1862 Schoolgirl Cut Paper and Hair Work Momento with Hearts Everywhere antique drawing of cat homely pair

homely pair

Late 19th c I believe

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

and charcoal

1862 Schoolgirl Cut Paper and Hair Work Momento with Hearts Everywhere antique drawing of cat homely pairI 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