C. 1880s British Cabinet Card of Handsome Young Strongman tin and ebony dominoes I like them showing all

I like them showing all of the paper

This gorgeous box is a fine example of Yosegi-zaiku

and I've found a bunch

though most commonly carved of ivory

C. 1880s British Cabinet Card of Handsome Young Strongman tin and ebony dominoes I like them showing allMy knowledge of 19th c. photographic conventions doesn't tell me for sure whether this muscular bare chested young man was a boxer, or wrestler, or a sideshow strongman, but I might guess the latter based on what one can see of his pants and belt, which appear informal rather than any sort of uniform. The cabinet card is stamped Liverpool (England) on the reverse, but I must say that the aura like ring of patterning around him, a fabric backdrop I