Chasse au Lapin
W.T.Copeland and Sons Ltd.
Category
Ceramics
Date
1860 - 1875
Materials
Parian porcelain
Measurements
170 mm (H); 320 mm (W)
Place of origin
Stoke-on-Trent
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 285160
Summary
Figure group, Parian porcelain, Chasse au Lapin (or Terrier Group), a group of naturalistically modelled terriers on rocky oval base, two smooth coated, one rough coated, looking into a rabbit hole, W. T. Copeland & Sons Ltd, Stoke on Trent, 1860-75; after a wax model by Pierre-Jules Mêne, displayed on an oval ebonised stand with glass dome.
Makers and roles
W.T.Copeland and Sons Ltd., manufacturer Pierre-Jules Mêne (Paris 1810 - 1879), sculptor