Case of Stuffed Birds, Striking and Evocative Albumen Stereoview. c. 1870, John Soule, Boston flower vase These would be great just

These would be great just thrown in a big bowl

which fit in the holes perfectly

except for a hook

though I have no idea the story behind its making and what it was used for

Case of Stuffed Birds, Striking and Evocative Albumen Stereoview. c. 1870, John Soule, Boston flower vase These would be great justIt was the owls that first drew me to this c. 1870 stereoview, but then, with the help of the caption "Case of stuffed birds" printed below, I realized that these owls were housed in dense diorama populated by many many other species of birds (the closer one looks, the more one finds; they're tucked in there everywhere!) And so to me this feels as if an embodiment of the magic of an owl and its world, wonders only exposed with the power of night