Folky Antique Hand-carved Quadruple Tin Type Frame hand-painted jointed dolls From what I understand

From what I understand

A great gift for your favorite female scholar or poet

and is signed Monk on the back

Handmade in Portugal

- decorated with green

Folky Antique Hand-carved Quadruple Tin Type Frame hand-painted jointed dolls From what I understandThis is an absolutely wonderful old hand carved wooden frame, 2nd half of the 19th century I believe, and clearly made, perhaps by the father, to proudly house the tintype photographs of this particular family of four. I think every inch of it just teems with love and warmth, and at over a foot across, it has a strong sculptural presence on the wall. The portraits themselves are pretty terrific, especially the very serious looking young boy, but the