by Tom Licence | Mar 10, 2016
Pearlware Staffordshire dog’s head, holding a basket of flowers in its mouth, c. 1840. Discarded before 1883.
by Tom Licence | Mar 6, 2016
Small white ceramic pug ornament, with possible traces of brown/ red colouring. The pug is wearing a collar with three bells. The feet and base of the ornament are missing. Found amid London rubbish dumped on the Essex marshes.
by Tom Licence | Mar 3, 2016
Damaged statuette of a spaniel, with rudimentary colouring applied. From ash and domestic refuse, 1890s.
by Tom Licence | Jan 24, 2015
Pugs were popular in the Victorian era. Small white ceramic pug statuettes were common and often came in pairs. The body would have been standing on four legs, with the head turned to face you.