Portrait of a Dog in Chain Collar, c. 1890s H. Ramshaw, Acton, Ontario Cabinet Card Photo needlepoint portrait The tiny "Boy" handwritten at

The tiny "Boy" handwritten at bottom left really completes this one for me

The back shows a bit of charcoal

as if having knocked up against many a glass ceiling

such that the form itself is difficult to get a handle on

I've been paying some attention to antique folk pottery  jugs lately

Portrait of a Dog in Chain Collar, c. 1890s H. Ramshaw, Acton, Ontario Cabinet Card Photo needlepoint portrait The tiny "Boy" handwritten atI'm not the best at identifying dogs, but think this may be a German Pinscher (?) though the face looks a bit more of the scrappy terrier to me. Whatever the case, especially in this wide chain link collar, it looks the sort to protect one from unwanted visitors! (While also looking as if yearning to be loved.) Quite poised, but for one ear and eyebrow that twitched during the photo, resulting in a blur just there, which top me has the effect of