Squirrel

Figure
ca.1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, of a squirrel with a black collar, and is seated on a green mound eating a nut.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSquirrel (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, of a squirrel eating a nut, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1780.
Physical description
Figure in soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, of a squirrel with a black collar, and is seated on a green mound eating a nut.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'O' and a stroke (Incised on base)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from George, London, for 10 shillings in March 1878
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 364 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:434-1885

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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