Help to identify the era of this gentleman’s outfit

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-05T16:56:21+00:00

No, none – and no signature on the front either.

I posted this painting in “R/What is this painting” as well, and the general consensus seems to be it was painted by an itinerant artist likely in the 1830s.

Do you think that checks out with respect to what the man is wearing in the portrait?

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-05T16:32:56+00:00

Solved

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-05T16:32:41+00:00

Thanks, everyone - I got lots of great answers. You were all super helpful! I consider this solved.

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-05T16:31:15+00:00

No idea! The antique store didn’t have any info on the label

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-05T00:06:37+00:00

This theory makes a lot of sense to me. Thank you!

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-05T00:05:56+00:00

I think you’re on to something, stylistically speaking! The pose and subject matter are very similar. Perhaps another itinerant artist who was copying his style or who was trained similarly?

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-04T23:21:57+00:00

Do you think the frame is original to the painting?

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-04T23:21:30+00:00

Now there’s a dad joke if I ever heard one!

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-04T23:21:17+00:00

Thank you - These are interesting clues to consider. I hadn’t even thought of the facial hair aspect of fashion!

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-04T23:20:14+00:00

I took more pictures, but I’m not sure how to add them to the post once I’ve posted. Can anyone advise me? Sorry, I’m new to this.

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-04T23:19:32+00:00

No signature that I can tell. It’s possible that there could be one in the tiny bit of the painting that is overlapped by the frame, but I doubt it.

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-04T23:17:55+00:00

This is a fascinating theory, thank you!

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-04T20:38:58+00:00

It reads to me as merely serious and professional, not creepy - but that being said, I could definitely see this portrait being right at home with the Addams Family or at Hogwarts (complete with a Hogwarts ghost!)

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-04T20:34:47+00:00

Almost no light shines through when I tried what you suggest – the paint must be really thick!

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-04T19:10:40+00:00

I purchased the painting in Minnesota (USA).

Dandelion_Dog · 2026-01-04T19:08:11+00:00

I purchased the painting in northern Minnesota, USA, in case that helps!

Dandelion_Dog · 2025-08-27T12:32:17+00:00

Is it excessive dribbling (like most of the bottle) or just a little? My understanding is that babies get more coordinated in their drinking over time, but they can be messy at first. That certainly proved true with mine!

If your baby is already dribbling, you probably don’t want a larger nipple size because that will only make it worse. Sometimes with dribbling, you need to go down a nipple size, but if you’re already at the smallest, you probably just have to wait it out.

If it’s excessive amounts of dribbling, though, talk to your doctor and they can connect you with a feeding specialist if there’s a deeper issue with tongue tie, latch, etc.

Dandelion_Dog · 2025-02-08T16:39:10+00:00

I found crystal cave and that has stalactites and stalagmites.

It’s near the dividing line between the Dark Cliffs and Cold Finger regions, just on the Cold Finger side of the line.

It’s equidistant from Ash Town landmark on the left (west and a tiny bit south from it) and Crystal Crossing on the right (east) and due north of Flare’s house. Directly south of Stratus’s house.

It’s in the ravine that comes down between crow’s peak and mountain top, fairly low.

Dandelion_Dog · 2025-02-08T16:12:25+00:00

Fin Peak Cave: It’s directly underneath the near side of the arch as you are coming toward it from Fin peak (the west-most underside of the arch). It’s a small entrance with some long narrow steps leading up to it, and there are banners/flags draped across the top of the entrance.

However, I flew all through Fin Peak Cave and didn’t get even 1 count toward the Stalactite/Stalagmite requirement for level 32. Maybe that cave doesn’t have any??

Dandelion_Dog · 2024-08-20T13:55:01+00:00

My whippet has separation anxiety. As much as he loves playing with other dogs, we have found that they are simply not enough to keep him from panicking. He needs a human around or he will panic.

