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Carved wooden dog; standing English Pointer; wooden base painted brown; white body with large black spots; tail curled upward; front paws made of two pieces of wood glued, splitting at joint; underside of base, inscription "DERBY."
carvings (visual works)
wood (plant material)
pine (wood)
carving (processes)
paint (coating)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Carved
Dog
Carving
Used At Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
United Kinigdom
11 1/16 x 12 11/16 x 1 3/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.774
Probably England (United Kingdom) [country]
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