https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/12667/fullPair of Pug Dogs from the Royal Palace at Warsaw1741-1745Meissen Porcelain ManufactoryJohann Joachim KändlerOverall (G83.1.668.1): 23.5 x 23 cm (9 1/4 x 9 1/16 in.)
Overall (G83.1.668.2): 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 x 9 1/16 in. (21.5 x 15.5 x 23 cm)Hard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingGift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Meissen, Dresden, GermanyG83.1.668.1-21Dog figures modelled by J.J. Kaendler. Naturalistically seated on their haunches in black, brown and beige markings. One dog is wearing a green collar inscribed, and applied with seven bells and tied with a pink bow. The bitch with her puppy, wearing a pink collar enriched in gilt with trellis and tied with a turquoise bow and applied with seven bells. Their tails are curled up.18th Century European PorcelainGerman PorcelainMeissen[]European CeramicsGerman Porcelain1815601228GermanAugustus III (1733-1763)Crossed swords in underglaze blue. K.H.C.W. in overglaze red on femail pug