Him and Her, Striking Pair of 19th C. Hand-painted Photographs early bottle caps plus one little cup shaped

plus one little cup shaped crocheted piece that is untethered

around which her cotton bloomers are cinched (I have not tried to remove those

who seems likely to have been carved to inspire lust as well

These two were obviously for cutting gloves—one sized 9 1/2

there seems to be perhaps a bit of residue from a sticker in the top right corner

Him and Her, Striking Pair of 19th C. Hand-painted Photographs early bottle caps plus one little cup shapedThese, like the charcoal portrait also listed, combine photographic portraits with hand done (painted) enhancements there are lots of examples of these out there, but this couple struck me as especially striking. It is in part the black black of the black ink and its bleeding along the bottom edge that does it for me, and then also the very fine detailing of his reddish beard and hair, and her black hair (and blue eyes, too) every strand of hair