Mid 19th c. Cut Paper Birds and Elephants by J. McNally with Scissors in Toes at Barnum's Museum Nuu-chah-nulth narrow at the bottom

narrow at the bottom

And then this jaunty

The quite depressing lyrics tell the story of a man and his hound Jim

17 1/4" x 14 7/8" and in very good condition

Overall very good condition and very clear

Mid 19th c. Cut Paper Birds and Elephants by J. McNally with Scissors in Toes at Barnum's Museum Nuu-chah-nulth narrow at the bottomThis one is subtle (the first photo shows it lit from behind) but I think quite special, significantly for the story of it handwritten in pencil at bottom left, surely noted not long after its making. It notes that the paper cut, of birds and elephants, was done at Barnum's Museum (operated by P. T Barnum and located in Lower Manhattan at the corner of Broadway, Park Row and Ann Street, from 1841 to 1865; it was after the museum burned down that