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Production: Unidentified Staffordshire Pottery
White salt-glazed stoneware with shredded clay fur, and details in brown slip
Off-white stoneware, thrown in two parts, with applied tail, legs, snout, eyes, ears, and chain. The endearingly tubby body and detachable head are covered in shredded clay fur. Brown slip was applied to indicate the toes on the front feet, to create a border of slanting Ss on the collar, and to fill in the centres of the circular eyes. The top of the snout was pierced to take the top ring of a six link chain which may originally have had a ball attached to it.
History note: Mr Rochelle Thomas 'Clearance Catalogue' received by Glaisher on 21 April 1923, no. 645, and bought for £10 on 25 April (according to label inside)
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 24.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Mid
George II
George III
Circa
1740
CE
-
1770
CE
The grog fur was made from ground up fired stoneware clay
Details
composed of
slip
( brown)
Surface
composed of
salt-glaze
Body And Head
Decoration
Ears, Muzzle, Limbs
off-white Stoneware
Inscription present: rectangular white paper label with cut corners and dark blue or black line round the upper edges
Accession number: C.501 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 75315
Old object number: 4179
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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