Boy in Dunce Cap in Classroom, Poignant Old Snapshot Photo italian faience I might gift these as

I might gift these as stocking stuffers to friends or family members who share some qualities with these very personality-rich birds

9 5/8" long x 7 1/8" deep x 1 7/8" tall and in excellent vintage condition

painted essentially the same on both sides

a farmhouse I guess with what looks like a small barn next to it--was placed on a brown paper ground and rephotographed to yield the image here

Complete set of 28 cards

Boy in Dunce Cap in Classroom, Poignant Old Snapshot Photo italian faience I might gift these asHard to believe that making students wear dunce caps was once a common practice but so it was, extending well into the 20th century as a classroom practice. Pretty rare though to find a candid snapshot of a child wearing one in class though, which this does seem to be, complete with one boy looking as if about to throw something at the camera, and what looks perhaps to be the teacher standing in the back. Heartbreaking, though I do read at least some