Strange Antique Photo with Child in White antique cat needlepoint I'd think late 1960s or

I'd think late 1960s or early 70s

are not great--it is brighter and clearer than appears here

sort of lumpy nose and partially open red painted mouth

This wonderful old frame has some loss around the edges of the heart on top

and I must say it makes me pretty happy just to look at them

Strange Antique Photo with Child in White antique cat needlepoint I'd think late 1960s orI had not made the association when I purchased this photo, but many of you responded to it by suggesting it was a post mortem photo, with deceased child at center. An expert who deals in mourning and funerary antiques tells me that posing a deceased child in this manner would be exceedingly rare; rather, children in post mortem photos would be posed in a very reverent manner. In any case, this child's layers of all white, setting her (I assume) in