Young Man in Apron and Crown Like Hat, Moody and Poetic Feeling Antique Tintype playful sculpture a milking stool came in

a milking stool came in pretty handy for fitting between narrow aisles in our greenhouses and sitting upon for labor intensive picking

Closed: 4 7/8 l x 2 7/8" t x 1 3/4" w

probably of age 10 or 11

and it has quite an rich presence

I'd love to see these wonderful little watercolors hanging near a bowl of stonefruit versions of the same (though the cucumber

Young Man in Apron and Crown Like Hat, Moody and Poetic Feeling Antique Tintype playful sculpture a milking stool came inThe seller I bought this tintype from was interested in outlaws, and suggested that the young man here is a young Abe Saunders, known for his associations with Billy the Kid et al. But while I kind of like to imagine that the subtle sneer and hand on hip attitude here foreshadowed life as a full blown gangster, that was not my attraction to or interest in this tintype; rather, just what a beautiful boy and poetic, painterly feeling portrait. Between