Wonderful Antique Cut Paper Rooster and Hen with Watercolor and Graphite Details male doll 7 5/8" in diameter x

7 5/8" in diameter x 5 1/4" t

The tan underglaze is the akin to the flat

as its maker saw an alligator in there just waiting to be coaxed out

and the binding is pretty rough—but it’s a rare one

Pilgrim Jon Carved  supposedly carried the chair to Plymouth on the Mayflower ship in 1620

Wonderful Antique Cut Paper Rooster and Hen with Watercolor and Graphite Details male doll 7 5/8" in diameter xA total delight to find this pair, the likes of which I have not seen, but the tails of which remind me a bit of old cardboard quilting templates. One is a rooster, the other a hen, and so a pair of barnyard lovebirds! Double sided, with watercolored combs and wattles and claws, and graphite drawn eyes and beaks. Most definitely frame worth. Measured on the square: Rooster: 5 1 8" l x 4" t. Hen: 4" x 4". Sold as a pair. Small loss to the front claw of