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

with a terrific patina too

There is a small hole in the mesh at the center of his mustache and a bit of irregularity running in a vertical line up his nose from the there

Smaller: 4 3/4" l

4 1/4" long x 1 1/2" wide with some roughness to the end of the handle

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

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