Sweet, Much Loved Old Straw Stuffed Hand-sewn Linen Dog with Button Eyes concrete baby arm but I think it's so

but I think it's so lovely

A little more searching reveals a known portrait of Walbridge's wife Sally Morgan Walbridge painted by Ammi Phillips in 1820 (included in photos)

with some staining along the upper left edge (much darker on the back of the drawing than the front)

so it takes what I consider a really good one to win me--which I think this guy is

Sweet, Much Loved Old Straw Stuffed Hand-sewn Linen Dog with Button Eyes concrete baby arm but I think it's soOf course I had to adopt this sweet thing. He's a bit threadbare around one black button eye, making him all the more empathetic. Hand sewn of linen, stuffed with straw, late 19th very early 20th century I believe. Despite all the years on him, he remains an eager puppy, ever hopeful to be loved! 6 3 4" l x 5 1 2" t. General wear and aging, threadbare patch around one eye, a lighter toned band around his middle where there must once have been a