The covers are (as noted on the reverse of the front one) it seems made from Yucca plant
Frame: 17 1/8” w x 17 1/4” t
darkening to the linen of the forearms as if having done some work
I purchased it from the estate sale of a woman who had a phenomenal collection of textiles from around the world
with paler border: 6 5/8" x 2 13/16"
Karl Apin (Blind) and Robert Leclais, Latvian Immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio, 1904 Tintype Adirondack chair The covers are (as notedAt first I took these two for brothers, but the note on the reverse of the tintype identifies them by name as Karl Apin, left, and Robert Leclais, at right, described (in Latvian) as the owner of Riga's in Cleveland, this photo dated 1904. I've found a definitive record for Karl Apin, born in Riga, Livonia (Latvia) in 1864 and died in Cleveland 1918. In the later part of the 19th century and early 20th Cleveland saw a significant influx of Latvian