Drying Corn--Sublime 19th C. Albumen Stereoview paper cards Really a sweet old small

Really a sweet old small painting

The pink-red decoration on this one comes from Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack (there were a whole series of these illustrating different "maxims")

nice all the way around

9 7/8” l x 3 1/2” x 3 1/4” and in excellent

Yellow 5 3/8" l

Drying Corn--Sublime 19th C. Albumen Stereoview paper cards Really a sweet old smallI've come to realize that my favorite stereoviews (and tintypes, too) tend to be very very spare ones, particularly of natural specimens, and the color of the mount plays a significant role too (matte yellow, orange and cream being the best!) I can flip through hundreds to find one I like, which finding one like this makes feel quite worthwhile to my eye just stunning formally (more rich and nuanced than photos convey) for sure, but also the spareness