Perfect Found Object: Antique Glass Plate Negative Holder Stamped EXPOSED cat face with the gorgeous treatment of

with the gorgeous treatment of sun and clouds and bricks reminding me a bit of the paintings of Roger Brown

Very good and very sound condition

Clearly these are coal miners having emerged from the deep in the mine

or so I believe

Perfect Found Object: Antique Glass Plate Negative Holder Stamped EXPOSED cat face with the gorgeous treatment ofI just love this as a found object, complete unto itself, perfectly framing and holding within it all of the dynamics and resonance of the "exposed" stamped on its face indeed, it feels very much like the encapsulation of a peep show, with black shades blocking glass windows! Two latches on the side turn to allow the black cards to slide out (there are two of them, one on either side), revealing two glass plates still inside. And looking closely, once