Holding On: Unusual Composition, Unusual Looking Child, Striking Antique Sixth Plate Tintype antique sketchbook drawings One side of the slate

One side of the slate shows a patch of horizontal lines scratched across the center

including as a poster artist for Modena's Communist Party

14" tall x 4 3/8" wide at base x 6 1/2" deep at base

) I love the color and the fantastic profusion of air bubbles in the glass

but this old brass one with turned wooden handle and hanging hook at the end is as lovely as any I have seen

Holding On: Unusual Composition, Unusual Looking Child, Striking Antique Sixth Plate Tintype antique sketchbook drawings One side of the slateI presume there is a hidden mother at far left here, from whom this young child looks not quite ready to be separated yielding an unusual image and one that feels to me quite a tender portrait of the desire to hold on. And while I am not sure It also appears to me that this child may have Down Syndrome, making it even more unusual. 3 7 8 x 2 1 2 and in very good condition. Clipped corners and a bit unevenly cut as evident. Though there is the