Moody Sixteenth Plate Tintype of Moody Young Boy folk art key rack with red leather cover

with red leather cover

11 1/8" x 7 1/8"

which is saying a lot

which most likely dates from the mid-20th century

But if this letter

Moody Sixteenth Plate Tintype of Moody Young Boy folk art key rack with red leather coverFound in the same great old school antique shop as the slate I just listed, perhaps that slate belonged to this boy at some point who looks to me like a deep thinker! I just love his face, and his moody intensity, looking as though he feels the weight of the world. And with a nice moodiness softness shadowiness to the tintype itself, almost as if he were a just an apparition. 2 x 1 1 2 and in good condition.