Lovely, Poetic RPPC of Young Man Reading cut metal with two slits cut in

with two slits cut in the heavier cloth through which the hand-sewn calico arms were pulled out

it lays flat

I spotted it sitting in an old glass front display case

which looks almost like a brace attached to her arm

Lovely, Poetic RPPC of Young Man Reading cut metal with two slits cut inI find this an exceptionally beautiful real photo postcard, with the unusual toning to ground beyond the frame of the portrait seeming like a soft rake of afternoon light that has come through the window to illuminate the book our young man holds in his hands.. a bit like the illumination of knowledge itself! Wonderfully gentle and poetic, and with some peeling to the paper covering the windowsill making it feel a bit like a stolen moment of quiet in