Man with Amazing Face and Breastcoat, 4x7 Inch Antique Tintype of Earlier Cased Photo matte glazed The dancers crowded about him

The dancers crowded about him

these embody a big part of what I love about folk art--the embodiment of lots of aspiration

looks to me more like that of a woman than a man

with lead residue on the mold and scalding to the wood

Plus I love her face

Man with Amazing Face and Breastcoat, 4x7 Inch Antique Tintype of Earlier Cased Photo matte glazed The dancers crowded about himQuite a presence this guy is I believe a full plate tintype that was trimmed down some, 7" x 4" now. Being endlessly interested in photos of earlier photos, part of what drew me it that this is clearly that a tintype of an earlier cased photo, likely a daguerreotype. And the size of the tintype would lead one to believe that whoever had it done wanted a large enough copy not to lose a detail! The seller I purchased this from thought his breastcoat to