spots and just a little fading/toning to the blue paper around the turning end

Flowers, Urn, Chair, Chaise, Rug, Wonderful 19th Century Watercolor Cutout poems and the carved slit definingCompletely charming! I might guess this was painted and cut out in anticipation of mounting in an early scrap book, maybe with a few cutout figures to be positioned as its inhabitants. Or maybe it was intended as the backdrop for a never ending parade of finely dressed handmade paper dolls! I'm not certain, but one can certainly imagine lives unfolding amid this delight of a stage set. Details give a sense of how wonderfully done, right down to this