Young Woman with Flowers and (Lost Mat) Halo, Antique Full Plate Hand-painted Tintype poetic 12" l x 5" wide

12" l x 5" wide x 7/8" thick

but I'm not certain of its origins

The portrait makes me think of both Vermeer and of African hairdresser signboards

15 3/8" x 9" d x 8" t and in sturdy and sound

all in good shape

Young Woman with Flowers and (Lost Mat) Halo, Antique Full Plate Hand-painted Tintype poetic 12" l x 5" wideI love how steadfast and determined this young woman looks; something of a young Joan of Arc about her, and with a halo (the product of an old oval shaped mat, long since removed) imparting her with sainthood. With dark gray painted ground, gold brooch and button and chain her neck, and dressed on what I would presume is mourning attire, with sprig of flowers on her lapel. 8 1 2" x 6 1 8". Loss of paint to the ground as evident, from overlaying mat