C. 1880s British Cabinet Card of Handsome Young Strongman mane at least references that of

at least references that of a Japanese Mizushashi or cold water container

4 5/8" tall x 1 3/4" wide and deep

Very good condition  one spot on cover

echoed in the patterned wallpapers behind her

This Botany notebook from 1823 is the humblest looking from the outside with just a simple brown paper cover

C. 1880s British Cabinet Card of Handsome Young Strongman mane at least references that ofMy knowledge of 19th c. photographic conventions doesn't tell me for sure whether this muscular bare chested young man was a boxer, or wrestler, or a sideshow strongman, but I might guess the latter based on what one can see of his pants and belt, which appear informal rather than any sort of uniform. The cabinet card is stamped Liverpool (England) on the reverse, but I must say that the aura like ring of patterning around him, a fabric backdrop I