boy with a dog chimney ornament, unknown maker from England, United Kingdom

Exhibition Label:
"Staffordshire Chimney Ornaments from the Nineteenth Century in the Collection of The University of Kansas Museum of Art," Jun-1973, Lea Rosson
In this pair of figures, both the boy and the girl are seated beside a beehive behind which rises a hollow tulip probably used to hold flowers. The dog which sits at the feet of the boy is the spaniel's gentle type. Both pieces are extensively painted with enamel overglaze colors; the boy's vest is blue underglaze.