Enveloped by a Cloud - Striking, Much Weathered Full Plate Tintype Portrait antique handprinted fan Some cracking to the spine

Some cracking to the spine

black and green painted snake

A little spotting to the top of the chest

and a pontil on the other

1820s-30s American I believe

Enveloped by a Cloud - Striking, Much Weathered Full Plate Tintype Portrait antique handprinted fan Some cracking to the spineThe degradation of this tintype completely makes it for me, such that this already soulful (and wonderfully freckled) looking young woman appears all the more so, like a saint or a spirit floating in between worlds. Striking and intense feeling with a terrific presence. Full plate tintype: 8 3 8" x 6". Clipped corners and degradation as evident, which I think is much of which makes her good.