Much Distressed But Marvelous Antique Tintype of Bird Like Couple in Dramatic Finery antique molding perhaps under his breath

perhaps under his breath

Forty five dyed fabric swatches

as if she were about to take a giant step forward but has caught herself

The beads are tiny and the beadwork very skillfully done

Much Distressed But Marvelous Antique Tintype of Bird Like Couple in Dramatic Finery antique molding perhaps under his breathThis antique tintype shows a good bit of erosion, especially around the edges, but it's one of my very favorites of the week, particularly because of HER! What a face, what an outfit I keep thinking she would be right at home at a surrealist ball! So modern in a way, and she looks quite like a bird, too as does he, too, really, and such a dandy. With a classical column framing them to her right, a painted backdrop I believe just right, including in