Holding On: Unusual Composition, Unusual Looking Child, Striking Antique Sixth Plate Tintype riddle Last photo is with 1940s

Last photo is with 1940s Scheier mug

These would be beautiful framed but also nice just to keep as is and pull out on occasion to admire

currently for sale for $225

others painted on the exterior

and then one discovers that the vessel's interior is glazed a beautiful blue-green--such a lovely

Holding On: Unusual Composition, Unusual Looking Child, Striking Antique Sixth Plate Tintype riddle Last photo is with 1940sI 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