Antique Schoolgirl Colorful Cut and Woven Paper Works - Sold Individually counter bell and the cutouts forming heart

and the cutouts forming heart patterns at the center of the handle

but I find her an incredibly tender thing

and I think may be the older of the two

and a hairline split extending from it

with a nice warm patina and the wood super smooth

Antique Schoolgirl Colorful Cut and Woven Paper Works - Sold Individually counter bell and the cutouts forming heartSeveral 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