"Uncle Howard" with Hidden Mother Plus One, Odd and Painterly Antique Tintype papier mache box and 2 1/2" deep

and 2 1/2" deep

To my sensibility

but still clear and lovely

here this shaggy dog with what I assume is a pheasant in its sights seems more a lot more friendly than ferocious

"Uncle Howard" with Hidden Mother Plus One, Odd and Painterly Antique Tintype papier mache box and 2 1/2" deepBy 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