Antique Folded Paper Cuts - Set of Three women making paratha and super lush

and super lush

A couple of small nails attach her arms to her body

I would guess mid 20th c

10 1/8" t x 13" w x 14" d

"which surely was the cost of it

Antique Folded Paper Cuts - Set of Three women making paratha and super lushLovely 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