Squirrel
Date1745-1749
Artist/Maker
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
1745-1769
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsH: 5 5/8"; L: 5 1/18"; W: 2 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1962-304
DescriptionMolded, soft-paste porcelain figure of a squirrel resting on its haunches on a small irregular base. Using both paws, it holds a nut to its mouth. It has long ears that point upward and a feathery tail that curls upward, touching the curve of the squirrels back. No color has been applied.Label TextSquirrels, probably derived from a Meissen original, appear in triangle Chelsea in two slightly different models. This one is also found in polychrome, which is very unusual for a triangle-period figure. Similar squirrels eating a nut appear in later Derby porcelain and are common in Staffordshire Whieldon-type earthenware.Inscription(s)NoMark(s)NoneProvenancePurchased from: Tilley & Co., London
The Depeyster Limner
ca. 1728
ca. 1672
ca. 1740
1761, altered 1810-1830
1676 (dated)
