Fantastic c. 1830 Ink Drawing of Lamia with Verses, Riddles, Numbers tramp art frames I believe the figures are

I believe the figures are carved of wood and glued inside

and even less expert on early photographic processes

when one is done playing

Quite a great one I think

I kind of like the directness of just taping a photo of one’s sweetheart to the back

Fantastic c. 1830 Ink Drawing of Lamia with Verses, Riddles, Numbers tramp art frames I believe the figures areThis! Its the fantastic drawing that makes this one of my very favorite pieces of paper Ive had in my possession, depicting what I first took for mermaids but believe may rather represent Lamiaa mythological child eating monster and, in later tradition, regarded as a type of night haunting spirit. The hand written text surrounding the drawingbearing the signature of a Lucy B. Howard, and which my favorite handwriting expert dates to 1830 or so, with