Existential Feeling Tintype Portrait of a Wide Eyed Baby with Half Hidden Mother catved with a bit of very

with a bit of very minor foxing and one thin line of minor discoloration running vertically near the floor lamp at upper right

NY--intended as teaching toys

3 7/8" across at lip

Pure fun and great delight

9 1/16 x 3 3/4 and in very good antique condition--structurally in great shape

Existential Feeling Tintype Portrait of a Wide Eyed Baby with Half Hidden Mother catved with a bit of veryI really really love the expression on the face of this baby looking as though all at once confronting the world as a whole and the question of life's meaning facing the void! An intense, wide eyed stare that feels completely true and all encompassing. And then mother, at left, in partial view, looking somewhat solicitous but no great help! 3 1 4" x 2 3 8" and in good antique condition, irregular left edge and clipped left bottom corner.