Antique Cyanotype Portrait of Young Woman with Mask German carved walnut nativity or a few acid green

or a few acid green hedge apples even better

and I'd guess a fair amount of dancing

and he definitely has a patina on him

came with these vintage "Configuration Cards

Antique Cyanotype Portrait of Young Woman with Mask German carved walnut nativity or a few acid greenI was really excited to find this one, in large part because of what this young woman is holding in her hand: a molded and painted mesh mask very much like several Ive had in the shop, and of the type we usually now describe as Odd Fellows Daughters of Rebekah masks, though Ive never really been able to figure out how widely these were made and used outside of those affiliations. I love the way she is posed with the mask firmly in hand but not worn,