Hand-tinted Antique Tintype Portrait of Handsome Man with Wild Hair Chewing Twig antique medicinal 4 1/2" tall x 3

4 1/2" tall x 3 1/2" diameter

Pretty unusual

and there is a very carefully done old repair to the underside of the lid

but with turtles

but would also come in very handy at a big dinner party piled with chunks of good bread

Hand-tinted Antique Tintype Portrait of Handsome Man with Wild Hair Chewing Twig antique medicinal 4 1/2" tall x 3I 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