Poodle
French Prisoners of War
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1756 - 1763
Materials
Beechwood
Place of origin
Sissinghurst
Collection
Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Kent
NT 803167
Summary
Two carved beechwood 'French Poodles' (water spaniels?) (a) coarse haired (b) shaved - both bitches with puppies, on integral bases. Carved by French prisoners of war, and sold from Sissinghurst, 1756=1763
Makers and roles
French Prisoners of War , carver