Giorgio Sommer c. 1880 Albumen Print of Seated Hermes (Mercurio) at Naples Museum cape ann 1 1/2" measured across from

1 1/2" measured across from the inside of the opening

and I think it could actually be an African American "fanner

with everything well secured

so I wouldn't think it was made for snuff

(I found it in Maine along with a donkey

Giorgio Sommer c. 1880 Albumen Print of Seated Hermes (Mercurio) at Naples Museum cape ann 1 1/2" measured across fromI've been really attracted to old photographs of classical sculptures statues of late, or just lucky enough to be coming across them and finding them really beautiful. This is one of two albumen prints I found together, dating to the 1880s, which I believe likely were acquired on a "Grand Tour." The subject of both is a sculpture of "Mercurio," more commonly known as Seated Hermes, held (still, I believe) in the collection of the Naples Museum. This