"Circasian Beauty" of the Bowery, Charles Eisenmann c. 1880s Carte de Visite rare cards scarlet red vase features classic

scarlet red vase features classic patterns of curling vines

Created in 1903 as a lark among three writer/artist/architect friends (Oliver Herford

potatoes for starch and yeast

a studio potter born in Boston in 1936

I think his drawings were terrific

"Circasian Beauty" of the Bowery, Charles Eisenmann c. 1880s Carte de Visite rare cards scarlet red vase features classicI didn't know about "Circasian Beauties" when I found this carte de visite photo by Charles Eisenmann, a well known New York Bowery district photographer of the 1880s, most (in)famous for his photographs of side show figures from the Barnum and Bailey circus, including "Siamese Twins" Chang and Eng, and "Jojo the Dog faced Boy." I've since learned a bit about the long history of fascination with "Circassian" women, and P. T Barnum's invention and