Several Times Removed...Antique Copy Tintype (of Hand-painted Tintype?) slab plate with woman front door is missing hinges

front door is missing hinges and just needs to be propped in frame--or left open

One one side is

The frame itself is surprisingly light

All tabs and all stickers in place

definitely usable should one wish to ink it

Several Times Removed...Antique Copy Tintype (of Hand-painted Tintype?) slab plate with woman front door is missing hingesAs I've said before, I love a photo of an earlier photo, embodying the desire to carry information, and specifically the likeness of a loved one, forward, and also speaking to the transition from one means of representation reproduction to another. Even better when there is some mystery to it. This sixth plate tintype is an example, with the clip used to hold up the portrait being copied visible at bottom center. What I'm not entirely sure of is the