Striking, Painterly, Super Crisp Ninth Plate Tintype of Young Woman with Hat yard art cat The wood is super smooth

The wood is super smooth and with a bit of a sheen from many many years of handling

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I like both sides but perhaps am a bit partial to the graphite-drawn one

in which one very much feels the hand of the carver

and 1 1/4 inches wide--and takes a bit of balancing to get to sit up on its own

Striking, Painterly, Super Crisp Ninth Plate Tintype of Young Woman with Hat yard art cat The wood is super smoothSuper crisp and what I would call super painterly, too how beautiful and moody and immediate feeling she is. And what a hat, and what a dress, and what a lovely rosy blush to those cheeks. I really love this one:) 2 1 4" x 1 5 8". A bit of corrosion along edges, mostly one spot along left edge, minor feels very crisp and sharp.