Young Child with Mother's Arm and Patterned Drape, Antique Tintype silver print The "rope-top" design is a

The "rope-top" design is a traditional one for English edging tiles

I had thought it was Chinese

with some losses here and there to those

There is a tiny hole in the back of each (visible in last photo) that could conceivably be used for adding a mounting pin of sorts

Young Child with Mother's Arm and Patterned Drape, Antique Tintype silver print The "rope-top" design is aI love this one for the painterliness of the background in contrast to the bright white of this child's dress, and for the child's face and expression too, but especially for the arm of the hidden mother for me the perfect gesture that balances protective presence and proximity while also just letting the child be. As a mother should. 3 1 2" x 2 1 2", good condition.