Painted Cutout Butterly with Fine Antennae! whimsey and I have to think

and I have to think one with a bacchanalian theme

There are four holes--one at the center of each side--for mounting to the wall

1940s or so I believe

from the expressions on their faces

Certainly the 19th century was full of ideas for air travel

Painted Cutout Butterly with Fine Antennae! whimsey and I have to thinkQuite an exhuberant butterly, and it seems fairly old one judging from the back, hand painted on laid paper, with very finely cut out antennae! Perhaps it lost one tiny one along the way, but who cares, a lovely, painterly thing which also feels quite symbolic! 7 7 16 wing span x 4 1 8 t, very good condition.