Wonderful Old Snapshot of Young Girl Perched on Watermelon reverse painted slides The sliver or silver plated

The sliver or silver plated band on this very lovely antique clothes brush shows a series of dates

mid to late 19th century

in a combination of pen

another holding a fan

Wonderful Old Snapshot of Young Girl Perched on Watermelon reverse painted slides The sliver or silver platedOne of my favorite photos I've found. It took a minute, but it's clearly a large watermelon our girl is sitting upon, set atop a tall stool, resting on what looks like a newspaper spread wide open. Shot from below, at just the right angle to amplify her high perch and the tower she completes! And then what really completes this for me is the just within the frame HAND painted across the window panes above her head. Great. 4 9 16" x 3 9 16". Two