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Dog: C.3089-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Dog

Maker(s)

Production: Longton Hall Porcelain Manufactory (Probably)
Production: William Littler & Co. (Probably)

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Description

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.

Notes

History note: Purchased from Mrs Stewart Acton at Brighton for £3 on 26 April 1918 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.4 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Longton Hall ⪼ Staffordshire

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, W. D., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Production date: circa AD 1755

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Base Width 6.5 cm

Materials used in production

except for underside; slightly blue-tinted Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

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

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.3089-1928
Primary reference Number: 74368
Old object number: 4028
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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