White body; transparent glaze. Realistically modeled figure of reclining lion. Cartouche- shaped, stepped base with rounded ends, painted royal blue in overglaze enamel.
figurines
porcelain
enameling
glazing (coating)
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
lion
Porcelain
Tin Glazed
Lion
Painted
Enameled
Staffordshire
FIGURINE
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
3 x 2.25 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.527
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