Young Man in Apron and Crown Like Hat, Moody and Poetic Feeling Antique Tintype playful sculpture Old Maid in its current

Old Maid in its current incarnation dates to the early 1880s

and it has quite an rich presence

confuses everything

All three great

or so I presume

Young Man in Apron and Crown Like Hat, Moody and Poetic Feeling Antique Tintype playful sculpture Old Maid in its currentThe seller I bought this tintype from was interested in outlaws, and suggested that the young man here is a young Abe Saunders, known for his associations with Billy the Kid et al. But while I kind of like to imagine that the subtle sneer and hand on hip attitude here foreshadowed life as a full blown gangster, that was not my attraction to or interest in this tintype; rather, just what a beautiful boy and poetic, painterly feeling portrait. Between