Flowers, Urn, Chair, Chaise, Rug, Wonderful 19th Century Watercolor Cutout poems giving them the feel of

giving them the feel of fine treen snuff boxes and vesta

and try to live true to it

some minor spots and just a little fading/toning to the blue paper around the turning end

) Looking at things like this makes me want to write a story or make a drawing or something

Flowers, Urn, Chair, Chaise, Rug, Wonderful 19th Century Watercolor Cutout poems giving them the feel ofCompletely 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