High School Second Year, Beautiful Mounted Albumen Photo of Metalwork Projects Display in Original Oak Frame interesting objects each depicts a working animal

each depicts a working animal in a very iconic and really quite regal manner--to my eye just about as good as it gets

The box shows wear/some surface splitting to front bottom corners as pictured

about 150-170 years ago Kuna women of Panama began making Molas using the reverse appliqué technique

frame: 13 1/2" x 12 3/8"

High School Second Year, Beautiful Mounted Albumen Photo of Metalwork Projects Display in Original Oak Frame interesting objects each depicts a working animalI find this so tender and lovely an antique albumen photograph documenting a carefully arranged display of someone's or someones's 2nd year high school metalworking projects, progressing from simple rings and s hooks to a three ring chain to candleholders and tools with turned handles to andirons and fireplace tools. As a total failure in shop class, I can't even imagine completing this sort of work in high school, and really love the proud but