Man with High Collar and Bow Tie, Evocative Early CDV Photo of Silhouette bowls not imperfections

not imperfections

6 3/4" tall x 5 " (leg to leg) x 4 1/4" from end of handle to bracket

and something human

with one tear (loss) along the left edge of the paper and maybe a bit of sea moss lost at the very bottom of the picture (right below the black base of the vase/urn

Man with High Collar and Bow Tie, Evocative Early CDV Photo of Silhouette bowls not imperfectionsI purchased this one from a paper ephemera dealer in my neck of the woods who always has interesting things, and was also the source of the Pullman QUIET sign today. It is an early CDV, an albumen photo of an earlier cut paper silhouette I believe. I find that particular albumen brown against cream very lovely, and always love a photo of an earlier form of representation, especially a portrait, and also love the that little bow tie! It strikes me too