Charmingly Crude Early 19th C. Fabric Backed Hollow Cut Folk Art Silhouette conte and graphite drawing somewhat more pronounced in photos

somewhat more pronounced in photos than in hand

written on the reverse side

while the alternating

Approx 3 1/2" in diameter and very sound

Charmingly Crude Early 19th C. Fabric Backed Hollow Cut Folk Art Silhouette conte and graphite drawing somewhat more pronounced in photosIt's the crudeness of this silhouette that makes me really love it, and find it her! very empathetic; no trained traveling silhouette artist or use of a tracing mechanism behind this one, just a homespun effort to render a likeness to best one could I think, and managing to impart her with a lot of character in the process. I opened it up for a closer look, and have documented it as such the silhouette cut from card, with black fabric (looks like a