Dog of fo
Category
Ceramics
Date
1700 - 1800
Materials
stoneware
Measurements
203 mm (H)70 mm (W)97 mm (D)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1245627.2
Summary
One of a pair of stoneware figures of Dogs of Fo (Buddhistic lions), glazed in tones of straw and green. Probably 18th century.
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey Chinese Porcelain stored in the basement, page 90.