Black and White Cut Paper Silhouettes of Young Woman in Antique Pocket Frame pair of carved penguins The message on the back

The message on the back of the postcard

calling up images of a well-suited man who might have worn it

it's the perfect little bud vase for a vanity or small bedside table

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Each block measures 1 1/4" on each side

Black and White Cut Paper Silhouettes of Young Woman in Antique Pocket Frame pair of carved penguins The message on the backI don't know a lot about cut paper silhouettes, but I do believe these are likely not too much older than the pocket frame, which based on some research I believe dates to the 1860s or so. The relative simplicity of the silhouettes makes me think that it might have been done by a schoolgirl or the young woman herself rather than a silhouette artist, who might have included greater detail. And curious, at least to me, that there be a positive and