Man with Hat and Cigarette Antique Cut Paper Silhouette iron foot proportion

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The back of this striking rug marvelously tells the story of its making--an intense storm of yarns of every color knotted and hanging loose after having been woven to form the dense patterns on the opposite side

steady on her feet

down to every detail

and seem in generally good structural condition

Man with Hat and Cigarette Antique Cut Paper Silhouette iron foot proportionThis silhouette came from a batch of them, most of them, but not this one, with the name of the subject written on the back. I especially like this one for the fact that the top of the subject's hat is cut off, making him feel rather larger than life, and with a profile to match. He looks a bit like a gangster to me, or at least a wheeler and dealer, and I can just imagine him trying to sell someone something with his cigarette all the while dangling