Cased Sixteenth Plate Early Tintype Portrait of Soulful Looking Man in Hat carved wooden bird in cage but seemingly part of the

but seemingly part of the photographic image

but really wonderful

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

Just the best silhouette and proportions on this figure

with general wear and creases to the paper as evident

Cased Sixteenth Plate Early Tintype Portrait of Soulful Looking Man in Hat carved wooden bird in cage but seemingly part of theThis 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