DOG ON SALESMAN SAMPLE TOILET

The Dog on Salesman Sample Toilet from the Maxfield Private Collection is a 20th-century mixed-media sculpture featuring a taxidermy dog with a steel muzzle mounted on a miniature porcelain salesman sample toilet. The salesman sample toilet reflects early plumbing trade models used by traveling representatives and showrooms to demonstrate fixture design and construction in compact form. This item was manufactured by Thos. Maddock’s Sons Co. Materials include steel, leather, Durock®, wood, and porcelain.