Carved Foo Dog

Item Information

Title:
Carved Foo Dog
Description:
Small column surmounted by a foo dog; pale green stone, probably jade, with red flecks.
Date:
1800–1850
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
carving (processes)
figurines
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Chinese export (ceramics style)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Jade
Carved
China Trade
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Essex
Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.)
Extent:
3 in. x 1 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/2182
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Place of origin:
East Asia (Asia) [general region]
Notes:
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
Accession #:
1991.192
Identifier:
2182