Holding On: Unusual Composition, Unusual Looking Child, Striking Antique Sixth Plate Tintype antique sketchbook drawings This is a set of

This is a set of 11

6 1/2” tall on base x 4 1/16” w x 2 7/8” deep

a perfect object exactly as it stands and if there were ever something that felt holy to me

One side of the slate shows a patch of horizontal lines scratched across the center

but this old brass one with turned wooden handle and hanging hook at the end is as lovely as any I have seen

Holding On: Unusual Composition, Unusual Looking Child, Striking Antique Sixth Plate Tintype antique sketchbook drawings This is a set ofI presume there is a hidden mother at far left here, from whom this young child looks not quite ready to be separated yielding an unusual image and one that feels to me quite a tender portrait of the desire to hold on. And while I am not sure It also appears to me that this child may have Down Syndrome, making it even more unusual. 3 7 8 x 2 1 2 and in very good condition. Clipped corners and a bit unevenly cut as evident. Though there is the