Ernest Young Man Tenderly Holding Chicken, c. 1940s-50s Snapshot brass snuff box with the original hand-written sale

with the original hand-written sale sticker still on her chest

a 1845 copy of Marmaduke Multiply

vibrant color

and the catcher behind him glove raised and torso cocked forward

soaped brush and straight razor in hand

Ernest Young Man Tenderly Holding Chicken, c. 1940s-50s Snapshot brass snuff box with the original hand-written salePortraits of very sincere looking boys holding farm chickens is one of my very favorite genres ever! And a very loving relationship captured here, I'd say. Looks like a view to the coop in the background, and a couple of nice diagonals framing him and the bird too. Sweet and tender. 5 1 8" x 3 1 16". Clipped corners as evident, and some toning as evident.