19th C. Tintype Portrait of Man with Mustache, Pink Cheeks and Perfectly Knotted Tie inkblot tests but of course also great

but of course also great just set on a shelf--I'd say with the tail set either to the heart or to the top position

The instructions on the front of the booklet seem basically to say do this on a flat surface

wooden pantry boxes with two finger laps running in reverse as on this one are typically referred to as Harvard Shaker

Mid 19th century

19th C. Tintype Portrait of Man with Mustache, Pink Cheeks and Perfectly Knotted Tie inkblot tests but of course also greatSo many boxes out there of tintype portraits to rummage through, which I do tend to do, and sometimes am just struck by one. I love soulful face on this guy, with deep brown eyes, and his wide, perfectly knotted neck tie, too, looking maybe like a banker, or a merchant of some sort, but not so much like the boss! And with the matte cream of the ground framing the oval portrait just the right thing. 3 3 4 x 2 1 2 and in very good condition, super crisp