Striking Victorian Tintype of Three Sisters in Original Case with Pinned Hair Wreaths construction toy This box is just about

This box is just about the ultimate embodiment of the phrase 'patina of use' and is packed with enough information to write a novel about it

a few of which have come loose

what a pair

MA in a house filled to the brim with a lifetime's accumulation with all sorts of wonderful things

and in fact I purchased a whole salad set at an estate sale just to get them

Striking Victorian Tintype of Three Sisters in Original Case with Pinned Hair Wreaths construction toy This box is just aboutI really loved finding this one the other day in Maine I was first drawn to the striking, super crisp image of the these three beautiful, serious looking young women, surely sisters, but ultimately sold on it due to the beautifully preserved hair pinned to the purple velvet on the opposite side. There appear to be three different hair samples, one for each girl I assume, the lighter hair braided and the two dark pieces looped into wreaths, then all