Young Woman with Pink Cheeks, Gold Jewelry, Lace Collar, Antique Folk Art Painted Tintype painted seashell but no notable chips or

but no notable chips or cracks

In my humble opinion

Surely it was the head/tip of an old tool of some sort

perhaps in a grid

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

Young Woman with Pink Cheeks, Gold Jewelry, Lace Collar, Antique Folk Art Painted Tintype painted seashell but no notable chips orIt'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