Drying Corn--Sublime 19th C. Albumen Stereoview painting of strange creature 3 3/4" long x 1

3 3/4" long x 1 3/4" tall

The last photo shows the positive next to the negative

so impossible to remove the mirror from the frame in order to replace it

what a face

I personally like it as as a souvenir of a performance of sorts

Drying Corn--Sublime 19th C. Albumen Stereoview painting of strange creature 3 3/4" long x 1I've come to realize that my favorite stereoviews (and tintypes, too) tend to be very very spare ones, particularly of natural specimens, and the color of the mount plays a significant role too (matte yellow, orange and cream being the best!) I can flip through hundreds to find one I like, which finding one like this makes feel quite worthwhile to my eye just stunning formally (more rich and nuanced than photos convey) for sure, but also the spareness