"Uncle Howard" with Hidden Mother Plus One, Odd and Painterly Antique Tintype papier mache box and Division

and Division

) I am not certain the age but definitely fairly old--I'd guess early 1900s--and all appear to be addressed to Louise

but still clear and lovely

Box measures 4 3/4" x 1 7/8" x 7/8"

"Uncle Howard" with Hidden Mother Plus One, Odd and Painterly Antique Tintype papier mache box and DivisionBy far my favorite "hidden mother" tintype I've had for the strange looking baby (looks almost like an adult head collaged onto a baby's body!), and for the not one but two "hidden" figures. Happily the face of the young mother directly behind the baby is revealed in profile just to the left of the baby's head (look closely), lending a sense of playfulness to an otherwise somewhat eerie feeling image. And then another figure lingering in the shadows