Ethereal Early Framed Silhouette Portrait Photograph of Older Woman papier mache tiger The cover has a minor

The cover has a minor fold on the bottom right hand corner but that is the only real flaw

charging along on his horse

with 1890 handwritten in pen on reverse

Used for sure but in overall very good condition with hinges firmly attached

Admittedly there are plenty of condition issues with this piece----the examples I've seen in very good condition have sold for $1K and up--but I think still pretty fantastic

Ethereal Early Framed Silhouette Portrait Photograph of Older Woman papier mache tiger The cover has a minorI love the ambiguity of this image, which I believe is a CDV that was scallop cut along the bottom before being mounted to the card, c. 1865. What is interesting to me about it is how the quality of the image to begin with combined with its aging over time make it feel very close to to a cut paper silhouette, and also almost as if it were a photograph of a statue, though details like the eyelashes and locks of hair surely point the former. Ultimately