Intense Looking Woman with Lighthouse, Beautifully Spare and Stark Antique Tintype cardboard box Don't miss the view from

Don't miss the view from the bottom either--a star of sorts painted in yellow/orange

great vintage condition with a nice patina

visible especially in the pink and blue of the sky

Especially a textile

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Intense Looking Woman with Lighthouse, Beautifully Spare and Stark Antique Tintype cardboard box Don't miss the view fromThis is the sort of tintype portrait I love most: stark looking subject, spare (and also quite painterly) sort of image. Here with just the edge of a lighthouse (a painted backdrop I assume) making it into the frame. Some sort of apron (?) stretched across her lap, wedding ring exposed on those long fingers, cloth in the other hand. She looks a bit like a bird, and also makes me think of both Emily Dickinson and Georgia O'Keefe. 3 3 16" x 2 3 8".