Sleeping Fox
Unknown (Possibly)
Sleeping fox. Terracotta. The fox is lying down with its tail curled around its left hind leg, and its head, ears pricked, resting on the ground. Its eyes are open. The shallow circular base has striations and tool marks on the top around the fox. A circle of brown felt is stuck to the underside.
Paul Mellon Bequest
Diameter: 28.5 cm
Height: 8.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (2000) by Mellon, Paul, the executors of
19th Century, Mid#
Louis-Phillipe I
Production date:
circa
AD 1840
Accession number: M.5-2000
Primary reference Number: 28434
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_5_2000
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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