2003.0013.081 Figure

Figure (Dog (Dismal Hound))

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Bow Porcelain Factory (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1750-1760

  • Materials:

    Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Painted, Enameled

  • Museum Object Number:

    2003.0013.081


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2003.0013.081

Object Name

Figure (Dog (Dismal Hound))

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Mrs. Helen Shumway Mayer

Creator (Role)

Bow Porcelain Factory (Maker)
c. 1747-c. 1776

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1750-1760

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside; Round black adhesive label, printed in gold letters, "GUARANTEED/GENUINE/ D. M. & P./ MANHEIM/ ANTIQUES CORP./ 46 EAST 57th STREET/ NEW YORK CITY"

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Painted, Enameled

Dimensions (inches)

3.25 (H) , 3.62 (L) , 2.37 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

8.255 (H) , 9.195 (L) , 6.02 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Adams, Elizabeth Bryding & Redstone, David. 1981 Bow Porcelain.
Similar figure, differently painted: p. 200, no. 129, shown as one of a "pair of hounds" and noting alternate name as "dismal hounds." 1755-9. Modeled after Meissen originals.
[Book] Gabszewicz, Anton & Freeman, Geoffrey. 1982 Bow Porcelain: The Collection Formed by Geoffrey Freeman.
Mate (in modeling, only) to Mayer "dismal hound": col. pl. IX & p. 152, no. 255, c. 1758.
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1992 The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Volume IV Decorative Arts.
Similar Meissen figure: p. 79, no. 69, c. 1750, crossed swords mark, Kandler modeler.
[Article] du Boulay, Antony. 2009 "English Ceramics in National Trust Houses". The International Ceramics Fair & Seminar. 19-25.
Pair of Bow hounds: p. 24, fig. 10, seated figures, one possibly same mold as Winterthur's. Enameled. c. 1755, Bow.
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1992 The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Volume IV Decorative Arts.
Bow hound, probably of mate's form: p. 79, no. 69, c. 1755-59