Made by Hand
The materials in this category are made by hand.
Domestic Arts, Women's Education, Textiles and Fiber Arts
Scranton, Pennsylvania: Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences, 1915-1923. A grouping of five (5) booklets published by the Scranton...
Price: $175.00
Paper Doll Clothing, Paper Doll Families
c.1930. Charming and naive, this set of paper dolls includes five (5) handmade paper dolls along with matching outfits and...
Price: $450.00
Love Token, Made by Hand, Hair
A paper pocket with four sides and a back paper closure. Borders edges in light blue watercolor. An watercolor eternal...
Price: $375.00
Autographs, Calligraphic Drawing
London: Marcus Ward & Co., c.1881. Friendship album of art instructor Ms. [?] Evans with original pencil, watercolor, and gouache...
Price: $325.00
friendship album, quote, quotes, poetry, poems, verse, drawing, sketches, pencil...
1907-1912. A friendship album of Marie Campbell consisting of mostly originally poems, a few illustrations, and coded phrases, the majority...
Price: $110.00
Friendship Token, Woven Hair, Woven Hearts, Made by Hand
A 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" scrap of paper with a pair of woven paper hearts with a plaited hair...
Price: $225.00
Cross stitch, Needle Arts, Typography, Cross-Cultural
Germany: c.1878. A German pattern book with ten (10) cross stitch patterns, including alphabets and decorative borders for samplers or...
Price: $150.00
Composers, Musicians, Dances, Instruments
19-Dec: [1940s]. A set of 48 original watercolor playing cards predominantly music themes. There are 12 suits with four cards...
Price: $650.00
Greeting Card,Watercolor
c.1900. Handmade greeting card with a picture of a monkey with ink inscription, "For Louisa, with love and good wishes...
Price: $60.00
Circulars, Advertising, Textiles, Fashion
New York: Nesbitt and Co., Printers, 1852. A circular printed for H. Robinson & Co. advertising the sale of shawls...
Price: $125.00
Printing Specimens,Chromolithography
Poughkeepsie, New York: A.V. Haight, Printer, 1892. A printed announcement heralding the "ninth annual Specimens of Printing" by the printer...
Price: $85.00
Valentine, Love & Friendship, Courtship, Sequins
1830. Single sheet depicts a courting couple. The women collecting a small bouquet of wheat. The oval hand colored engraving...
Price: $225.00
Made by Hand, Calendar
A 4" x 6 1/2" thirteen (13) leaf calendar including the cover. The cover drawing depicts three (3) bells swinging...
Price: $85.00
Sewing, Fashion Design, Original Art, Painting and Gouache
France: 1930s. "Pièces de Confection" is a completely unique, handmade book that showcases the skills of an unidentified French tailor...
Price: $1,500.00
Woven Paper, Love and Friendship, Paper Pocket
[1850s]. An intricately woven paper pocket cut in the shape of a heart with saw tooth border cuts. One side...
Price: $325.00
Pen and Ink Drawing, Made by Hand, Poetry
c1880. 15" x 12" Bristolboard card with The Old Oaken Bucket done in fine calligraphy. The caption at top reads...
Price: $825.00
Made by Hand, Parlor Game, Memory and Concentration
A handmade parlor game housed in a blue paper covered pressed board box not original to the set. The top...
Price: $650.00
Handmade Paper Doll,Bow Ties,Male Paper Dolls
United States: N.p., 1930s. Dapper, charming, and fashionable, "Bill" is a unique handmade paper doll from c.1930s with five full...
Price: $226.00
Original Paper Doll Art
United States: 1870s. A handmade paper doll with original watercolor artwork of a young Victorian woman in day wear, evening...
Price: $375.00
Original Paper Doll Art
United States: c.1900. An elegantly rendered family of seven (7) blonde Edwardian paper dolls in day wear, including a mother...
Price: $425.00
Original Paper Doll Art
United States: c.1890. An elegant handmade paper doll with original art depicting a young woman in upper-class late Victorian clothing...
Price: $450.00
Original Paper Doll Art
United States: 1930s-1940s. Original paper doll artwork for a stylish modern woman, "Etta", with twenty (20) outfits, one (1) large...
Price: $275.00
Siam, Elephant, Die-cut Card
c1900. A 3" x 5" top fold card. The front cover is cut in the shape of an elephant with...
Price: $50.00
Made by Hand, Transformation, Paper Dolls, Overlay, Ethnicity, Metamorphosis
[1860s]. A 3 1/8" somewhat naive watercolor paper doll drawn and cut from pith paper and applied to a plain...
Price: $750.00