Cased Sixteenth Plate Early Tintype Portrait of Soulful Looking Man in Hat carved wooden bird in cage ) Surely he was once

) Surely he was once clothed in a traditional hide parka and pants and boots

I leapt for this large huge blocks set before I even opened the box--just look at those repairs to the lid

Oversized postcard

with the questions posed by a suitor and the answer returned by the recipient

) Ambrotype in very good condition

Cased Sixteenth Plate Early Tintype Portrait of Soulful Looking Man in Hat carved wooden bird in cage ) Surely he was onceThis one is very much about the whole package for me the very small case, with the gold trim around the interior edges and embossed flower on the exterior, and then his very tightly cropped, mugshot like face. Of the scale and manner made to be carried around close to one's heart during the subject's long absences in order to keep them very close and not to forget what they look like!:) Or so I imagine. Feels very immediate and also very dear. 2" x 1