Old Odd Fellows Wire Mesh Mask vintage design objects Georgian era I believe

Georgian era I believe

The painting dates to the early 1900s and was done by French artist Pierre Albert Leroux (1890-1959)

I've never seen another set with pairs made by two unlike halves that come together to form one phrase and image (rather than pairs of two identical cards) --and what wonderful images and phrases they are

The longest measures 4 3/4" long

It is fairly beaten up all over

Old Odd Fellows Wire Mesh Mask vintage design objects Georgian era I believeI think my favorite view on some of these old wire mesh Odd Fellows masks is from the backside, where what is a fairly long face front the front side is widened and flattened out in a way, rather like a map. Pretty good from the front, too, though, with this slightly goofy looking guy having a bit of a crooked nose and rumpled chin, plus large hazel or brown eyes, thick eyebrows, and a fat black mustache. There is an old elastic band threaded through