Crooked House with Leaning Ladies on the Porch, Great Old Snapshot Photo twins darker in the corners and

darker in the corners and around edges from where it must have been mounted in an album or framed

A little research reveals that Rhodes went on the serve as as a naval officer in the 6th Maine Light Artillery

I have a vague recollection of seeing this wonderful fish tureen for sale at Bennington Potters sometime in the 80s

Thick walled

the interior reveals original color

Crooked House with Leaning Ladies on the Porch, Great Old Snapshot Photo twins darker in the corners andThis one has brought universal pleasure to the few people I have shown it to since finding it digging through a pile at Brimfield; such a fun one and feels like a very true thing, too. Not sure whether the taker of the snapshot was aware they framing these women on their porch at an off kilter angle or whether it was a happy accident, but feels like the perfectly right way to portray this little house and the two of them in their hats and dresses, and