Animal Figurine

Region Staffordshire (English, founded c. 1700)

Mediumearthenware

Dimensions5 x 6 3/4 x 2 5/8 inches (12.7 x 17.1 x 6.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981

Object number41.900.166.B

ClassificationsSculptures

DescriptionElongated oval shaped base; crackled white ground; spill or vent hole on base top; cobalt blue base; gold lustre band around base; left facing rust colored kneeling whippet; front legs crossed; matte gold collar.

ProvenanceProbably W.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted March 5, 1981 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House

On View

Not on view