Chefs at Leisure: Old Mounted Occupational Photo casco bay Porter (active 1810-1830)

Porter (active 1810-1830)

Turpin’s eyes fell upon two scarecrow objects covered with rags and rusty links depending from a gibbet

mostly to the lid

About 3 7/8" long

Chefs at Leisure: Old Mounted Occupational Photo casco bay Porter (active 1810-1830)Looking straight out of central casting what a gang of chefs! Seems perhaps they've been out foraging, with sprigs of herbs in hand here and there, though perhaps that was as for the sake of the photo, as they've got their (very lovely) whites on. Not surprisingly, only one woman among them, who looks a bit as if hiding in the grass! Surely European, I might guess French perhaps marking the occasion of a first Michelin star! Pretty fabulous. Overall: