RARE Antique Victorian 12.5" Carte de Visite Photo Album, Leather with Italy Pietra Dura, Firenze Betjenmann The frame's measurements are noted

The frame's measurements are noted on the photos

the actual needlework slightly larger within

would be a size 10-12

Some missing mother of pearl inlays

It's like a little trip to Provence

RARE Antique Victorian 12.5" Carte de Visite Photo Album, Leather with Italy Pietra Dura, Firenze Betjenmann The frame's measurements are notedYou have to imagine the Grand Tour traveler, experiencing Florence, Italy for the first time, and the invention of the first paper photographs, c. 1850s, along with the appeal of the marble mosaics "pietra dura", to have a sense of what kind of a treasure this souvenir they brought home must have truly been. The nearly pristine condition of it says it was a treasure. While I see no real evidence it was filled with photos (no torn paper sleeves) one is