Hand-tinted Antique Tintype Portrait of Handsome Man with Wild Hair Chewing Twig antique medicinal Carved of wood and painted

Carved of wood and painted the perfect orange with white nd black spots

Pretty unusual

into which painted glass "eyes" (pieces of glass painted black and white) were inserted (one is in place

and there is a very carefully done old repair to the underside of the lid

leaves and vines

Hand-tinted Antique Tintype Portrait of Handsome Man with Wild Hair Chewing Twig antique medicinal Carved of wood and paintedI have quite a crush on this young man, who I have to think was a bit of an eccentric, or rather a rebel, with this fantastic unkempt hair, terrific plaid trousers and look closely a twig hanging poking out of the corner of his mouth. At least I assume it is a chewing twig, though it looks a bit like a cherry stem, in which case I'd like to think he has cleverly knotted the other end with his tongue!:) Late 19th century I believe, with his pink cheeks