High School Second Year, Beautiful Mounted Albumen Photo of Metalwork Projects Display in Original Oak Frame interesting objects Really lovely things

Really lovely things

This and the rest from what I understand came from a  sketchbook of drawings she did in the 1930s or so

The box shows wear/some surface splitting to front bottom corners as pictured

about 150-170 years ago Kuna women of Panama began making Molas using the reverse appliqué technique

High School Second Year, Beautiful Mounted Albumen Photo of Metalwork Projects Display in Original Oak Frame interesting objects Really lovely thingsI find this so tender and lovely an antique albumen photograph documenting a carefully arranged display of someone's or someones's 2nd year high school metalworking projects, progressing from simple rings and s hooks to a three ring chain to candleholders and tools with turned handles to andirons and fireplace tools. As a total failure in shop class, I can't even imagine completing this sort of work in high school, and really love the proud but