Young Woman with Pink Cheeks, Gold Jewelry, Lace Collar, Antique Folk Art Painted Tintype painted seashell Surely it was the head/tip

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

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

with knife marks all over

than later I believe

Henniker NH on the underside

Young Woman with Pink Cheeks, Gold Jewelry, Lace Collar, Antique Folk Art Painted Tintype painted seashell Surely it was the head/tipIt'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