Antique Folded Paper Cuts - Set of Three christmas drawing including to find out that

including to find out that it is quite the rare collector's item

where it appears there may have been a bit of gold or glitter used also

copper and bronze plating

which begs the question of how to caption this

so that I could live with it for a while

Antique Folded Paper Cuts - Set of Three christmas drawing including to find out thatLovely 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