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Nipper

Dog; posthumously the mascot of HMV, RCA, and the Victor Talking Machine Company

PlaceQ144 Q4686758Q1752846

Also known as His Master's Voice

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Nipper was a dog from England. He is best known as the subject of His Master's Voice (1898), painted posthumously by his second owner, Francis Barraud. The painting became an international entertainment trademark, with Nipper's likeness used across record labels, consumer electronics and entertainment retail.

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16 statements · 31% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Born: 1884
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1.Stated in Q7754958“The Old Un's Notes”
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Died: September 1895
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1.Stated in Q7754958“The Old Un's Notes”
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Sex or gender: Q44148
Animal breed: Q38984
Place of burial: Q2321706
Used by: Q218038
Birthplace: Bristol
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1.Stated in Q7754958“The Old Un's Notes”
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Owned by: Francis Barraud(since 1887)
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1.Stated in Q7754958“The Old Un's Notes”
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Q138456556(until 1887) end cause: Q96638411

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4 identifiers linking Nipper across the web's reference databases

51.4110, -0.3022OpenStreetMap ↗

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