SOLD Wonderful Antique Cabinet Card of Mid 19th Century Folk Art Portrait wicker recliner makes for interesting reading (if

makes for interesting reading (if also discouraging

Wonderfully graphic and just great

I believe this is a fairly old piece

with a little bleeding to the black ink of the A in August

SOLD Wonderful Antique Cabinet Card of Mid 19th Century Folk Art Portrait wicker recliner makes for interesting reading (ifI 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