Young Man in Apron and Crown Like Hat, Moody and Poetic Feeling Antique Tintype playful sculpture All three great

All three great

with just a little bit of darkening around the edges from age

and it has quite an rich presence

I'd love to see these wonderful little watercolors hanging near a bowl of stonefruit versions of the same (though the cucumber

a milking stool came in pretty handy for fitting between narrow aisles in our greenhouses and sitting upon for labor intensive picking

Young Man in Apron and Crown Like Hat, Moody and Poetic Feeling Antique Tintype playful sculpture All three greatThe seller I bought this tintype from was interested in outlaws, and suggested that the young man here is a young Abe Saunders, known for his associations with Billy the Kid et al. But while I kind of like to imagine that the subtle sneer and hand on hip attitude here foreshadowed life as a full blown gangster, that was not my attraction to or interest in this tintype; rather, just what a beautiful boy and poetic, painterly feeling portrait. Between