1860S CDV ALBUMEN PHOTO LOTUS FOOT MUSICIAN WOMAN CHINA / CHINESE PHOTOGRAPHER family and I think the tablecloth

and I think the tablecloth has some tinting as well

there is some good evidence that they were Joseph Chase

otherwise no significant issues

Two original tintype

excellent antique condition in full case

1860S CDV ALBUMEN PHOTO LOTUS FOOT MUSICIAN WOMAN CHINA / CHINESE PHOTOGRAPHER family and I think the tableclothOriginal albumen image on its original approximate 4" x 2. 5" mount. On the back in period handwritten ink is, "Smallfoot Soochow Woman". This is an old CDV produced in China, by a Chinese photographer in early 1860s, and was part of a larger collection of CDVS I acquired that were either taken by, or distributed by Hong Kong photographer N'Gha Chan. This one does not have that info, but other CDVs from this collection have Chan's imprint, which