1/4 Tintype Old Lady Holding Sampler Aunt of US Congressman? macab I think George is the

I think George is the most likely identity

the main viewable area of this rare image is in very good or better antique condition

the New York Athenaeum and the New York Gallery of Fine Arts

I know from experience a restorer can remove this if it's an issue

This is an original antique painting / watercolor print

1/4 Tintype Old Lady Holding Sampler Aunt of US Congressman? macab I think George is theOriginal 1 4 tintype of a very old woman holding what appears to be a sampler. This was out of the Andrew Gregg Curtin estate, who was a Civil War era politician: Pennsylvania Governor, United States Diplomat and Congressman. This woman is not identified, but doing some research on the family it was possible she was Curtin's aunt, Barbara Jane Curtin (1777 1869). Tintype is in VG antique condition overall with some light bends, not sure how well they