Folk Art Carved Frame with Cabinet Card of Handsome Man with Umbrella and Stalagmite! miniature workbench The details of the uniform

The details of the uniform are consistent with Union naval uniforms during the Civil War

I especially love the watercolored stick pin tethering the stem of the rose at the bottom left corner of the paper in a trompe l’oeil sort of fashion

of which there are a wonderful variety out there

with an especially nice top view punctuated by brass tacks (they look to me like upholstery tacks) at center and corners

Folk Art Carved Frame with Cabinet Card of Handsome Man with Umbrella and Stalagmite! miniature workbench The details of the uniformSold just as found, an old folk art standing frame with antique cabinet card of handsome young man in suit and vest and boutonniere, umbrella in hand and resting the other on what looks like a stalagmite but must be carved wood. I really like how the umbrella and whatever that is at his right form a triangle with his head at top, all pointing up toward the peak of the frame and altogether evincing a sort of vernacular holy trinity. With pinprick type