Yes, this is indeed a pug ensconced on a very fancy chair. It was ordered by Sady (Sadie?) Anne Lloyd, presumably the pampered pooch's owner. As it is part of our Poole Collection, this photo was taken somewhere in the South East of Ireland. Date: Circa 1900 NLI Ref.: POOLEIMP 566

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Topics:
   + 1900 photographs
   + Dogs on chairs
   + Dogs sticking out the tongue
   + Ireland in the 1900s
   + Old photographs of dogs
   + Pug

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