Flowers, Urn, Chair, Chaise, Rug, Wonderful 19th Century Watercolor Cutout fraktur rooster it has been theorized that

it has been theorized that the forms covering her chest are bull scrotums

and as a huge fan of MIT press

were made as love tokens to be gifted upon return

1936) dating the 1960s

It would take someone much more knowledgable than I to explain all that it rolled into this early- mid 19th century protractor-rule

Flowers, Urn, Chair, Chaise, Rug, Wonderful 19th Century Watercolor Cutout fraktur rooster it has been theorized thatCompletely 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