Trout on Table: Striking c. 1880s Stereoview, Charles E. Smith Vermont watch holder and of the ocean

and of the ocean

which don't detract at all

This is the second Inuit mask I've found carved of fossilized whale bone

a majority executed in white thread

and a welded on post on the back to make it stand

Trout on Table: Striking c. 1880s Stereoview, Charles E. Smith Vermont watch holder and of the oceanThis is the last of a handful of striking (I think) stereoviews I purchased together that came from one collection, and this may be my favorite of all them. Feels to me one part Dutch still life, one part French Surrealist, and one part magic trick waiting to happen. And just a stunning photograph formally, times two, made even better by the orange perimeter of the card. 7" x 3 7 8". Charles E. Smith, Bristol, VT. c. 1880s I believe. Scattered stains