Antique "Father" Mourning Cabinet Card trunk 4 1/16" x 4 7/8"

4 1/16" x 4 7/8"

One hinge is attached by a fitted wire rather than the original pin and one corner of the box is slightly bent (both well documented in the photos)

10 7/8" tall x 2 11/16" wide and deep and in very good condition

and never tire of looking at it

Antique "Father" Mourning Cabinet Card trunk 4 1/16" x 4 7/8"Between the hand cut letters spelling Father, the funerary wreath surrounding a photograph of him, and the sheaf of wheat below tied with a ribbon that runs just to the very edge of the picture frame, this one just struck me as quite a tender and beautiful mourning photo. And I love his very white beard too! I found a few records of the Hamilton photo studio in Shenandahoah, Iowa between 1902 and the early 20s, and would guess this dates close to the