Wonderful Old Snapshot of Young Girl Perched on Watermelon reverse painted slides another holding a fan

another holding a fan

super viscerally satisfying thing

The sliver or silver plated band on this very lovely antique clothes brush shows a series of dates

in a combination of pen

mid to late 19th century

Wonderful Old Snapshot of Young Girl Perched on Watermelon reverse painted slides another holding a fanOne of my favorite photos I've found. It took a minute, but it's clearly a large watermelon our girl is sitting upon, set atop a tall stool, resting on what looks like a newspaper spread wide open. Shot from below, at just the right angle to amplify her high perch and the tower she completes! And then what really completes this for me is the just within the frame HAND painted across the window panes above her head. Great. 4 9 16" x 3 9 16". Two