Painted Cutout Butterly with Fine Antennae! whimsey Certainly the 19th century was

Certainly the 19th century was full of ideas for air travel

I believe this set of wooden jack straws dates to 1890s or so

This definitely has good some good age to it

There are four holes--one at the center of each side--for mounting to the wall

You know I'm a sucker for a little hand-carved shoe

Painted Cutout Butterly with Fine Antennae! whimsey Certainly the 19th century wasQuite an exhuberant butterly, and it seems fairly old one judging from the back, hand painted on laid paper, with very finely cut out antennae! Perhaps it lost one tiny one along the way, but who cares, a lovely, painterly thing which also feels quite symbolic! 7 7 16 wing span x 4 1 8 t, very good condition.