Handsome Civil War Military Flute Player in Uniform, Scarce and Striking Antique Tintype antique tin man constructed of clay slabs cut

constructed of clay slabs cut into the shape of roosters

7 5/8" tall x 2 1/2" w x 7/8" deep

was the original ancestor of the family in America

and signed what looks to me to be R

Handsome Civil War Military Flute Player in Uniform, Scarce and Striking Antique Tintype antique tin man constructed of clay slabs cutI paid quite a bit for this one, but I just fell in love with him. And it struck me as a good one for the moment (thinking about protesters in Portland wearing costumes and making music in the face of the National Guard et al), and for me the flute seems like the peacemaker of instruments, leading the troops, as it were, to some resolution.) Our flutist here is Civil War era, wearing a military uniform, including fabulous plumed hat a few other