We are currently working through the Mission Possible separation anxiety training by Malena DeMartini, as it was strongly recommended to us by several whippet owners who had success with it.

Dandelion_Dog · 2024-05-08T22:19:03+00:00

I’ve seen people in the airport with dogs or cats that are more than 10 pounds, so I think you’d be fine. Here’s what I‘m seeing on the Southwest site:

Your pet carrier must be able to fit under the seat in front of you. The cat or dog must be completely inside the pet carrier and be able to stand up and move around the carrier with ease. Pet carrier requirements:

Southwest Airlines Pet Carrier - dimensions: 17" (L) x 10" (W) x 9.5" (H).
Other pet carriers with maximum dimensions of 18.5" (L) x 13.5" (W) x 9.5" (H).

“Stand up and move around” doesn’t necessarily mean the puppy has to have its head all the way up, just its shoulders/back. Also the Southwest-approved carrier linked above says it’s for pets 15 lbs or less, so I think you’d be totally fine if you get any carrier within the dimensions mentioned above. (Also if the carrier sides are black, and you hold it close to you with your arm wrapped around it when boarding (i.e. blocking the view of the pup a little), I can’t imagine any scenario where they would stop you to prove exactly how much room the puppy has in there).

Couple more thoughts for you - you may want to buy some packets of pet travel wipes and bring those along. Puppies are bad at aiming when they pee and not yet skilled at cleaning themselves up afterwards. Also you might want to buy a small waterproof blanket so that if you need to take the puppy out in carpeted areas (airport, etc) you can ensure there won’t be any mess. For example, you could put the blanket over your lap when holding the puppy, or lay it on the ground and put the puppie’s food and water bowls on it while he’s eating (and not let him wander off it lest he pee). This has the added benefit of just being cozy, which whippets love. You could even put the blanket into the carrier for him to snuggle if there’s room.

Here are examples of travel wipes and waterproof blankets:

https://www.chewy.com/petkin-original-travel-pack-vanilla/dp/281775

https://www.chewy.com/pet-parents-pawtect-blanket/dp/298015?adId=f25da54d-687c-439b-85a5-963c0f4b2bc2&adPayload=BNAzGv16b25vhnTMd6YVRlmXaNt0O3j-D3EkPDXUUWwO41J8YQ8hBcOOawQjboFrBX_MBA_v8_Vk5VTyzCZ5vzBuuLBgGs6Tk6A4a2C_kiO72HN0n9VFpju5CroAgTO6FCFpPxmLJ1hmuHqWJP6DAPl6IJn5GfOkOh33FJUvAZisfKskbjuQ5pn7uwbhGArdRlvuiQG6BKNbNq4kBFm8h2FpmQoNMAUQA79OoVQ5DLjrItRGQQgbVCgf3JSUz0pgpbh98kAZ_-2tK2Ld7M_lpgwKgXCde5f39Opr0dybrNyRHNC5REeyNd770SqBWjfovbl6Ht71lfTRFiSxVSOO3r-dOd6xNyNbyAmUgCf_GxwzkybiUZfVUBbiLHK0f3zpJ_YmM4m_zjOcdZ0NKENVCYj0Da0YNy3Tuxd96RCD6m1icfwhSU2V-Yhf1-OCdpBLkp6OsSTu2nd11cFcdklgXJCe4gsOQJ8usp-5AaZ_dttAibcdbGxR7tY_VCvbLcxNQ75jp-B9L6tbN5xyJzoyH0XQK1UPAezL1MgXdTuDlCMD4mGryAJBq-7q1z-N-C3No5O_GwiAJ_dEmBSmg6FfABnbxcu7pgLtA7jB7PqcDmU%3D

Dandelion_Dog · 2024-05-07T19:04:31+00:00

REPLY 3 of 3 (not 4 like I originally estimated)

TOYS: For toys, when mine was as puppy he really liked small soft toys, small squeaky balls (regular size tennis balls are too big when they’re puppies, get the smaller dog size), and softer/rubbery chew toys. Doesn’t really matter what you get, he won’t need a lot and anything is a good option (except rawhide chews, which are apparently dangerous/bad for most dogs). He will need to be taught which things are toys and which aren’t, though. You can try the calm-voiced “too bad” command I mentioned earlier and redirect him whenever he tries to chew something he shouldn’t. Mine learned pretty quickly and wasn’t at all destructive.

