Young Woman with Pink Cheeks, Gold Jewelry, Lace Collar, Antique Folk Art Painted Tintype fraktur as a means of responding

as a means of responding to the changed conditions of its mid-20th century context

retrieved by a fabulous woman named Verna

Signed IKEY and I would guess maybe 1940s-60s but am not completely sure

Clear tape across bottom of photo (not sure why

Young Woman with Pink Cheeks, Gold Jewelry, Lace Collar, Antique Folk Art Painted Tintype fraktur as a means of respondingIt'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