Bright Eyed Child in Chair with Patterned Rug and Wallpaper, Beautiful Antique Mounted Photo scoop perhaps for use at the

perhaps for use at the funeral home

The door to the cage opens

both dating to the mid-19th c I believe

I have to think for a child who dragged him around everywhere and had separation anxiety when not in hand

and maybe once part of a whirligig

Bright Eyed Child in Chair with Patterned Rug and Wallpaper, Beautiful Antique Mounted Photo scoop perhaps for use at theA wonderful photograph, with a terrific play of patterns and geometries all turned askew due to angle of the camera, but which framed a straight line across the bottom edge of this child's hat rim! Very rich tonally, dense with detail, very intimate feeling, and what a beautiful child. 5 1 4" x 4 1 4" overall and in good antique condition, c. 1900 or so I believe.