Stella on The Beach with Kelp! Antique Real Photo Postcard vase with glass tube It measures 9 1/2" long

It measures 9 1/2" long x 2" tall x 3/4" wide handle and is in great vintage condition

which I think add rather than detract from the charm of the piece

in Ceramics from the University of Notre Dame

His work is included in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Museum of Arts & Design

where they functioned as match holders

Stella on The Beach with Kelp! Antique Real Photo Postcard vase with glass tube It measures 9 1/2" longI love this image so much, and think I would have liked its star, Stella, even more! It is pretty fun to think about the process leading up to this photograph being taken was using a giant kelp as a dramatic prop fashion statement the idea from the beginning, or a last minute addition with the thought the image needed a little extra drama? Whatever the case, the kelp is quite brilliantly wrapped around her, looking rather like a giant squid giving her