An original glossy black-and-white photograph of the acclaimed German lyric soprano, shown in a silk gown and holding a little dog. She signs and inscribes the image in red pen to American music critic Peter Hugh Reed.

Although we cannot identify Lotte's dog by name, we can quote this amusing anecdote from her friend, Dr. Bernhard von Barsewisch: Lotte invited me several times to visit her… There were spoiled dogs begging at the dining table, never believing in Lotte's "I have no more".