UNGRADED, Antique Brass Crate Stencil transparencies I assume H

I assume H

There is a triangle of discoloration along the top on the reverse that makes it look as if it might be a fold

painted with the face of Christ on the toe

There is a dealer at an antique mall near Boston I frequent who has been doling out late 19th century Grand Tour albumen prints of sculptures in the collection of the Napoli Museo (National Archaeological Museum of Naples) a few at a time

And what a lot she packed into this portrayal of a cat wedding

UNGRADED, Antique Brass Crate Stencil transparencies I assume HThere are Grade A apples (or pears or eggs, etc) and Grade B ones (cosmetically imperfect but perfectly usable) and then there are the UNGRADED ones laying in wait of judgement, I presume, but which I'd like to think exceed classification altogether! I love an old brass crate stencil, but especially an unusual one, and especially one bearing a word or phrase that transcends original context. This is the first I've seen of these. Let us all strive to