Black Cat Stalking Black Bird, Marvelous Antique Cut Paper Card with Graphite Drawing German litho block puzzle Paint loss and some rusting

Paint loss and some rusting as evident

which is quite a long one

and an original Nickel Plate Road logo sticker on the opposite side

and I really love the delicacy of the scales she holds

where one imagines some scheming and dealmaking went down

Black Cat Stalking Black Bird, Marvelous Antique Cut Paper Card with Graphite Drawing German litho block puzzle Paint loss and some rustingMarvelous, and very exactingly executed, this is a cut paper work on on laid paper with graphite drawn details, c. late 19th century I believe. Photos give a good sense, including of the construction, with very thin strips of paper left in place crossing the body of the cat, inked black to match (and disappear against) the black paper behind. Unusual in my experience to see a combination of drawing and paper cutting scherenschnitte, quite excellent.