Strange Baby: Hand-painted Antique Full Plate Tintype British steam liner (I think perhaps the the

(I think perhaps the the former notation is incorrect

The slide top on the box slides open smoothly and stays firmly closed

which has an almost electric feeling about it

whether the hand of an old display mannequin or a life sized santos I am not sure

These are among my favorite finds ever

Strange Baby: Hand-painted Antique Full Plate Tintype British steam liner (I think perhaps the theI've been paying more attention to hand painted folk art tintypes of late, and this one is exactly why wonderfully strange! I do think the face on this baby looked a little like the face of an old man to begin with, but the painted blue eyes very much contribute to it, and the pinking of those downturned lips, too. And then these wonderful graphite drawn hands, like little paws resting on a big belly! With charming white painted lace collar and cuffs,