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Flower container or spill vase (figure group) (Vase or spill vase (Dog Tray))
Dog Tray
1850-1860
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.106
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.106
Object Name
Flower container or spill vase (figure group) (Vase or spill vase (Dog Tray))
Title
Dog Tray
Category
Ceramics - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard Collection of English Pottery Figures
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1850-1860
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Red label with "1278 (1" written in black
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Bernard collection label with number "176"
Type: Label
Location: Back of base
Inscription: "34043/ 5096" is written in blue ink
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Literary scene
- Literature
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Press-molded
- Painted
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
13.2 (H) x 9.1 (W) x 4.9 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.5 (H) x 23.2 (W) x 12.5 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pugh, P. D. Gordon. 1987 Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era.
• Possibly from same mold: p. I528, fig. 51. And for subject details, see p. I510.Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 1.
• Same composition, probably from different mold: p. 306, fig. 1122, "DOG TRAY," with modeling differences. Related poem on same page.Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 1.
• Another Dog Tray group: p. 306, fig. 1121, portraying a child with a hoop game, asleep near a guarding dog. "DOG TRAY."