MINIATURE TIN HAND-PAINTED FIGURES

HUNGARY - 1950s EA/HU/0005
https://europearchive.eu/country-index/hungary/

These tiny tin figures are about 1cm high. Painting them must have been a hell of a job, probably best achieved using a magnifying glass and an equally tiny little brush. Not to mention steady hands, which we can see the painter might not have been fortunately blessed with. Yet even with the limitations of painting, the previous owner of these tin figures managed to give them character. It’s especially lovely to imagine their lives overlapping, were they all invited to the wedding, for instance…

MINIATURE TIN HAND-PAINTED FIGURES

HUNGARY - 1950s EA/HU/0005
https://europearchive.eu/country-index/hungary/

These tiny tin figures are about 1cm high. Painting them must have been a hell of a job, probably best achieved using a magnifying glass and an equally tiny little brush. Not to mention steady hands, which we can see the painter might not have been fortunately blessed with. Yet even with the limitations of painting, the previous owner of these tin figures managed to give them character. It’s especially lovely to imagine their lives overlapping, were they all invited to the wedding, for instance…