French Bulldog

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  French Bulldog Humour Tee

  £42.00
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  French Bulldog Portrait Tee

  £42.00
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  French Bulldog Front Study Tee

  £42.00
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  French Bulldog Archive Print

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  French Bulldog Archive Hoodie

  £62.00
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  French Bulldog Archive Sweatshirt

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  French Bulldog Archive Tee

  £42.00
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The history of the French Bulldog

Nottingham lace workers took their small bulldogs with them when the trade moved to Normandy in the 1860s, and the type took root in France as a ratter and a fixture of Paris cafes and markets. American fanciers later insisted on the upright bat ear over the rose ear, and that argument settled the breed's face for good. The traits owners live with are unmistakable: the snoring, the wide catalogue of grumbles and yodels standing in for a proper bark, the head tilt held a beat longer than necessary, and a body that genuinely cannot swim. Weight in the drawing falls on the ears and on the folds above the nose, the two features carrying the entire expression, with the remainder of the plate kept deliberately spare.

About the plate

Every plate in the archive is drawn from scratch as a natural-history engraving, the breed set in the country it was made for rather than floated on a white background. The French Bulldog is Archive No. 007. The drawing is printed as a full plate across the back of the garment, nothing on the front, and the same plate is used for the print and the cards.

Garments are made when they are ordered, so nothing is printed until it is wanted and nothing is held in a warehouse. UK orders are printed in the UK and North American orders in the USA, which keeps the parcel on the same side of the ocean as the person waiting for it. If it is not right when it arrives, it can go back within 30 days.