Sleeping Dog at the Edge of the Rug, Irregularly Cut Antique Tintype Photo found text and mountains

and mountains

Early 20th century British and signed HS at lower right

with art and the Bible providing his other primary sources of sustenance

I believe he would have been used for waxing thread in sewing (strengthening the thread and making it easier to use) and clearly he's an old one

burl base approx 5 3/8" w

Sleeping Dog at the Edge of the Rug, Irregularly Cut Antique Tintype Photo found text and mountainsPerhaps 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