Civil War Tintype of Young Girl in Calico Dress in Union Foil Frame icon and I think in ink

and I think in ink and I might guess crayon

not glossy

with three dancing clowns in ballooning pants on one side

There is a split on the interior of the lid that shows inside the box

holding his favorite cat Tyke

Civil War Tintype of Young Girl in Calico Dress in Union Foil Frame icon and I think in inkAn early tintype of a pretty, poised looking girl in a lovely calico dress, with what looks like a swath of matching fabric draped over the side of whatever it is she is resting her hand upon. The gold foil frame embossed "Union" (with flags, shields, swords and flowers all around and the year '61) combined with the wear and wounds to the tintype itself, give it an added sense of weight, imparting our girl's soberness with a feeling of determination