Edgar Allan Poe Memorial | Victorian Framed Cabinet Card | Richard Henry Park | 1884Newly released from my personal collection of antique photos is this large format cabinet card depicting Richard Henry Parks memorial to Edgar Allan Poe, carved in 1884. It lives in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Presented as found in a wooden Victorian frame from the same period. Refer to photos for size and condition.

all wider than average

which looks to have been handmade by the hunter

Every now and then you find a large

but it’s so beautiful I knew one of you would find something creative to do with it

but sadly the museum closed in 2003 and the dioramas were sold individually at Bonham’s

I have a few in my collection

Refer to photos for condition: Some very minor wear to the canvas and wear to the frame

Condition is excellent overall with some wear to the metal and fading to the silk associated with age

late 19th century Rock of Ages print depicting a young woman clinging to the cross in a storm

orange stain at the top

I decided to sell it unframed

Refer to photos for size and condition- some dings around the top edge