Very Wonderful Old Carved White Dog with Curled Tongue frog pitcher and this is I think

and this is I think is all of them

looking at others similar I'd guess it dates to the 2nd half of the 19th c

I've also seen notes that the lid was designed to  serve as a sort of pedestal for the bowl in serving

which I purchased from a seller in New Hampshire

Very Wonderful Old Carved White Dog with Curled Tongue frog pitcher and this is I thinkOh, this pup. To my sensibilities, it could not be any better, including for the fact that it looks quite a bit like our gentle, much beloved family dog, Gus. I really love that curling red tongue, and these very subtle, delicate ink painted half moons with lashes, which make him look as if caught in a big yawn, or perhaps howling at the moon. Missing the tip of one foot, which just makes him all the more empathetic. And even better in person, a total