Additional Image:

The other side of the Quadrupeds sauce tureen features a Pointer.  The dog is pointing at a quail situated on the bottom left of the cartouche.
A view of the side of the sauce tureen.  The pattern is a combination of stylized leaves and flowers against a diamond or crosshatch background. There is a woodsy scene in a cartouche under the handle.
Shape Type
Dinner & Dessert Wares
Pattern Type
Animals
Date
1825-1830
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.38 in (18.75 cm)
  • Length: 7.12 in (18.08 cm)
  • Width: 4.50 in (11.43 cm)
Maker
John Hall (& Sons)

Maker's Mark:

Printed
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Description:

An earthenware sauce tureen printed in blue with the Crouching Rabbit or Rabbit pattern. It resembles The Domestic Rabbit found in The General History of Quadrupeds by Thomas Bewick, 1790.  The lid is patterned with stylized leaves and flowers against a diamond or crosshatch background. The finial is a molded rose.  The ladle (7 inches long with a 2.5 inch diameter bowl) features the
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