Impossibly Intricate Pair of 19th Century Pennsylvania Scherenschnittes: Weeping Willow and Flowering Urn antique design object especially the hind ones as

especially the hind ones as they grip the rock he balances on

I'd keep him out of the hot sun

with the head carved of a separate piece of wood and fitted into the body

Underneath the fabric on the inside cover is another drawing

Impossibly Intricate Pair of 19th Century Pennsylvania Scherenschnittes: Weeping Willow and Flowering Urn antique design object especially the hind ones asI purchased these two from a dealer in Pennsylvania, which I believe is where they originated. Early mid 19th century I believe, and surely created as momento mori, perhaps as components of a larger piece. I can't even wrap my head around anyone could cut paper with this degree of fineness and precision; they're tiny! It looks to me that the weeping willow was all cut from one piece, while it seems there may be one or two adhered flowers on the urn