Rare C. 1880s Stereoview of Hartford State Capital Main Stairway lemons Substantial at 5 1/2" tall

Substantial at 5 1/2" tall x 5 1/8" l x 2 1/4" w

housed in a red satin draw string pouch embroidered with an ace of diamonds on one side and a five of diamonds on the other

with minor spots and a tiny bit of chipping around the edges

” joked the gallery’s Kevin Duffy

it is early examples like this that I keep an eye out for

Rare C. 1880s Stereoview of Hartford State Capital Main Stairway lemons Substantial at 5 1/2" tallAnother antique stereoview that I like for the geometries and almost Escher esque sense of infinite continuum, existent with the CT State Capital staircase to begin with but much amplified by the double image. At the time the image was taken, the state capital designed by prominent architect Richard M. Upjohn in a high Victorian gothic style had just recently been completed (1879), so this was an early framing of what has since become an iconic