Young Woman Juggling, Poignant Early 20th C. Snapshot seat A sweet old German Erzgebirge

A sweet old German Erzgebirge stable

8 3/8" x 6"

painted fingernails

I am not sure about the age on this piece

though as noted the curve of the sides is quite irregular—original to the piece

Young Woman Juggling, Poignant Early 20th C. Snapshot seat A sweet old German ErzgebirgeI really love this little photo for many reasons, not least of which is that a of course women were born to juggle! I especially like the awkward cropping, her raised hand partially out of the frame, as if keeping one pin forever in the air. And such a beautiful face, looking proud and a bit defiant, and with a nice shadow too. Plus that triangular sliver of wallpaper showing from the room behind, exposing, or amplifying, the make shift construction