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Dog
Production:
Longton Hall Porcelain Manufactory
(Probably)
Production:
William Littler & Co.
(Probably)
Soft-paste porcelain figure of a seated dog scratching itself, on a low oval base edged with scrolls
Animal figure. Soft-paste porcelain, slip-cast (?), and covered with lead-glaze which is very slightly blue. The unglazed underside has a small round ventilation hold below the dog's hind quarters. There is a very slight depression near the centre with a wandering firing crack.The roughly oval base is edged with scrolls. The dog, possibly a pug, sits on its right haunch with its front paws apart, and scratches its left ear with its left foot. It has rounded floppy ears, and a smooth coat.
History note: Purchased from Mrs Stewart Acton at Brighton for £3 on 26 April 1918 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher
Height: 5.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, W. D., Dr
18th Century, Mid
George II
Production date:
circa
AD 1755
Base Width 6.5 cm
except for underside; slightly blue-tinted
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Slip-casting
: Soft-paste porcelain, slip-cast (?), and covered with lead-glaze which is very slightly blue. The unglazed underside has a small round ventilation hold below the dog's hind quarters. There is a very slight depression near the centre with a wandering firing crack.
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.3089-1928
Primary reference Number: 74368
Old object number: 4028
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Dog" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/74368 Accessed: 2024-11-21 23:42:36
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