Owlet

Manufacturer Bow Porcelain Works (English, 1744 - 1776)

CultureEnglish

OriginStratford-le-Bow, London, England

Datec.1755-1760

MediumPhosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels

DimensionsOverall: 20.1 x 5.1 x 10.5 cm (7 15/16 x 2 x 4 1/8 in.)

MarkingsNone

DescriptionA Bow owl modelled with yellow beak and claws. Its plumage is enriched in brown and yellow, and it is perched on a tree-stump applied with a pink flower and a group of toadstools flanked by two flower-sprays and edged in green.

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG86.1.2

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

English Porcelain

Collections

Status

On view

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