Super Crisp Hand-tinted 19th C. Tintype Portrait of Handsome and Moody Young Man persian very tender feeling doll I

very tender feeling doll I think

including receiving letters from Franklin Roosevelt and Lady Bird Johnson

All stand up steady on their own

executed in black ink on rice paper

but I'm constantly struck by the beauty of old fishing gear

Super Crisp Hand-tinted 19th C. Tintype Portrait of Handsome and Moody Young Man persian very tender feeling doll ILots of tintype portraits out there, but this one really struck me in part for the quality and clarity of the tintype itself, extremely sharp and crisp, and with the solid cream ground making the image feel to my eye quite contemporary in sensibility. Then there is handsome and also vulnerable looking him, with hand tinted cheeks, a subtle shadow of stubble, and every strand of carefully combed hair crystal clear and accounted for, looking to me