Antique (c. 1860s-70s) Carte de Visite of Hand-drawn Portrait architecture book Signed with what looks like

Signed with what looks like "Jani" and stamped "Brandon Stoneware" - a pottery studio in Brandon

really--that show lots of time and effort invested

9/16" across at hanging end

2 3/8" across at lip

it appeals to me in many of the same ways as ancient Roman glass vials do--encrusted

Antique (c. 1860s-70s) Carte de Visite of Hand-drawn Portrait architecture book Signed with what looks likeI'm always looking for daguerreotypes of drawings or paintings, but hadn't thought to look for CDV's of the same until coming across this one while digging through a box of old photos and ephemera in Maine this week. It looks to me that the portrait photographed was done in charcoal, with particular attention paid to the subject's earrings and brooch. Certainly it was drawn by an academically trained artist, and I would guess a known and notable one.