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Hound dog

Made at: Charles Gouyn's Factory (St. James, London, working around 1747–1760)
Formerly known as: Girl-in-a-Swing Manufactory
English
About 1752
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions Overall: 11.8 × 9.5 cm (4 5/8 × 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Richard C. Paine
Accession Number30.365
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionFigure of a male dog in white, with head turned to the right and its mouth open, seated on an oblong base.
Marks Incised triangular mark on bottom
InscriptionsLabel of Alfred E. Hutton Collection, "no. 20"

Earlier collector label with monogram "RDT" (?) and No. 3 in circular label with serrated edge.
ProvenanceAlfred E. Hutton, London; by 1930, Richard C. Paine (b. 1893 - d. 1966), Boston; 1930, gift of Richard C. Paine to the MFA. (Accession date: April 3, 1930)