Young Man in Apron and Crown Like Hat, Moody and Poetic Feeling Antique Tintype unique serving ware brick chimney and patterned roof

brick chimney and patterned roof

with wonderful strong color

Signed Olin Dows

black silk or satin over a sturdier nude fabric

as yet undiscovered

Young Man in Apron and Crown Like Hat, Moody and Poetic Feeling Antique Tintype unique serving ware brick chimney and patterned roofThe seller I bought this tintype from was interested in outlaws, and suggested that the young man here is a young Abe Saunders, known for his associations with Billy the Kid et al. But while I kind of like to imagine that the subtle sneer and hand on hip attitude here foreshadowed life as a full blown gangster, that was not my attraction to or interest in this tintype; rather, just what a beautiful boy and poetic, painterly feeling portrait. Between