Much Distressed But Marvelous Antique Tintype of Bird Like Couple in Dramatic Finery victorian paper doll layered and tactile patchwork of

layered and tactile patchwork of odds and ends

just missing fingers on one hand

Seems a competitive business too

Old water stain at lower left

and I find these little glass vials of china paint pigments about the most beautiful of all

Much Distressed But Marvelous Antique Tintype of Bird Like Couple in Dramatic Finery victorian paper doll layered and tactile patchwork ofThis antique tintype shows a good bit of erosion, especially around the edges, but it's one of my very favorites of the week, particularly because of HER! What a face, what an outfit I keep thinking she would be right at home at a surrealist ball! So modern in a way, and she looks quite like a bird, too as does he, too, really, and such a dandy. With a classical column framing them to her right, a painted backdrop I believe just right, including in