Antique "Father" Mourning Cabinet Card trunk some featuring animals

some featuring animals

8" long x 2 1/2" wide x 1 1/2" deep

Afganistan on men’s smocks

10 7/8" tall x 2 11/16" wide and deep and in very good condition

One hinge is attached by a fitted wire rather than the original pin and one corner of the box is slightly bent (both well documented in the photos)

Antique "Father" Mourning Cabinet Card trunk some featuring animalsBetween the hand cut letters spelling Father, the funerary wreath surrounding a photograph of him, and the sheaf of wheat below tied with a ribbon that runs just to the very edge of the picture frame, this one just struck me as quite a tender and beautiful mourning photo. And I love his very white beard too! I found a few records of the Hamilton photo studio in Shenandahoah, Iowa between 1902 and the early 20s, and would guess this dates close to the