An Italian Painted Plaster Model of a Pug Dog c.1900 sub-Decorative Objects Watkins enjoyed a wide patronage

Watkins enjoyed a wide patronage among the rich and prominent in Philadelphia

and of great decorative size

though they are presented with it

This particular example has as many mechanisms as you will see

An Italian Painted Plaster Model of a Pug Dog c.1900 sub-Decorative Objects Watkins enjoyed a wide patronageOrigin: Italian Period: Early 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Height: 8 Width: 9. 5 Depth: 4. 5 (all at extremities) The painted plaster model of a standing pug, standing attentively with a bemused quizzical expression and wearing a collar, survives from the first quarter of the twentieth century, and probably, Italy. Remaining in sound overall condition this pug has some very small areas of loss to his decoration and to the plasterwork