Little Boy in Cap with Big Fish, Sweet Old Snapshot vintage first aid bandages ink and watercolor on lined

ink and watercolor on lined paper

in no small part because it's such a satisfying one to use

with floppy (now hardened) leather ears and pointed tail

and lovely shade of pale salmon-y pink

that it is a “Shutter dog”— made to hold a shutter open (“dog” being an Old English term for fastener)

Little Boy in Cap with Big Fish, Sweet Old Snapshot vintage first aid bandages ink and watercolor on linedA very waif ish looking boy and a very big fish which looks to have been hung from a hook at just the height of the boy without his cap on! I love the play of horizontals and verticals here, too, with just the arc of the huge open mouthed fish interrupting the linearity. 3 5 16 x 2 3 8 and in good condition, with some black paper residue on reverse.