Unidentified photographer
1880s
Tintype portrait of a dapper fellow embedded in hand-painted petrified mushroom

Tintype
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Dec 8-10, 2014, #2370, Lot 54)
 
Hand-painted depicting flowering branches and a charming seaside landscape; also includes a handcrafted wooden easel made of carefully trimmed twigs, some with gold paint overlaid.
 
LL/56904