Childs Art Gallery 1890 Glass Plate Negative of Young Woman with Flowers carved jointed figures and those beatific little faces

and those beatific little faces

reddish-rust highlights

and two of the original three pins remain in tact to lock it in place when folded up

” “the sweet symbol of a high and elaborate civilization

) rather than USA that is carved into the cap

Childs Art Gallery 1890 Glass Plate Negative of Young Woman with Flowers carved jointed figures and those beatific little facesSo lovely. I know from the seller that I purchased this from that it dates to 1890s or so and came from the archive of the Childs Art Gallery, one of the oldest and largest photographic studios in Upper Michigan. Founded by Brainard F. Childs in 1868, Childs Art Gallery was famous for artistic portraiture, and the glass plate negatives make for extremely sharp prints. Included in the photos is a positive made from the plate. I really love this young