Antique (c. 1860s-70s) Carte de Visite of Hand-drawn Portrait architecture book and then the caliper pulls

and then the caliper pulls out to measure 2 inches

and this doily was made to mark the occasion

2 3/8" across at lip

Signed with what looks like "Jani" and stamped "Brandon Stoneware" - a pottery studio in Brandon

Antique (c. 1860s-70s) Carte de Visite of Hand-drawn Portrait architecture book and then the caliper pullsI'm always looking for daguerreotypes of drawings or paintings, but hadn't thought to look for CDV's of the same until coming across this one while digging through a box of old photos and ephemera in Maine this week. It looks to me that the portrait photographed was done in charcoal, with particular attention paid to the subject's earrings and brooch. Certainly it was drawn by an academically trained artist, and I would guess a known and notable one.