Spaniel Figure

ManufacturedToronto, Ontario, Canada

Datemid-19th century

MediumMoulded earthenware

DimensionsOverall: 35 × 9 × 4 cm (13 3/4 × 3 9/16 × 1 9/16 in.)

MarkingsStamped J&W.O Brown 1859

DescriptionFrom 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.

Credit LineThe Raphael Yu Collection

Object numberT10.6.352

Classifications

North American

Sub-classification

Canadian

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Status

On view