figure of a bear



figure of a bear

Summary

Hollow moulded figure of a chained and muzzled bear, sitting upright on applied rear legs, with front legs stretched forward holding a cup to mouth, and relief-moulded circular chain around neck and across chest and back. Buff earthenware coated with yellow-cream slip, loosely marbled with dark brown slip to give streaky pattern with eyes picked out in brown spots.


Object Name

figure of a bear

Date Created

c 1775

accession number

1947.725

Place of creation

Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Bequeathed by George Beatson Blair

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