c. 1870s CDV Portrait of Lincoln-esque (Quaker?) Man, Mote Brothers , Richmond Indiana boy on turtle taped around the perimeter

taped around the perimeter

though it would be pretty easy to reorient

and the less old usually done with just one or two colors for the darning

I love evocative found language

which is large enough to fill with a good stash of chocolate kisses or whatever

c. 1870s CDV Portrait of Lincoln-esque (Quaker?) Man, Mote Brothers , Richmond Indiana boy on turtle taped around the perimeterA c. 1870s carte de visite, of a very Lincoln esque gentleman, who seems possibly Quaker, given his dress and the source of the cdv: the Mote Brothers, Quaker City Gallery, Richmond, Indiana. I am a bit confused about whether a photo of a painting or not I think perhaps a photo of a photo that had been embellished with hand painting (especially evident on neck tie and jacket.) I love it for that ambiguity, and for his great face! 4 3 16" X 2 1 2".