Group of Three Pennsylvania Cut Cardboard Quilting Stencils chair sc ulpture 2" x 1 7/8" and

2" x 1 7/8" and in very good condition

19 1/8" x 13 1/8"

and believe it is carved of oak

The scale of it makes me think of love tokens and early handmade rewards of merit

Cream colored pieces show a little age/darkening

Group of Three Pennsylvania Cut Cardboard Quilting Stencils chair sc ulpture 2" x 1 7/8" andThese are three hand cut cardboard quilting templates, used as patterns primarily for cutting fabric for piecing. (There are some gorgeous early examples of these cut of tin, which I covet but which have become very very precious.) I can't resist them when I come across them, and am inclined just to pin them directly to the wall; joyful things. I'd guess these date to the 1930s 40s or so. Found in Lancaster County PA, of course. Round: 6 1 2" d;