Fire dog
Maker
Unknown
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Datelate 19th-early 20th Century
Mediumbronze
Dimensionsoverall: 8 3/4 × 4 × 7 in. (22.2 × 10.2 × 17.8 cm.)
8 3/4 × 8 × 3 in. (22.2 × 20.3 × 7.6 cm.)
DescriptionThis is one of a pair of decorative bronze stands in the shape of lions.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Label TextThese bronze lions (11.3 and 11.4) with their jaws wide open were originally used to support logs in an open fire. They are decorative revival pieces in a medieval style, which reflect a modern interest in the art and culture of the Middle Ages.Status
Not on viewObject number11.4
William Blake
ca. 1826-1827
Object number: 000.33
Unknown, French, 18th Century
porcelain: 1300-1350, mounts: 1745-1749
Object number: 11.14
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![Mounted Vase [1 of 2]](/internal/media/dispatcher/40947/thumbnail)
Unknown, French, 18th Century
porcelain: ca. 1740-1750; mounts: ca. 1750
Object number: 27.25
![Mounted Vase [2 of 2]](/internal/media/dispatcher/40967/thumbnail)
Unknown, French, 18th Century
porcelain: ca. 1740-1750; mounts: ca. 1750
Object number: 27.26
