Tigers, Maurice & Sonia
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| Factory |
Royal Worcester |
| Date made |
1940 |
| Material |
Bone China |
| Factory Mark |
none |
| Mark Type |
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| Label |
Maurice and Sonia were part of a litter of five tiger cubs born at London Zoo in 1938. Doris Lindner designed this model of them as one of a series baby Zoo animals, but few were made until after the Second World War. |
| Description |
Two tiger cubs without base hand painted in full colour |
| Provenance |
Purchased 1993 |
| Diameter |
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| Length |
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| Height |
3 1/2 inches |
| Designer/Craftsman |
Doris Lindner |
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| Museum No |
5319 |
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