Original tintype of an older, bearded man, pretending? To have fallen asleep reading a newspaper, which he is holding. On his feet, which are propped up, he is wearing embroidered smoking slippers; he appears to have been warming them next to the great cast iron parlor stove on the right. An unusual and rare, great scene. Doubtful that this is a post mortem, though some who have seen it believe it is! Would be an incredible one, if so.. A light/moderate horizontal bend and light surface wear. Zoom in for details. About 3.5″ x 2.5″. Many more tintypes in my webstore. See the last image in this listing for details.