https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/29615/fullSpaniel Figuremid-19th century[]Moulded earthenwareFrom the sale record: John Brown made his mark potting in Bowmanville as both a modeller and for his experimenting with clays. He famously recevied a patent in 1858, from nother than Sir John A. Macdonald (then Attorney-General for Ontario) for his use of local clays and unique glazes. Plate 35A in Collard's Nineteenth-Century Pottery and Porcelain in Canada shows an example of a large spaniel shaped bank marked on teh base. J. & W.O. Brown 1859. Joseph and William Brown, were potters in Toronto. This is an impressively large piece, standing 13 1/2 inche tall. A terrific example of the moulder's art. The details in the fur are really quite something. Some heavy flaking off the inside base edge has been professionally stabilized. A few spots on the head and body where the glaze has chipped. Overall excellent condition. An important piece of redware from one of Ontario's early and innovative potting families.com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.Classification@415https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/9518/rdf