Basco

Basco (1877-1892) c.1877-92 by ALICE MARY CHAPLIN (1848-1921). Pavilion Principal Stairs/Vestibule, Osborne, Isle of Wight

A bronze statuette of the pug dog Basco, facing in profile to the right, his tail curled up and wearing an inscribed collar; standing upon a round-ended rectangular base.

First recorded in the Royal Collection at Osborne House, 1904. A larger version marks Basco’s grave at Windsor (RCIN 60754)