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  • From a fox to a silky chicken: centuries-old paper cuttings discovered under floorboards of National Trust house


    From a fox to a silky chicken: centuries-old paper cuttings discovered under floorboards of National Trust house

    From a fox to a silky chicken: centuries-old paper cuttings discovered under floorboards of National Trust house

    In the 17th century, the house was a school, where the trust believes girls may have learned the hobby of paper cutting from their teacher Hannah Woolley, who included it in her 1668 book of household management, A Guide to Ladies, Gentlewomen and Maids.