Black and White Cut Paper Silhouettes of Young Woman in Antique Pocket Frame porcelain teapot Based on other tramp art

Based on other tramp art boxes in this sort of style that I've seen

I'm not sure his age

David Gil founded Bennington Potters in Bennington

10 1/4" x 11 1/8" x 5 3/8" tall

Black and White Cut Paper Silhouettes of Young Woman in Antique Pocket Frame porcelain teapot Based on other tramp artI 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