Chasse au Lapin
Figure Group
ca.1860-ca.1875 (made)
ca.1860-ca.1875 (made)
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Unglazed 'Parian' porcelain figure group consisting of three terriers, two of which are smooth-coated, the third with longer, curly hair, who are scrambling over each other to look down a rabbit hole. Ivy leaves grow on the surrounding bank. The whole group is modelled on an oval plinth.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | White unglazed 'Parian' porcelain |
| Brief description | Unglazed white porcelain figure group of three terriers on an oval plinth, Copeland, Stoke on Trent, about 1860-75, after a wax model by Pierre Jules Mène, about 1855 |
| Physical description | Unglazed 'Parian' porcelain figure group consisting of three terriers, two of which are smooth-coated, the third with longer, curly hair, who are scrambling over each other to look down a rabbit hole. Ivy leaves grow on the surrounding bank. The whole group is modelled on an oval plinth. |
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| Credit line | Given by Professor R. Y. Ball in memory of his parents, Clifford Y. Ball and Joan B. Ball |
| Object history | The wax model on which this porcelain group was based was exhibited at the Exposition Universal in Paris in 1855. A bronze cast from the model was shown at the Paris Salon in 1872. |
| Production | Original wax model made about 1855 |
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| Accession number | C.59-2004 |
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| Record created | September 9, 2004 |
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