Pair of Bolognese Hounds
Manufacturer
Samson, Edme and Cie (Samson Ceramics)
(French, 1845 - 1891)
CultureFrench
Datelate 19th Century
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 19 × 29 × 13 cm (7 1/2 × 11 7/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
Overall: 23 × 28 × 14 cm (9 1/16 × 11 × 5 1/2 in.)
Markings"X" in underglaze blue at the bottom of each tail
DescriptionThe pair of Bolognese hounds copies a model created by Johann Joachim Kändler in 1769 for the Meissen manufactory. The Bolognese dog was a favoured lapdog in 18th-century Germany along with the popular pug. Meissen’s porcelain model proved to be very popular and continued to be produced over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Object numberG22.6.1.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
French PorcelainCollections
Status
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740
Object number: G83.1.938
19th Century, in the style of 18th century Rouen
Object number: G12.14.12
Artist / Maker: Jones and Sons
c. 1826-28
Object number: G13.15.24