Victorian Revival Christmas Ornament or Card - WITH BEST WISHES graduates The design on top is

The design on top is all sinewy curves leading me to believe the piece is from the Art Nouveau period

if you don't want to use her as an ornament at first

This is a tabletop or mantel ornament there is no cording  The head is made of spun cotton and the hair is silver mica glass

the 2 main points in contention are the rust showing on the outside and in and the break at the back of the cover near the hinge

My ornament is about 7" high x 4-1/2" wide and is very lightweight - she would work well on a regular Christmas tree or a Feather tree

Victorian Revival Christmas Ornament or Card - WITH BEST WISHES graduates The design on top isMade of mixed materials (antique, vintage and new), here's a Christmas ornament, gift tag or hanging greeting card. Starting with a light cardstock backboard, the front graphic of a Bluebird sitting on top of a shoe (guarding her nest) is a true Antique Victorian die cut. With the addition of some paper birds, gold Dresden paper stars, Antique paper lace and the sentiment JOY. On the reverse is the sentiment BEST CHRISTMAS WISHES and a lot of room for