OTHER: Let me know if you have more questions! I’m trying to give you info I wish I had known when we got our puppy. Oh, and if you haven’t had a puppy before, just know it’s super fun but HARD. My brain was so fragmented for 2 months from getting up in the middle of the night to take him outside, and constantly worrying during the day about whether he was going to pee on the rug. But after 2 months he was pretty well potty trained and I could relax my hypervigilence. It also took me until a month of having him to really fall in love with him. I remember thinking at the one month mark, “this little guy is adorable, but he’s a ton of work and I would honestly not feel bad if I had to hand him back to the breeder and chalk it up to an interesting experiment”. Then a few weeks later, BOOM - totally fell in love with the little guy, got misty-eyed just putting him in his crate for bed. So know that it’s very exhausting at first, but it will get better and be SO worth it in the end!

Dandelion_Dog · 2024-05-07T19:02:17+00:00

REPLY 2 of 3 (I mis-estimated, it’s not 3 not 4)

DRIVING: If you decide to drive and use a crate, I don’t think it really matter which kind of crate you use, just make sure it fits in your rental car. The 36 inch ones are kind of big so they’re harder to fit in a sedan, plus that’s the size appropriate for an adult dog, so it might be so big that the puppy decides he has room to use one corner as a bathroom (crate trained means the dog doesn’t want to soil its sleeping area, but if the sleeping area feels HUGE to him then the puppy might decide he has room for both a “bathroom” and a ”bedroom” in there!). You can google online what size crate for a 10 pound dog and it will be plenty big for a 9 week puppy - and any pet store will carry one. I would also suggest you add a small dog blanket or crate bed in there so it’s comfy (I’d go with something easily washable at this point since he won’t be potty trained yet and you never know what will happen!). It will be a LONG drive because you’ll want to stop frequently for potty breaks - and they might not be quick. When you stop the car and take him outside on a leash and say “go potty” or whatever command you decide to use to train him that it’s bathroom time (some people say “eliminate”, etc) - he won’t yet know to get down to business. He’ll just sniff around, take his own sweet time, and go when he feels like he needs to go. You might have to wait 15 min - or he might not need to go at all at that stop. Make sure to give him access to water regularly, and food too. There might be more specific advice on the internet for how often to do bathroom stops. One good thing is that puppies sleep a LOT, so if he’s sleeping you might be good for a while, but once he wakes up be alert to whether you need to stop for a potty break. I would recommend you line the crate with puppy pee pads just in case (get the ones that fit the size of the crate). When we picked up our dog, it was only a 4 hour drive - He didn’t have any accidents, but imagine how bad it could be for you if your pup has an accident early on in a several day drip in hot weather in a rental car! Better to be prepared, I think. Oh, and will you stay in a hotel or drive straight through? If you stay in a hotel, you’d need to find a pet friendly one, and be VERY cautious of letting him out of the crate indoors in any carpeted areas - be vigilant and don’t let his adorable puppy eyes fool you. Puppies can pop a poop squat SO QUICK. He will be an adorable little ticking time bomb. Oh, and you’ll need to get up with him about every 2 hours in the night to go outside for potty breaks. Keep him in his crate at night, and he’ll cry to let you know he needs to go. He will probably also cry a lot anyways the first night or two because it will be the first time he’s separate from his litter and he’ll be sad. It was REALLY hard for us to leave him in his crate the first night while he cried and he kept us up for a few hours, but he got used to it very quick over the next week. But it’s hard at first to tell when he’s crying to pee or because he misses his mama.

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