Roses in Window (2 of 3) Glass Plate Negative head on spring but very good overall condition

but very good overall condition

The icon of the boy and chick derives from an old nursery rhyme saying "If you're close enough to put salt on the tail of a bird then you're close enough to catch it

Really a stunning and beautifully constructed piece

I believe the form is of a helicopter--spinning propeller at top

Roses in Window (2 of 3) Glass Plate Negative head on spring but very good overall conditionThis is one of three 5" x 7" antique glass plate negatives in the shop capturing arrangements of roses in front of windows. Pretty unusual, I think they are wonderful both as images and objects, and would probably prop them just as is in a windowsill, which is how I photographed them. I believe they probably date to the 1910s or 20s. Really lovely. Good condition, with a white sticker (showing black in the photo) on which is written "Window Roses 2"