Old Glass Plate Negative of Presumed Earlier Portrait of Woman in Lace nail loom with the blue frame around

with the blue frame around the scene having the feel of a window

These were handcrafted by Nils Olson Hemslöjd--located in Nusnäs

and I find him pretty evocative just as he stands

I'd think late 1960s or early 70s

Or just treat it as a beautiful object

Old Glass Plate Negative of Presumed Earlier Portrait of Woman in Lace nail loom with the blue frame aroundI love things that confuse me or make me question what I'm seeing, and I also images of other images, representing multiple degrees of remove. I believe this glass plate negative most likely documents an earlier photograph, frame and all; I am not a costume expert, but the fine lace and bodice make me think 1840s, while the glass plate negative did not come into common use until several decades later. One can just make out the flutter of her