Portrait of Bulldog in Studded Collar, Antique Photograph gifts for women came from the same estate

came from the same estate and so I would guess are of roughly the same age

It is marked Sterlized Japan on the opposite side of the handle

or whether it was made by

which I also understand were seen as good luck talisman

Portrait of Bulldog in Studded Collar, Antique Photograph gifts for women came from the same estateA pretty terrific portrait I think, with our canine subject captured at just the right instant, staring straight ahead and looking a perfect mix of soulful and formidable. Happily, the studding on his or her leather collar is just visible as it curves around the neck, while the leather end hangs at a jaunty angle right in front. 3 3 8" x 2 1 4". Printed on thin paper, which shows a tear along the left edge and a little dark staining toward the upper