Antique Folded Paper Cuts - Set of Three christmas drawing and then more French knots

and then more French knots decorating his tall pointy hat

Mann attended the Pratt Institute

began his life as a musician studying at the Royal Academy of Music

I like that this vase also has a sort of farmhouse feel

Antique Folded Paper Cuts - Set of Three christmas drawing and then more French knotsLovely things, and if I were smart I would put them in a nice old frame, but I do try to keep things simple. Late 19th c. or so, I believe, and cut of a thin, natural colored paper perhaps by a kindergarten teacher or perhaps as love tokens of sorts, I am not completely sure. I purchased these from the collection of the late Elizabeth Baird, a lifetime collector of fine ephemera and valentines, and personally view them as in the latter category. I'll