Wonderful Antique Cut Paper Rooster and Hen with Watercolor and Graphite Details antique 12 inch ruler including examples of elaborate Spencerian

including examples of elaborate Spencerian drawings of lions and eagles and Diana riding a stag--which clearly spurred larger versions of the same

though it appears to have been a pretty contemporary one--though Lucy's version takes some license (in the placement of the label for Nigretia

8" x 6 3/8"

2 1/4" tall x 1 3/8" wide and deep

Wonderful Antique Cut Paper Rooster and Hen with Watercolor and Graphite Details antique 12 inch ruler including examples of elaborate SpencerianA 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