A MINTON MAJOLICA NUT-DISH modelled as a squirrel seated on its haunches nibbling a nut with others at his side, perched on a leafy twig on the edge of a large leaf with a yellow-line rim, the underside glazed in green (restoration to ears and to edge of leaf), impressed marks and model number 1522, date code for 1871, regisration mark for 1869