Presenting a Gift Matted Scherenschnitte

Description

Scherenschnitte, or "scissors cutting" was brought to the U.S. by early immigrants from Switzerland and Germany and is a unique craft which is common in Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch country. In the past is was an art which was used to decorate wedding and birth certificates, and was also an early form of today's valentine's. All of these designs are taken from original Pennsylvania Dutch designs.

This particular piece features two young girls during a gift exchange, and is adhered to ivory colored parchment, matted in an 8x10 black oval matte, and has a sturdy piece of cardboard behind it. It will fit easily in any 8x10 frame. A protective plastic cover will cover it, and each scherenschnitte bears my intitals and the date it was made.

I have many Christmas themed patterns to choose from, and they look lovely as a group!

Added on Oct 09, 2009