"Circasian Beauty" of the Bowery, Charles Eisenmann c. 1880s Carte de Visite wooden barrel shaped box making one nostalgic for the

making one nostalgic for the nearly lost art of sign painting--and also for the prices of yesteryear

as it would make a striking addition to a carefully set table

the more I love it

with the wooden sleeve holding them tight so that they can extend like flags from the top

"Circasian Beauty" of the Bowery, Charles Eisenmann c. 1880s Carte de Visite wooden barrel shaped box making one nostalgic for theI didn't know about "Circasian Beauties" when I found this carte de visite photo by Charles Eisenmann, a well known New York Bowery district photographer of the 1880s, most (in)famous for his photographs of side show figures from the Barnum and Bailey circus, including "Siamese Twins" Chang and Eng, and "Jojo the Dog faced Boy." I've since learned a bit about the long history of fascination with "Circassian" women, and P. T Barnum's invention and