Radiant Old Crepe Paper Star antique hand-painted tintype but there are enough clouds

but there are enough clouds in that sky to suggest some weather coming or going

Earlyish  20th c

11 1/8" w x 6 1/2" d x 5" t

5 1/2" x 3 1/8" and apart from the charred corner and a little staining on reverse

Radiant Old Crepe Paper Star antique hand-painted tintype but there are enough cloudsJust a small thing but this gives me a lot of pleasure, and the honey colored crepe paper with dyed red center feels about as close to the luminance of the sun as a folded paper construction possibly could! Quite elegant in its palette and simplicity, really. Honestly i could sit here opening and closing this all day and be delighted each and every time. C. 1940s or so I believe Closed 8 1 8" x 2 1 4". Opens to a radius of approximately 12 3 8"