Very Fine Cut Paper Weaving #2 silver leaf 203 lodge This is the first one

This is the first one I've really fallen in love with--tiny (which I always prefer)

I can say it was wonderfully done

Definitely a good one to have watching over one I'd say

and would guess the frame is about that old as well

Very good overall condition with what I believe is a repaired split to the arch at top

Very Fine Cut Paper Weaving #2 silver leaf 203 lodge This is the first oneI just found three of these lovely old cut paper weavings, listed individually, and think they must have been done by a very dexterous and meticulous school girl, or perhaps her teacher, as they are quite finely crafted. This and one other are a combination of black and cream, with a third that is burgundy and silver. As I list them right next to a gridded mandala painting, it occurs to me how deeply embedded is our tendency toward linear