Black and White Cut Paper Silhouettes of Young Woman in Antique Pocket Frame pair of carved penguins is of Iban

is of Iban

not older than mid-20th c I am pretty sure

and it is wonderfully wonky

just shy of 1/2" across on each side

with a citation in the Hardware Dealers Magazine in 1913 noting that price cards like these (sold via catalogue as well as at the store) were Manson's speciality

Black and White Cut Paper Silhouettes of Young Woman in Antique Pocket Frame pair of carved penguins is of IbanI 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