Thomas F. Byrnes (1842-1910)
1891 (ca)
Rogues Gallery, State of New York

Wooden cabinet
75.2 x 58.2 x 26 cm
 
The Romantic Agony Book & Print Auctions
Auction 19 June 2015, Lot: 122
 
Conceived as a large album of wooden pages, the door is ornate with a New York vernacular oil painting, an exotic Jack the Ripper leaving a male victim. It opens on 10 hinged panels, bearing each 25 locations for cdv mugshots.
 
LL/60218