Ornament in the form of a greyhound, earthenware, on an oval hollow base with a hole leading into it at one side, the greyhound reclining and arranged with the head to the left, with forelegs crossed, tail curling around it to one side, and head raised with a collar around the neck; painted in shades of pinky-orange with the nose and eyes picked out in black, and a yellow-brown collar, the base covered with a dark blue ground with a gilt line around the front.
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Creation/Production
Role: Production
Role: Factory
Place: Staffordshire
Period: 1850-1875
Acquisition
Gift, 26/11/1947
Given by Mrs Blight
Measurements
Height
(cm): 8.9
Length
(cm): 12
Width
(cm): 4.8
Height
(in): 3
Length
(in): 4
Width
(in): 1
Techniques
Slip-cast
Forming
Applied Art
Enamelled
Decoration
Applied Art
Gilded
Decoration
Applied Art
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art
Material
Earthenware
Enamel
Gilding
Glaze