A Stoneware Figure of a Seated Spaniel that Recently Surfaced in Wisconsin

This is a nineteenth century stoneware figure of a seated spaniel that I recently picked up out of Wisconsin, whereas I only own red earthenware examples of this form so I thought a nice stoneware spaniel would be a good addition to the collection. Admittedly, I known very little about this form when it comes to attribution other than certain types made in Pennsylvania and Galena, Illinois, and maybe a few other locations. 

Last night, I turned to Facebook in hopes I could learn more about this object, and Iowa antiques collector/dealer Thom Rawson commented suggesting it was made in Illinois, which happens to have been a neighboring state of where this spaniel was recently found. Among the areas that this spaniel may have been made in Illinois are Ripley, Monmouth or Galesburg.

Interestingly, though, I just wrapped up a research article about what I consider to be an important Midwestern sewer pipe folk artist from the 1900s, and I learned that these types of spaniels were actually being made in sewer pipe factories in Ohio as late as the 1970s. The sewer pipe examples were typically different in how they were manufactured, but I thought that was a fascinating fact to learn, seeing that many of the sewer pipe spaniels are not signed or dated. Although, in this particular case, the spaniels that were being made this late were factories located in the Uhrichsville and Dennison area in Ohio.

A Stoneware Figure of a Seated Spaniel that Recently Surfaced in Wisconsin

Late-19th Century or so Stoneware Figured of a Seated Spaniel

Most Likely Made in Illinois

Recently Surfaced in Wisconsin

Probably Circa 1860-1900

Stands 8 1/4" Tall

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Another View of the Spaniel

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A View of the Base

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