Young Child with Mother's Arm and Patterned Drape, Antique Tintype matte white glaze Wood is dense and heavy

Wood is dense and heavy

all of which to me add to its presence and sense of object-hood rather than at all detracting

Some wear to the edge of the wood at the head but in overall very good shape and really pretty

marks of the latter much evident in the interior

Finland and the Kola Peninsula

Young Child with Mother's Arm and Patterned Drape, Antique Tintype matte white glaze Wood is dense and heavyI love this one for the painterliness of the background in contrast to the bright white of this child's dress, and for the child's face and expression too, but especially for the arm of the hidden mother for me the perfect gesture that balances protective presence and proximity while also just letting the child be. As a mother should. 3 1 2" x 2 1 2", good condition.