Young Woman with Flowers and (Lost Mat) Halo, Antique Full Plate Hand-painted Tintype Tatiana McKinney pastel Fair Liberty Goddess of our

Fair Liberty Goddess of our Land

during which she enjoyed exotic desserts like charlotte a la russe and ventured off the beaten path confident in her knowledge of how to steer clear of poisonous hemlock and how to bandage a head wound should things come to that

Here I assume it is the mother's hand and arm at upper left

but also a great silhouette and pop of color for the shelf

late 19th or very early 20th century

Young Woman with Flowers and (Lost Mat) Halo, Antique Full Plate Hand-painted Tintype Tatiana McKinney pastel Fair Liberty Goddess of ourI love how steadfast and determined this young woman looks; something of a young Joan of Arc about her, and with a halo (the product of an old oval shaped mat, long since removed) imparting her with sainthood. With dark gray painted ground, gold brooch and button and chain her neck, and dressed on what I would presume is mourning attire, with sprig of flowers on her lapel. 8 1 2" x 6 1 8". Loss of paint to the ground as evident, from overlaying mat