"Uncle Howard" with Hidden Mother Plus One, Odd and Painterly Antique Tintype Chromotrope with the Festhalle (exhibition hall)

with the Festhalle (exhibition hall) in the background

Photo measures 6 1/16" x 5 7/8"

A little toning along the right edge

bends or significant stains

to hold up as needed in everyday conversation ("question of privilege

"Uncle Howard" with Hidden Mother Plus One, Odd and Painterly Antique Tintype Chromotrope with the Festhalle (exhibition hall)By far my favorite "hidden mother" tintype I've had for the strange looking baby (looks almost like an adult head collaged onto a baby's body!), and for the not one but two "hidden" figures. Happily the face of the young mother directly behind the baby is revealed in profile just to the left of the baby's head (look closely), lending a sense of playfulness to an otherwise somewhat eerie feeling image. And then another figure lingering in the shadows