Civil War Tintype of Young Girl in Calico Dress in Union Foil Frame tiny doll More fat nails for eyes

More fat nails for eyes on the head

This drawing measures 13" x 18" and is in very good condition

And the red wheels that make him a three wheeler

Drawing paper size: 8 7/16" x 4 3/4"

Civil War Tintype of Young Girl in Calico Dress in Union Foil Frame tiny doll More fat nails for eyesAn early tintype of a pretty, poised looking girl in a lovely calico dress, with what looks like a swath of matching fabric draped over the side of whatever it is she is resting her hand upon. The gold foil frame embossed "Union" (with flags, shields, swords and flowers all around and the year '61) combined with the wear and wounds to the tintype itself, give it an added sense of weight, imparting our girl's soberness with a feeling of determination