'Why did my master sell me?' [the caption on a studio portrait with attitude]
Richmond, Victoria, T.W. McAlpine, [1880s]. Some details catch the eye immediately - the cloth cap, the high lace-up boots, the striped knee-length socks - but they don't demand answers. However, one that does is the caption 'Why did my master sell me?' written in the negative on the fur rug..... More