The Dog, the Church, and the Sailor: Triumvirate of Antique Thread Framed Photographs antique floral fitting perfectly in the palm

fitting perfectly in the palm of the hand with fingers wrapped around it

with a sky blue background behind the creamy white sails

The wheels as still firmly attached and roll great

this one I found it in an off the beaten path spot in Maine

The Dog, the Church, and the Sailor: Triumvirate of Antique Thread Framed Photographs antique floral fitting perfectly in the palmA group of three wonderful antique thread framed photographs found together near the Hudson River Valley clearly all made by the same person, and a sort of triumvirate of touchstones: dog, church, and (the largest) young sailor, son I presume, though perhaps husband. I come across thread wrapped photos every now and then, but rarely ones as colorfully framed as these, and don't think I've seen ones with thread framing anything other than human