Impossibly Intricate Pair of 19th Century Pennsylvania Scherenschnittes: Weeping Willow and Flowering Urn antique painted shadow puppet It is in great vintage

It is in great vintage condition with a lovely patina

the one with big heart exposed at the center of his chest

overall good condition and better in person

I removed an old bandaid on the backside bottom that was acting as a wall bumper

with the older looking figuratively if not literally very much the mother to the younger

Impossibly Intricate Pair of 19th Century Pennsylvania Scherenschnittes: Weeping Willow and Flowering Urn antique painted shadow puppet It is in great vintageI 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