Curious Hand-tinted Tintype of Photograph of Young Man Pinned to Wall steel A humble little carving in

A humble little carving in many senses

dear little maid

papered on the back and strung with a wire for hanging

since the beaver is of course the best wood carver of all

lots of sweet details like nails for the eyes of the birds

Curious Hand-tinted Tintype of Photograph of Young Man Pinned to Wall steel A humble little carving inAs I've written before I really love a photograph of a photograph, and have never come across another tintype like this one, which seems positively post modern as it captures what looks to to be a cdv or cabinet card type photo in situ, pinned or nailed to wood, with hand colored pink cheeks on the portrait to boot. 3 5 8" x 2 7 16" and in very good antique condition.