Antique Tintype Photograph Portrait Memento Mori Brooch Locket with Inscription Popliteal Space

Popliteal Space

This very nice fez features a metal pharaoh emblem on the front

The word Gesundheit is written around the man's collar

allowing the spiked fork on the woodpecker's nose to grab a toothpick

There are some significant scuff marks on the wood of the frame

Antique Tintype Photograph Portrait Memento Mori Brooch Locket with Inscription Popliteal SpaceHere is an amazing antique brooch, likely made of brass, that features a beveled glass viewing window with a tintype of a bearded man, possibly a soldier. The tintype shows signs of wear, darkening, and crazing in the photograph, but the man is clearly visible. The viewing window is surrounded by an ornate etched border. The back bears an inscription that appears to read, "Remember your aunt P. P.," though the word remember is partially obscured. The