Man with Absurd Mustache, Gem Tintype in Original Potter's Patent 1865 Sleeve antique design object the color and detail on

the color and detail on this Corvus Glandarius

and I might guess made to function as a doorstop ( indeed he's taken some dings) but maybe just to sit on a counter and intimidate

and sits nicely perched on a shelf

I absolutely love that the two photos capture the pair in the same spots

a fortune telling valentine of sorts

Man with Absurd Mustache, Gem Tintype in Original Potter's Patent 1865 Sleeve antique design object the color and detail onI keep thinking maybe this is not as wild as I think but then I look at it again and this mustache is truly insane. Especially on the face of this quite young man. Maybe a fake mustache, I don't know, I think it is excellent whatever the case. Potter's Patent March 7, 1865 embossed on the sleeve, which refers to the die cut paper frame, patented by Ray W. Potter of New York. As mounted: 3 3 4" x 2 5 16". Tintype 1 1 4" x 3 4". Excellent condition.