Soulful Terrier on Patterned Rug, 19th C. Sixth Plate Tintype in Foil Wrap RIP a flapper-esque bathing beauty emerging

a flapper-esque bathing beauty emerging from the sea and through the fog

I have to think this was made by a metalworker as a whimsy of sorts--perhaps as a present for a cobbler

to the red wheels against green cart

I assume meaning a child's size 8

and with what appear to be inset glass eyes

Soulful Terrier on Patterned Rug, 19th C. Sixth Plate Tintype in Foil Wrap RIP a flapper-esque bathing beauty emergingThe happy surprise of my week was to find this terrier beaming up at me from an unpicked box of tintypes! A relatively rare dog portrait, and an early one, c. 1860s 70s I believe, in original gold foil wrap, though the case long gone ( I do like to imagine it was housed opposite a brother or sister or very faithful companion!) . A very soulful looking pup, gazing out seemingly with much longing, and perfectly captured in 3 4 view so as highlight the