The human face as expressive of character & disposition
The Human Face as Expressive of Character & Disposition is a 1900 London study of physiognomy by R. Dimsdale Stocker, published by H.J. Glaisher and aimed at readers interested in reading character from facial features. One picture is a photographic portrait of a young woman with piled curls and a white blouse, captioned Miss Yaw and credited to Elliott & Fry, while the other is a bold ornamental cartouche of a grotesque mask framed by scrolls and foliage. A designer could take the soft studio lighting and period hairstyle from the portrait, and the crisp, symmetrical mask ornament as a model for heraldic-style decoration.
