scherenschnitte

See also: Scherenschnitte

English

Etymology

From German Scherenschnitte, plural of Scherenschnitt (literally “scissor cut”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛəɹənˌʃnɪtə/

Noun

scherenschnitte (uncountable)

(art) An art of papercutting, cutting continuous paper designs, which began in Switzerland and Germany in the 1500s and was brought to Colonial America in the 1700s by immigrants who settled primarily in Pennsylvania.

Coordinate terms

see list in papercutting

References

Carolina Folk: The Cradle of a Southern Tradition by Mckissick, Univ of South Carolina Press: 2006, page 71
Guild of American Papercutters
Papercutting artists both living and historical

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