Pillot Dog Head Wood Print
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Pillot Dog Head Wood Print
Sale Price:$28.00 Original Price:$35.00
One of the dogs that stand guard at the Pillot House. The dogs, two editions of #84 in the illustrated catalog, were cast from an original by a sculptor listed simply as "Richardson," and were made of pot metal. Statuary of this type was very popular in the mid to late 19th century, and no doubt the Pillots had seen and admired similar ones in garden settings on one of their many trips to Europe. The dogs were placed on low pylons beside the front steps of the Pillot home and became a neighborhood curiosity, a symbol of social status, and eventually an inspiration to Eugene.
Dimensions: 10 x 8
