c. 1870s CDV Portrait of Lincoln-esque (Quaker?) Man, Mote Brothers , Richmond Indiana boy on turtle It has worked hard

It has worked hard

I really can't imagine any better soap dish for next to the bathroom sink or on the lip of the tub than this one

though it would be pretty easy to reorient

painted the perfect red and with a great drippy #4 painted on the hood in creamy white

I love evocative found language

c. 1870s CDV Portrait of Lincoln-esque (Quaker?) Man, Mote Brothers , Richmond Indiana boy on turtle It has worked hardA c. 1870s carte de visite, of a very Lincoln esque gentleman, who seems possibly Quaker, given his dress and the source of the cdv: the Mote Brothers, Quaker City Gallery, Richmond, Indiana. I am a bit confused about whether a photo of a painting or not I think perhaps a photo of a photo that had been embellished with hand painting (especially evident on neck tie and jacket.) I love it for that ambiguity, and for his great face! 4 3 16" X 2 1 2".