Black and White Cut Paper Silhouettes of Young Woman in Antique Pocket Frame porcelain teapot I find one thing in

I find one thing in a particular genre that becomes a gateway the seeking more of the same

The larger piece is a footed plate and the smaller is a shallow bowl

Really a very lovely little piece

except that I believe she studied at Parsons School of Design in New York and received her BFA in Painting from Mass College of Art

I'm not sure his age

Black and White Cut Paper Silhouettes of Young Woman in Antique Pocket Frame porcelain teapot I find one thing inI 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