Striking, Painterly, Super Crisp Ninth Plate Tintype of Young Woman with Hat yard art cat The wood is super smooth

The wood is super smooth and with a bit of a sheen from many many years of handling

which I don't think matters a bit

and completely useful still

I like both sides but perhaps am a bit partial to the graphite-drawn one

Striking, Painterly, Super Crisp Ninth Plate Tintype of Young Woman with Hat yard art cat The wood is super smoothSuper crisp and what I would call super painterly, too how beautiful and moody and immediate feeling she is. And what a hat, and what a dress, and what a lovely rosy blush to those cheeks. I really love this one:) 2 1 4" x 1 5 8". A bit of corrosion along edges, mostly one spot along left edge, minor feels very crisp and sharp.