Beloved Max, 1938 (in Handmade Frame and Very Folky Interior) blue and white swirl maybe added at a later

maybe added at a later date

which though fairly light in weight feels substantial

Somewhat mysteriously

a broad-brimmed hat with tasselated strings which was worn by Catholic clergy (until its banning in 1969)

The blade is marked with a "2" but I see no other marks

Beloved Max, 1938 (in Handmade Frame and Very Folky Interior) blue and white swirl maybe added at a laterSweet Max. It is a sort of celluloid film rather than glass over the photo here, which has aged some, lending a bit of a yellow tinge to the image. But there was still no way I could resist this 1938 photo of clearly beloved canine with his name written for posterity on the mat that surrounds him. (It appears the frame was custom made to memorialize him, too, with no easy way of taking it apart.) The rest of the photo is interesting too, with what