Fred Harvey Photomatic Portrait of Young Man with Gun and Bandaid concrete body part What I think is so

What I think is so brilliant about this little sculptured ceramic vessel with handle is that if you look at it one way

simulates the edge of a table

I'm not quite sure what use one would have for the secret codes of the Knights of Pythias from a hundred years ago or so

fairly thick walled and heavy for its size

Fred Harvey Photomatic Portrait of Young Man with Gun and Bandaid concrete body part What I think is soI assume, as he looks to be holding a real gun, that this very beautiful boy is in fact a very young soldier and I have learned that during WW2 Fred Harvey's Harvey House restaurants re opened to serve soldiers as they traveled in troop trains across the U. S so perhaps that is when this Photomatic was taken. I find it quite a stunning portrait, including for the bright intensity of his gaze and posture, and that bandage stretching from temple to ear.