Pin And Chain

Unknown Man (1920s)
Photographs only came along only once in a while. This was the age before smart phone selfies, an age when a portrait was an event. An event to get out your Sunday best and put on your best pin and watch chain.
Isn't AI wonderful? You can ask your favourite AI assistant to convert a selfie into a stone carving like the kind found on the walls ...
I also think a gentleman's pins and watch fobs were often very clearly in focus to draw attention to their membership in some fraternal society.
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