Old Folk Art Valentine Shelf with Picture Frame and Him and Her Tintypes, As Found sculptural bird cage minor edge loss to paper

minor edge loss to paper labels

The box features the original oak stain and mark on the front reading  "Patented 1889

Known affectionately as the "happy wood carver" Copeland was renowned especially for his exceptional use of the grain of southern wood in his carving

though with a standard 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" recess on the back

String binding is very tight

Old Folk Art Valentine Shelf with Picture Frame and Him and Her Tintypes, As Found sculptural bird cage minor edge loss to paperA sweet thing, or maybe a portrait of a difficult relationship?!! From the front, framed at the top of this little wall shelf with heart pierced arrow at center is the tintype portrait of handsome mustached man with pink tinted cheeks, looking a bit of the Lothario. Then, on reverse, in the same (wonderfully framed out) spot is a tintype portrait of an older woman, looking every bit the unhappy mother, and with the image scratched up all over. Surely