Serious Young Man: Sixth Plate Cased Daguerreotype of Boy with Books round lacquer box Assuming the former

Assuming the former

and made of papier-mache lacquered black with gold

and what's more fun than optical illusions

and the sculptural carving of the twisting columns framing this mirror satisfies my eye in the same sort of way

leather spine

Serious Young Man: Sixth Plate Cased Daguerreotype of Boy with Books round lacquer box Assuming the formerI immediately fell in love with the seriousness of expression on this young man's face, which I read not as discontentment, but rather as great focus and ambition; really he looks to me as if preparing to rule the world! I am guessing the two books at right are most likely the bible printed in two volumes, so perhaps it is the fear of god rather than ambition that drives him and makes him look so sober! Whatever the case, perhaps the perfect gift for