Mysterious and Very Wonderful Small Metal Cutouts, Presumed 19th Century French (Copy) antique New York with the length of the

with the length of the wire following the lines of the ^ so as not be be visible from the front

but it is really fantastic

in multiple Scandinavian languages as well as German

but I might guess what connects the somewhat mottly looking group as a whole is something else

Mysterious and Very Wonderful Small Metal Cutouts, Presumed 19th Century French (Copy) antique New York with the length of theThese are completely wonderful, but I do not know their original purpose. Perhaps they were votive offerings? I found an image of a pair of French embroidery scissors c. 1850s with one handle very similar in silhouette to the man here, down to his extended hand. And of course the dainty crossed feet of the marvelously silhouetted woman remind me very much of antique machinist made ladies legs calipers. They all feel a bit as if miniature templates for