Several Times Removed...Antique Copy Tintype (of Hand-painted Tintype?) slab plate with woman 4 1/2" x 3 3/4"

4 1/2" x 3 3/4" and in very good condition

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

One finds a fair number of handmade doggy doorstops from the 1940s and 50s (I wonder if they were something people made in shop class

The frame itself is surprisingly light

but with a big presence

Several Times Removed...Antique Copy Tintype (of Hand-painted Tintype?) slab plate with woman 4 1/2" x 3 3/4"As 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