Serious Young Woman in Front of Linsey Woolsey Textile, Antique RPPC antique tin kangaroo I would guess it dates

I would guess it dates to the 1940s or 50s

10 3/4" with handle

There's a stain over the "t" in what

"Dear Father

which makes her “very happy

Serious Young Woman in Front of Linsey Woolsey Textile, Antique RPPC antique tin kangaroo I would guess it datesThis is one of my new favorite photographic portraits ever, including for the fact that this young woman keeps reminding me of a young Chloe Sevigny, which makes me think of the subject here, in her white dress, white stockings, big bow, and unsmiling expression, as something of a style icon too. But the framing is also a big part of what makes it great, with a checkerboard patterned linsey woolsey weaving stretched behind her almost like an op art