Seated Dog
Factory:
Stevenson and Hancock
Factory:
Hancock, Sampson
Bone china, slip cast, and clear glazed.
Bone china (probably) figure of a seated dog, slip cast, and clear glazed. The underside is unglazed and has a large oval ventilation hole through which the glazed underside of the top of the base is visible.The dog is seated on an oval low mound base which has been pricked to create a lava-like surface. He sits with his right front paw back and left front paw forward and his right back paw between them. His head is turned to the viewer’s right; his ears are pricked and his mouth open.
History note: Purchased from Ralph & Bruce Moss, 26 Whitehorse Street, Baldock, Hertfordshire
Purchased with the Rylands Fund
Height: 14.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1984-04-30) by Moss, Ralph and Bruce
19th Century, third quarter#
Victoria I
Circa
1865
CE
-
1876
CE
Produced either by Stevenson & Hancock, or Sampson Hancock
When accessioned the dog was described as after the Jennings or Duncombe Park Dog, now (2003) in the British Museum, but the hind legs are in a different position.
Base Length 9.8 cm
clear
Lead-glaze
Bone china
Slip-casting
: Bone china, slip-cast and clear glazed
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.18-1984
Primary reference Number: 82690
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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