Antique Schoolgirl Colorful Cut and Woven Paper Works - Sold Individually counter bell with a nice warm patina

with a nice warm patina and the wood super smooth

original to vessel

I don't really know a thing about the origins of this carved and painted figure

There is also a knot in the wood panel visible on the tower at center

I think this beautifully constructed

Antique Schoolgirl Colorful Cut and Woven Paper Works - Sold Individually counter bell with a nice warm patinaSeveral months ago I had an immediately sold an album of paper weavings like this, and have been hunting for more ever since, so was very happy to find a group of five of them this weekend in New Hampshire. Very happily, all signed and dated on the backs, by two sisters I would guess, Anna and Katie Intemann, 1898 1900. Collector Jim Lindeman posted a few examples of woven paper works similar to the ones in this notebook on his blog, "Dull Tool Dim