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Pair of Bolognese Hounds

Manufacturer (French, 1845 - 1891)
CultureFrench
Datelate 19th Century
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 19 × 29 × 13 cm (7 1/2 × 11 7/16 × 5 1/8 in.) Overall: 23 × 28 × 14 cm (9 1/16 × 11 × 5 1/2 in.)
Markings"X" in underglaze blue at the bottom of each tail
DescriptionThe pair of Bolognese hounds copies a model created by Johann Joachim Kändler in 1769 for the Meissen manufactory. The Bolognese dog was a favoured lapdog in 18th-century Germany along with the popular pug. Meissen’s porcelain model proved to be very popular and continued to be produced over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Credit LineGift of Lindy Barrow in memory of Helen Gardiner
Object numberG22.6.1.1-2
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
French Porcelain
Status
Not on view
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