Chance Animal Silhouettes on Card in Old Green Painted Frame mexican folk art burro (otherwise unsigned as far as

(otherwise unsigned as far as I can see

but revealing the hand of its maker through small imperfections here and there

pieces of crate wood

Cut paper works like this were part of Froebel's kindergarten program

Chance Animal Silhouettes on Card in Old Green Painted Frame mexican folk art burro (otherwise unsigned as far asA chance delight! I discovered this while opening up an antique gold gessoed frame in order to reuse it, and here was this, used as backing paper for a photo, sandwiched between a few other layers. Surely a product of toning, perhaps it once backed a pair of paper cutout animals, which left their silhouettes behind. Looks like a cat and horse to me, though perhaps a dog and an especially graceful cow! Whatever the case, the happiest of accidents