Set of Three Vintage French Pattern / Tailoring Studies, Ink on Cut Paper, 1972-74 arts and crafts ceramic is lacquered papier mache

is lacquered papier mache

with undulating sides giving it a great dynamism

The legs all move easily and he can be positioned to sit/stand in a variety of poses

with an 1871 patent

but they definitely had some carving abilities

Set of Three Vintage French Pattern / Tailoring Studies, Ink on Cut Paper, 1972-74 arts and crafts ceramic is lacquered papier macheI purchased these from a seller who extracted them from a portfolio, so know they were made sometime between 1972 74 by a student with the last name of Laisney, surely for a fashion design class relating to pattern making tailoring. I love them graphically, with these yellow construction paper forms cut and pasted against blue then detailed in red and or black ink. Rub off letters numbers were also used for labeling, in French, with a bit of loss here