Boy with Goat Cart, Central Park, NYC, Early Unmarked Albumen Stereoview needlepoint wallpocket near the end

near the end

Good for tools or hardware for sure

There are notches carved into the exterior of the barrel that suggest string was indeed pulled tight around it

21 1/2" long with shovel extended

cut close to the beautifully wavering thin black border of the drawing

Boy with Goat Cart, Central Park, NYC, Early Unmarked Albumen Stereoview needlepoint wallpocket near the endGoat carriages catering to children were quite the rage in the later part of the 19th century, both privately owned by families and as commercial concessions, such as In Central Park, where they were introduced in 1869. I believe that is where this this child with pair of goats and cart stood, and I believe this albumen stereoview dates to right around that year. With this young boy all dressed up and ready to roll, and the nearer goat looking us