Portrait of a Dog in Chain Collar, c. 1890s H. Ramshaw, Acton, Ontario Cabinet Card Photo chargers 1 5/8" across at lip

1 5/8" across at lip and in excellent condition

and this terrific background of intensive mark-making that gives her a sort of halo

a few scuff marks here on the exterior

Plus the perfectly round raised ring around the glass and perfectly flat handle

Constant all the way around is a black design of triangles with lines through the centers

Portrait of a Dog in Chain Collar, c. 1890s H. Ramshaw, Acton, Ontario Cabinet Card Photo chargers 1 5/8" across at lipI'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