Civil War Tintype of Young Girl in Calico Dress in Union Foil Frame icon with three dancing clowns in

with three dancing clowns in ballooning pants on one side

Two original nails attaching one end of the handle to the box have been replaced with screws

holding his favorite cat Tyke

The signature of the artist at bottom left is largely concealed by the frame

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Civil War Tintype of Young Girl in Calico Dress in Union Foil Frame icon with three dancing clowns inAn early tintype of a pretty, poised looking girl in a lovely calico dress, with what looks like a swath of matching fabric draped over the side of whatever it is she is resting her hand upon. The gold foil frame embossed "Union" (with flags, shields, swords and flowers all around and the year '61) combined with the wear and wounds to the tintype itself, give it an added sense of weight, imparting our girl's soberness with a feeling of determination