Antique Tintype Portrait of Lovely, Serious Looking Girl Resting Elbow wire work basket and nice short wooden stems

and nice short wooden stems

and on the lower right appears to be a signature in red--a rarity among pith paintings as I understand it

and a little staining here and there on inside (white wool) pages

but all art really fabulous

which shows pretty amazing greening

Antique Tintype Portrait of Lovely, Serious Looking Girl Resting Elbow wire work basket and nice short wooden stemsHere's another antique photo that won me for the empathic nature of its subject in this case an antique tintype of young girl who looks self possessed and headstrong and I must say reminds me very much of my 7 or 8 year old self! I love that she appears to be in a world of her own thought, and I see a quiet confidence and grace in the lean of her elbow and drape of her hand. Plus, a pretty great dress, which she wears with attitude. I do feel like