Trout on Table: Striking c. 1880s Stereoview, Charles E. Smith Vermont danish ceramics it has a wonderful stony

it has a wonderful stony texture and expressionistic slip decoration in grayish white

but the fabric is pretty well attached and overall this guy is in good and solid shape

) I've included a couple of examples of maps of Africa from around this time for reference

He says you have to keep looking at this ship till you get word that he is safe of the sea

Trout on Table: Striking c. 1880s Stereoview, Charles E. Smith Vermont danish ceramics it has a wonderful stonyThis 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