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The dogs were purely ornamental, and would probably have been displayed on a mantelpiece, in a glazed cabinet, or on another domestic furnishing. Their backs are comparatively uninteresting, so they were probably not intended to be seen from all sides. No other versions of precisely the same models are known. However, the V&A also owns a smaller version of the greyhound.<br><br><b>People</b><br>The dogs were probably modelled by Nicholas Sprimont (1716-1771), manager of the Chelsea porcelain factory. Sprimont is a rare instance in England of a porcelain entrepreneur with design skills. A visitor to England around 1750 commented that 'an able French artist' supplied 'or directs the models' of everything made at Chelsea (Sprimont wasn't actually French, but was from a French-speaking part of Flanders). According to his widow, Sprimont had 'by his superior skill and taste in the arts of drawing and modelling and painting instructed and perfected several apprentices, workmen and servants'. He was also a gifted designer of silver, in which craft he had worked before setting up the Chelsea factory.","physicalDescription":"FIGURE of a retrieving hound","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Sprimont, Nicholas","id":"A8880"},"association":{"text":"modeller","id":"AAT25417"},"note":"possibly"}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Chelsea Porcelain factory","id":"A9067"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Soft-paste porcelain","categories":[{"text":"Ceramics","id":"THES48982"},{"text":"Porcelain","id":"THES48907"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"CER","id":"THES48594"},"images":["2006AM5797","2006AM5792"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"53A (VA)","id":"THES49763"},"free":"","case":"CA1","shelf":"","box":"33"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Figure","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1749","earliest":"1744-01-01","latest":"1753-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"19.8","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"19.8","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"8.3","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Registered Description; 01/01/1998 by KN","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Possibly modelled by Nicholas Sprimont (1716-1771),\nmade at the Chelsea porcelain factory, London","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Figure of a dog, soft-paste porcelain, possibly modelled by Nicholas Sprimont, made at the Chelsea porcelain factory, London, c. 1749 ","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"dog","id":"x30186"},{"text":"hare","id":"x30063"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nThe dogs were possibly modelled by Nicholas Sprimont, the manager of the Chelsea factory. Sprimont is known to have been a skilful designer and modeller and to have taught his apprentices to model and draw. In this respect he was unusual among the managerial staff at the English factories.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["C.246-1976"],"accessionNumberNum":"246","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":1976,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP8111","2019LP5473","2019LU6255"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-25","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}