Striking Victorian Tintype of Three Sisters in Original Case with Pinned Hair Wreaths vintage brass Based on the paper towels

Based on the paper towels they were carefully folded into I’d say this reader served a few generations

and why not

or sophisticated ikebana arrangement

which could easily be trimmed

The pink-red decoration on this one comes from Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack (there were a whole series of these illustrating different "maxims")

Striking Victorian Tintype of Three Sisters in Original Case with Pinned Hair Wreaths vintage brass Based on the paper towelsI really loved finding this one the other day in Maine I was first drawn to the striking, super crisp image of the these three beautiful, serious looking young women, surely sisters, but ultimately sold on it due to the beautifully preserved hair pinned to the purple velvet on the opposite side. There appear to be three different hair samples, one for each girl I assume, the lighter hair braided and the two dark pieces looped into wreaths, then all