Antique Scherenschnitte (Cut Paper) Collage from Victorian Scrapbook bears and cat ) These are closely based

) These are closely based on the famous Rider-Waite tarot deck

Somewhat more neat and crisp than funky and folky

you can turn them around to face in the other direction

and then unpainted bone blade at the other

very early 20th century first hand document of a burning oil tank in Parker

Antique Scherenschnitte (Cut Paper) Collage from Victorian Scrapbook bears and cat ) These are closely basedI 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