Shadows on Top of Shadows, Marvelous Antique Mounted Albumen Photo huge stoneware funnel and Vassar College Museum

and Vassar College Museum

and his boat

or a pretty bowl for assorted treats

it seems there were a whole series of these made for export in the earlyish 20th century featuring an array of different dogs as well as other animals

In his gaze

Shadows on Top of Shadows, Marvelous Antique Mounted Albumen Photo huge stoneware funnel and Vassar College MuseumI think this photo is just marvelous. Shadows upon shadows, some naturally occurring, some the product of shadow play with the subjects having chosen just the right spot to stage their drama. I see a shadow couple at lower right, one on them wearing a hat, a second embracing couple center bottom, and then the silhouette of a bear to its left. The man in black with arms raised looks to be the choreographer and partial creator, with his arms very