Frowning Girl with Spaniel, Antique Tintype, Framed as Found middle eastern and balances on the cat

and balances on the cat ears when turned upside down to fill

meant for living in the garden I think

but her head remains firmly attached to her peg body and her arms securely stitched to the sides of her dress--and I think she is beautiful

traditionally decorated with brushes made of the hair of their children (

The interior bottom is lined with black velvet

Frowning Girl with Spaniel, Antique Tintype, Framed as Found middle eastern and balances on the catThe first photo here shows this tintype framed exactly as I found it with the left corner of the tintype stuck in front of, rather than behind, the paper mat of the frame. I really like the effect, lending a different sort of dynamism to the photo, and with the shape formed evocative of a raindrop or teardrop, perhaps. (Of course one can do what one wishes with it; it will slide in fine behind the mat to be framed with an oval.) Great image I think,