Tall, Intense Looking Man with Spindle Back Side Chair, 1850s-60s Tintype Under Glass in Foil Wrap italian painting and the lines of which

and the lines of which make it feel like a smaller scale drawing table

with the balls rolling around easily in the cage

When you press the button on at the center of the wooden base

I found this one at an antiques show in New Hampshire last week

with a very finely tipped ink pen

Tall, Intense Looking Man with Spindle Back Side Chair, 1850s-60s Tintype Under Glass in Foil Wrap italian painting and the lines of whichI believe this is a tintype rather than an ambrotype, behind glass with gold toned mat and wrap. I love portraits of people and their chairs, especially early ones, and especially when subject and chair reflect upon and enliven one another in interesting ways, as I think is the case here. I have a hard time imagining this very tall and quite intense looking (those eyes look blazing!) man sitting comfortably, let alone still, in this by comparison very