Holding On: Unusual Composition, Unusual Looking Child, Striking Antique Sixth Plate Tintype antique sketchbook drawings including as a poster artist

including as a poster artist for Modena's Communist Party

This is a set of 11

and what I believe is a butterfly

14" tall x 4 3/8" wide at base x 6 1/2" deep at base

with tears and bends and curled edges that make it look very folky and very well loved

Holding On: Unusual Composition, Unusual Looking Child, Striking Antique Sixth Plate Tintype antique sketchbook drawings including as a poster artistI presume there is a hidden mother at far left here, from whom this young child looks not quite ready to be separated yielding an unusual image and one that feels to me quite a tender portrait of the desire to hold on. And while I am not sure It also appears to me that this child may have Down Syndrome, making it even more unusual. 3 7 8 x 2 1 2 and in very good condition. Clipped corners and a bit unevenly cut as evident. Though there is the