Cat Scherenschnitte Artist Signed S GilpinLovely Scherenschnitte depicting a seemingly Cheshire cat morphed into a folk art feline, signed and dated by the artist, S. Gilpin, 1987 held under glass. Scherenschnitte, which means "scissor cuts" in German, is the art of paper cutting design originally founded in Switzerland and Germany in the 16th century. This stylized art form was brought to Colonial America in the 18th century by immigrants who settled primarily in Pennsylvania. Sandra Gilpin