Folky Antique Hand-carved Quadruple Tin Type Frame hand-painted jointed dolls and is signed Monk on

and is signed Monk on the back

Handmade in Portugal

He looks a bit like a dog with antlers and a head-dress

though certainly would be useful for all sorts of detail oriented tasks

Folky Antique Hand-carved Quadruple Tin Type Frame hand-painted jointed dolls and is signed Monk onThis is an absolutely wonderful old hand carved wooden frame, 2nd half of the 19th century I believe, and clearly made, perhaps by the father, to proudly house the tintype photographs of this particular family of four. I think every inch of it just teems with love and warmth, and at over a foot across, it has a strong sculptural presence on the wall. The portraits themselves are pretty terrific, especially the very serious looking young boy, but the