Chihuahua Over Bed, Vintage Hand-tinted 8x10 Photo ornament study and also a 19th century

and also a 19th century tradition of carving and painting vertebrae to resemble John Wesley (1703-1791)

2 3/4" long x 1 1/2" tall x 3/4" deep

who shared that two generations of children in the family had played with them as children

and I think this is a pretty iconic one

Chihuahua Over Bed, Vintage Hand-tinted 8x10 Photo ornament study and also a 19th centuryKitschy and fun, but also rather poignant, with this lonely looking little dog real or a photo sculpture I am honestly not certain perched atop the headboard in seemingly perpetual wait of companionship! Somehow, to my eye at least, this manages to feel rather transcendent. 8" x 10," on matte photo paper, and in very good vintage condition