451002 Mouse, 1760-80 (tin-glazed earthenware with polychrome decoration) by Dutch School, (18th century); 4.4 x 10.8 cm; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, PA, USA; (add.info.: Made in Delft, Netherlands. This whimsical mouse demonstrates that Delft earthenware comes in a variety of shapes and colors. Only a few Delft mice are known today, and this piece is extraordinary in its quality. It may have been a special commission that was not in general production like other surviving animal figurines. Delft cows and horses are fairly common; those of camels, lions, monkeys, and elephants are more rare. ); 穢 Philadelphia Museum of Art ; Purchased with funds (by exchange) from the bequest of Emmeline Reed Bedell, the gift of Edward W. Bok, the Bloomfield Moore Collection, the gift of William Ellis Scull, the gift of Mrs. Albert P. Brubaker, the bequest of John W. Pepper, and the Elizabeth; Dutch, out of copyright.