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Figure of a dog
Emile Gallé (French, 1846 - 1904)
1870–80
- Medium
- Glazed earthenware
- Classification
- Ceramics (objects)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 30.7 x 17 x 23.1 cm (12 1/16 x 6 11/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
- Culture
- Nancy
- Museum
- Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Credit line
- Gift of Anonymous Donor
- Rights
- CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Smithsonian Institution
About this work
Bulldog sitting on haunches, decorated as if wearing light blue dressing gown, banded in red and embellished with predominantly red flowers, a few blue forget-me-nots and green foliage. Painted black lace cap on head tied under chin, black lace protruding from sleeves of gown above white front paws; applied glass eyes. Body predominantly fine red clay with some cream colored clay.
