Sleeping Dog at the Edge of the Rug, Irregularly Cut Antique Tintype Photo ear trumpet 7 1/4" x 4 5/8"

7 1/4" x 4 5/8" as folded

open face of its human companion

to the upper right corner were it meets the bar

officially joined the “United States”

most of the (fairly light) wear is on the backside around the squeeze handle

Sleeping Dog at the Edge of the Rug, Irregularly Cut Antique Tintype Photo ear trumpet 7 1/4" x 4 5/8"Perhaps this tintype of sweetly sleeping dog was cut down from a full plate image, I'm not totally sure; it's a bit irregular in shape and one can just see the edge of a what I take for a skirt and shoe along the right edge. Whatever the case, a pretty charming portrait of cozy contentment, and perhaps a good reminder to just be lazy sometimes! I especially love the uneven cut of the rug or mat along the front edge, revealing the wood floor below