C. 1860s Mourning Pendant with Daguerreotype Portrait of Young Man in Folding Case thickly painted and on the front but

and on the front but not backs of the pages

Great on a rustic farm table as well as amid other mid-century decor

but a string attached to the snake inside does the trick for making him emerge

With Jugtown--which continues to operate today under the leadership of potter Vernon Owens--they sought to meld forms from ancient traditions with those of utilitarian pottery developed in North Carolina

C. 1860s Mourning Pendant with Daguerreotype Portrait of Young Man in Folding Case thickly painted and on the front but(first image shows both front and back of pendant) I'm not at all an expert on early photography, but I look a lot, and follow my eye, and am learning along the way. I do know it is not very often I come across mourning pendants lockets, which is what this is, with dag portrait of a young man on one side and a glass windowed niche on the flip side for holding a lock of hair. The hair locket on this one was never filled or at least holds nothing now