Boy, Cow, Dog, Pregnant Mother, Couple, Beautiful Antique Mounted Albumen Farm Photograph cast terracotta planter this old hand-carved spoon

this old hand-carved spoon

with general surface wear and a few deeper scratches and scuffs

with a really strong presence

with the notion that its ultimate owner could take it apart and frame the whole series of pieces

the shorter with crosshatched patterns that for some reason remind me of pineapples

Boy, Cow, Dog, Pregnant Mother, Couple, Beautiful Antique Mounted Albumen Farm Photograph cast terracotta planter this old hand-carved spoonA beauty of a photograph, crystal clear, richly tonal, very atmospheric, and with a with lots packed into it. Due north of this sweet looking boy (with the elbow of his sweater worn entirely through) is a woman standing in the doorway of the house, I imagine his mother, who looks to be very pregnant, watching over the scene and making for a nice echo with the parental sort of affection this boy seems have for this young cow. Along the very bottom edge