Much Distressed But Marvelous Antique Tintype of Bird Like Couple in Dramatic Finery victorian paper doll I’ve done some research since

I’ve done some research since (and there is a bunch of text handwritten by Ivory on the back of this one

just missing fingers on one hand

layered and tactile patchwork of odds and ends

This exceptional example features a roughly alternating series figures and elk or deer on both exterior and interior--typically with the animals on the lower half of the basket and the figures (with one arm raised and appearing to sport antlers) above them

But just as is it's a pretty sweet one I think

Much Distressed But Marvelous Antique Tintype of Bird Like Couple in Dramatic Finery victorian paper doll I’ve done some research sinceThis 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