Young Man in Apron and Crown Like Hat, Moody and Poetic Feeling Antique Tintype folk art buildinh It feels as if it

It feels as if it has some age to it

plus little dog chasing after and cow watching too

I believe this old hand-forged iron ring might have been part of a yoke or harness

along with a few remnants of some torn out pages and a few toward the end filled with some accounting

with nice rusting to the surface of the iron

Young Man in Apron and Crown Like Hat, Moody and Poetic Feeling Antique Tintype folk art buildinh It feels as if itThe 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