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Figure (Squirrel)
Derby Porcelain Works
1790-1810
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Derby Porcelain Works (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Derby; Derbyshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2003.0013.082
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Mrs. Helen Shumway Mayer
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Object Number
2003.0013.082
Object Name
Figure (Squirrel)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Derby Porcelain Works (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Derby; Derbyshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1790-1810
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Slip-cast
Dimensions (inches)
2.87 (H) x 2.5 (W) x 2.32 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.29 (H) x 6.35 (W) x 5.893 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1992 The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Volume IV Decorative Arts.
• Possible Meissen prototype (with chain): p. 77, no. 59, c. 1750, crossed swords mark, Kandler modeler. [per Leslie Grigsby 2003]Book: Oswald, Adrian, et al. 1982 English Brown Stoneware 1670-1900.
• Salt-glazed brown stoneware squirrel in similar pose: p. 146, no. 108, Brampton, probably Briddon, Derbyshire.