The Dog, the Church, and the Sailor: Triumvirate of Antique Thread Framed Photographs antique floral fitting perfectly in the palm

fitting perfectly in the palm of the hand with fingers wrapped around it

with the caged ball like a precious stone at the center

trots along dutifully

with a sky blue background behind the creamy white sails

set against the iridescent body which shows shades of green

The Dog, the Church, and the Sailor: Triumvirate of Antique Thread Framed Photographs antique floral fitting perfectly in the palmA group of three wonderful antique thread framed photographs found together near the Hudson River Valley clearly all made by the same person, and a sort of triumvirate of touchstones: dog, church, and (the largest) young sailor, son I presume, though perhaps husband. I come across thread wrapped photos every now and then, but rarely ones as colorfully framed as these, and don't think I've seen ones with thread framing anything other than human