Very Fine Cut Paper Weaving #2 handmade slides were made by Millville Bottle

were made by Millville Bottle Works in Millville New Jersey

surely glue stains

making me think maybe a snuff box instead

but it is not falling off on its own

7 3/4" tall x 7 1/2" wide (at horns) x 6 1/2" deep

Very Fine Cut Paper Weaving #2 handmade slides were made by Millville BottleI just found three of these lovely old cut paper weavings, listed individually, and think they must have been done by a very dexterous and meticulous school girl, or perhaps her teacher, as they are quite finely crafted. This and one other are a combination of black and cream, with a third that is burgundy and silver. As I list them right next to a gridded mandala painting, it occurs to me how deeply embedded is our tendency toward linear