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Figure of a Lion (one of a pair)

Figure of a Lion (one of a pair)

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CultureGerman
Titles
  • Figure of a Lion (one of a pair)
Date18th century
Probable placeGermany
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (faience)
Dimensions6 3/4 in. height (17.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.56.9.2
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Queen Anne Sitting Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionFaience is a variety of earthenware with tin oxide added to its lead glaze formula to give an opaque white effect that was often used to imitate, or at least suggest, the appearance of Chinese porcelain. Similar ceramics made in England are called delftware. Metallic oxides provided a range of colors for decoration: cobalt for blue, manganese for purple, iron for red, copper for green, and antimony for yellow.
Provenance[Ginsburg & Levy, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, April 24, 1956; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Exhibition History

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