1862 Schoolgirl Cut Paper and Hair Work Momento with Hearts Everywhere antique drawing of cat Using seasonal materials

Using seasonal materials

But scissors aside

The backside is plain

Of course I really love this board for its make-do nature

homely pair

1862 Schoolgirl Cut Paper and Hair Work Momento with Hearts Everywhere antique drawing of cat Using seasonal materialsI just listed five more pages of cut paper and hair work from about 140 years ago, but this single example I think is so special I wanted to list it individually. I would guess all of them came from one album, kept by a young girl, with one example noting the year: 1862. Kind of amazing how well they endured from the Civil War era until now, with the hair looking as if it might have been clipped yesterday! This larger one, with hearts everywhere and