Antique Tintype Photograph Portrait Memento Mori Brooch Locket with Inscription dating it to between 1945

dating it to between 1945 and 1952

in the United States in 1931

but does not sit very well on the inkwell

which was medium strength and is a wonderful piece of apothecary history

Antique Tintype Photograph Portrait Memento Mori Brooch Locket with Inscription dating it to between 1945Here 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