On the Path, Forever Elusive, Liminal Feeling Antique Sepia Paper Print design learning there is a bit of

there is a bit of unevenness to the metallic black glaze

it is open on the sides and top

just out of readable reach

And very sweet hand-tatted lace trim around the perimeter

as if the purpose of the green embroidery were to gather up the waves of thread

On the Path, Forever Elusive, Liminal Feeling Antique Sepia Paper Print design learning there is a bit ofA dream of a photo to my eye, super atmospheric and with this woman on her path lingering forever just beyond focus, in the realm of the unknowable. And the whole image enhanced by the sepia tonality, which makes time of day, season, etc. feel elusive hovers like a portrait of liminality itself. 4 1 8" x 3 1 16". Good condition, c. 1900 I believe, mounted to black paper.