Wonderful c. 1860s Mounted Albumen Photographof Girl on Rocking Horse crate wood born in Versailles

born in Versailles

with weld marks around the spout and handle where it joins the vessel

1880s tin (1882 patent) certainly shows plenty of wear and aging (almost as if having been through a fire itself

very good antique condition

This marvelous watercolor of "The Black Cow" is one of a group I purchased from a seller in England

Wonderful c. 1860s Mounted Albumen Photographof Girl on Rocking Horse crate wood born in VersaillesA beauty of an early photograph I think, and an iconic feeling one too, to my eye all the better for the toning of the image resulting from living most of its life with an oval mat over top, which makes it feel as if spied through a scope. I've found there is quite a bit out there written about rocking horses, which, though once the purview of the wealthy, by the mid 19th century, with the increasing prosperity brought on by the Industrial Revolution,