SOLD Wonderful Antique Cabinet Card of Mid 19th Century Folk Art Portrait antique black cat The pigment could certainly still

The pigment could certainly still be put to use

but it would be easy to have a pane cut

I do wonder

and though I wouldn’t put very heavy things on it it would be a great one for arranging a handful of objects on and around—a few whimsies and sculptural finials perhaps

with this dog-protagonist placed in quite the enviable spot

SOLD Wonderful Antique Cabinet Card of Mid 19th Century Folk Art Portrait antique black cat The pigment could certainly stillI continue to be drawn to 19th c. photographs of folk art portraits, whether in the form of daguerreotypes and ambrotypes, or glass plate negatives, or cabinet cards as here such an interesting period as painted portraits gave way to photographic ones, with photographs of paintings like this one perfectly embodying that transition, which was a paradigm shift, really. Plus, what a great portrait this is! I really love the extra large hand in the near