Owlet
Manufacturer
Bow Porcelain Works
(English, 1744 - 1776)
CultureEnglish
OriginStratford-le-Bow, London, England
Dateca.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 CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Royal Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1775
Object number: G83.1.688
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
April or May 1738
Object number: G83.1.910
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca. 1930-35
Object number: G83.1.947
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1760-1765
Object number: G83.1.863
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1755
Object number: G83.1.1046.1-2
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
550-850
Object number: G83.1.124a-b
Artist / Maker: Höchst Porcelain Factory
ca.1750-1755
Object number: G83.1.885