Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Pug dog

Figure
1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a pug-dog with a red collar with bells sitting-up on an oblong base


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePug dog (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Figure, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a pug-dog with a red collar with bells, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1765
Physical description
Figure, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of a pug-dog with a red collar with bells sitting-up on an oblong base
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
One of a pair with 414:209/A-1885 (Sch. I 308A)
The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Van Minden, Rotterdam, for £1 in August 1869.
Acquired as Chelsea porcelain.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 308 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:209-1885

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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