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 found a definitive record of Elmer Hill

and with what appear to be inset glass eyes

Nicely executed in ink wash/watercolor and mounted to a backing sheet the perfect shade of blue

loosing a few of its letters in one  case to become quite incomprehensible

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