Pug Dog on Cushion
Factory: Bow Porcelain Manufactory
Soft-paste porcelain of a Pug Dog on a Cushion.
Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded, and covered overall with slightly speckly clear glaze, except for a small area on the cushion near the pug's back left paw. The pug reclines on a rectangular cushion with an incised border on the sides, and a large tassel on each front corner. The pug's body is in profile to left, with its head is turned round to its left, and its tail is curled up over its back. It wears a collar with an applied flower at the back of its neck.
History note: Sheldon Collection; purchased by Cyril Andrade, at the Sheldon Sale on 12 June 1919 for £15; sold by Andrade at Puttick & Simpson, 10 October 1919, lot 149; purchased by Frank Stoner on Dr Glaisher's behalf for £4.10.
Bequeathed by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher
Height: 7.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Mid#
George II
Circa
1750
-
1755
Across Tassels Length 13.2 cm
phosphatic
Soft-paste porcelain
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Press-moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded, and covered overall with slightly speckly clear glaze
Lead-glazing
Inscription present: an arrow and an annulet; the symbol of the planet Mars
Inscription present: rectangular with cut corners and dark green line on three sides
Accession number: C.3030-1928
Primary reference Number: 41569
Old object number: 4119
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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