Tall, Intense Looking Man with Spindle Back Side Chair, 1850s-60s Tintype Under Glass in Foil Wrap folk arty animal How fabulous is she

How fabulous is she

and it seems just right that it should be stained a dark oxblood sort of red

a roof painted to look (at least to my eye) as if covered with snow flakes

5 1/2" widest diameter (at handle

tucked into the mount for "Miss Little" (center bottom first photo) so I pulled the top one out--it is the one tied with flower pattered blue ribbon

Tall, Intense Looking Man with Spindle Back Side Chair, 1850s-60s Tintype Under Glass in Foil Wrap folk arty animal How fabulous is sheI believe this is a tintype rather than an ambrotype, behind glass with gold toned mat and wrap. I love portraits of people and their chairs, especially early ones, and especially when subject and chair reflect upon and enliven one another in interesting ways, as I think is the case here. I have a hard time imagining this very tall and quite intense looking (those eyes look blazing!) man sitting comfortably, let alone still, in this by comparison very