Man with Absurd Mustache, Gem Tintype in Original Potter's Patent 1865 Sleeve antique design object is that Rabin did not

is that Rabin did not begin painting until he was 70 (with paints left over from a paint by numbers kit)

a fortune telling valentine of sorts

allowing for all sorts of sculptural tabletop configurations

and tender too

and sits nicely perched on a shelf

Man with Absurd Mustache, Gem Tintype in Original Potter's Patent 1865 Sleeve antique design object is that Rabin did notI 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.