Striking Victorian Tintype of Three Sisters in Original Case with Pinned Hair Wreaths vintage brass some scuffs and stains

some scuffs and stains

giving a bit of a sense of moody weather while perfectly setting off this wonderfully carved and painted dog

and why not

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Striking Victorian Tintype of Three Sisters in Original Case with Pinned Hair Wreaths vintage brass some scuffs and stainsI 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