Young Woman with Pink Cheeks, Gold Jewelry, Lace Collar, Antique Folk Art Painted Tintype painted seashell Henniker NH on the underside

Henniker NH on the underside

with differences in color just product of slightly different lighting conditions

All in good condition with general wear--light stains/scratches here and there

with knife marks all over

perhaps in a grid

Young Woman with Pink Cheeks, Gold Jewelry, Lace Collar, Antique Folk Art Painted Tintype painted seashell Henniker NH on the undersideIt's been a bit since I found a painted folk art tintype I really love, but connection at first sight with this young woman, found in Maine. I love her intensity and pink cheeks and expression, which feels like a cross between pout and snarl! Excellent hair and headband too. And with what looks like a drippy red signature at lower right. Full of life 8 3 8" x 6 1 2". Good condition, with some light bends to tin at upper corners, more pronounced in