Tall, Intense Looking Man with Spindle Back Side Chair, 1850s-60s Tintype Under Glass in Foil Wrap victorian silver tea ball plus a few handy extras

plus a few handy extras (lbs

Among so many other things I find it hard to resist a pretty brush

Stable and sound and not shedding

6 1/2 tall standing on all four legs

Tall, Intense Looking Man with Spindle Back Side Chair, 1850s-60s Tintype Under Glass in Foil Wrap victorian silver tea ball plus a few handy extrasI believe this is a tintype rather than an ambrotype, behind glass with gold toned mat and wrap. I love portraits of people and their chairs, especially early ones, and especially when subject and chair reflect upon and enliven one another in interesting ways, as I think is the case here. I have a hard time imagining this very tall and quite intense looking (those eyes look blazing!) man sitting comfortably, let alone still, in this by comparison very