Mysterious and Very Wonderful Small Metal Cutouts, Presumed 19th Century French (Copy) gray scale watercolor The boxes closes tightly and

The boxes closes tightly and is in good overall condition

which one imagines was used to hide things secret or precious

"Horse measure 2 5/8" l

but now making him feel all the more like Corduroy from this children's book

most closely resembling a c

Mysterious and Very Wonderful Small Metal Cutouts, Presumed 19th Century French (Copy) gray scale watercolor The boxes closes tightly andThese are completely wonderful, but I do not know their original purpose. Perhaps they were votive offerings? I found an image of a pair of French embroidery scissors c. 1850s with one handle very similar in silhouette to the man here, down to his extended hand. And of course the dainty crossed feet of the marvelously silhouetted woman remind me very much of antique machinist made ladies legs calipers. They all feel a bit as if miniature templates for