Joseph Ward, Boston, Beautiful Early (1860s-70s) Stereoview of Coral vintage learning materials made really special by their

made really special by their hand-drawn features and wonderfully articulated hands

requiring the assistance of my smart mother to put it back together

I like to think of this one as reflecting her psychedelic period

and I love how tiny that little carved ball is inside the very thin walls of the cage

Joseph Ward, Boston, Beautiful Early (1860s-70s) Stereoview of Coral vintage learning materials made really special by theirA beautiful early stereoview of coral, produced by Joseph Ward of Boston, who operated at 1256 Washington 1860s 70s, and who is perhaps best known for photographing Mary Todd Lincoln in mourning attire in 1865 as well as John Wilkes Booth. Im not usually much interested in stereoviews, but to my eye this one is transcendent, with these richly toned matte photos of sculptural spiky coral against the yellow card they are mounted on just exactly right