Charmingly Crude 1907 Topsy Turvy Ink Drawn Portraits 19th century school book with a terrific patina too

with a terrific patina too

The four examples of paper cuts in this group are single sided

1 7/8” at base

I do believe old stone (marble) fruit

But what a striking--and rather haunting I think--object in its pared down state

Charmingly Crude 1907 Topsy Turvy Ink Drawn Portraits 19th century school book with a terrific patina tooOne sees "topsy turvies" like this now and then which read one way right side up, and another upside down; most often I've seen them as printed images, but occasionally hand drawn versions, too, as here, though I don't think I've ever seen four together. And what I especially love about this is that the drawings just barely achieve their intended double faced natures requiring one to extend a certain generosity toward the drawings, and their maker, in