Wonderful Button Woman Silhouette Mounted in Card vintage puzzle And on the flip side

And on the flip side

5" tall x 2 3/4" diameter at widest

Sepia toned ink on a natural colored paper

they are of the same width

including for the out of order alphabet

Wonderful Button Woman Silhouette Mounted in Card vintage puzzle And on the flip sideA relatively simple thing, but to my eye an incredibly satisfying one, all the better for the aging to the card on which the cut silhouette is mounted, amplifying its great sense of presence. Hand written at the top of the card is what looks to read Calicas, and again on reverse, but there looking more like Calias, so who knows? In any case, I'd guess a school girl creation dating to the early 20th century or so. I especially love the blue rimmed