Hand-tinted Antique Tintype Portrait of Handsome Man with Wild Hair Chewing Twig j jingles where he had just that

where he had just that day been put on display

warm sheen and smoothness to the dark wood

as its yellow lightening bolt

a prolific artist who came up with the Abstract Expressionists in NYC and lived most of her life there

Hand-tinted Antique Tintype Portrait of Handsome Man with Wild Hair Chewing Twig j jingles where he had just thatI have quite a crush on this young man, who I have to think was a bit of an eccentric, or rather a rebel, with this fantastic unkempt hair, terrific plaid trousers and look closely a twig hanging poking out of the corner of his mouth. At least I assume it is a chewing twig, though it looks a bit like a cherry stem, in which case I'd like to think he has cleverly knotted the other end with his tongue!:) Late 19th century I believe, with his pink cheeks