Figure, Cow

Dateca. 1765

MediumEarthenware, lead-glazed (creamware) with green, brown, and yellow

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 x 8 1/4in. (13.3 x 21cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. Harry H. Coon

Object number2005-172

DescriptionCreamware figure of a cow with gray-streaked body, right side of her head with a light streak of ochre beneath her manganese ears, and modeled with her head turned slightly to the right, and standing on a green-washed low, flat rectangular base applied with two blossoms and two large leaves.
ProvenancePurchased from David Newbon, London, England

Previously owned by Harry H. Coon of Glenview, IL