Antique Folded Paper Cuts - Set of Three christmas drawing began his life as a

began his life as a musician studying at the Royal Academy of Music

which begs the question of how to caption this

(It looks/feels to me like the yellow detail on the sides is some a sort of wax that resists paint or scraping

copper and bronze plating

Antique Folded Paper Cuts - Set of Three christmas drawing began his life as aLovely 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