Standing Poodle
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
21.6 × 23.2 × 11.4 cm (8 1/2 × 9 1/8 × 4 1/2 in.)
Classification
ornamental piece
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
67399
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Beginning in the mid-18th century, English manufacturers introduced yellow-bodied pottery with mottled brown glazing, commonly known as Rockingham ware, to the United States market. By the 1840s, factories in America, aided by English immigrant craftsmen, were producing the pottery to great success. Two of the most notable American makers of Rockingham ware were located in Bennington, Vermont, where potteries had existed since at least 1785, but there were also manufacturers in New Jersey, Ohio,...