This small sculpture was made in the workshop of Swiss sculptor Johann Jakob Höppli in Wiesbaden. Höppli came to Wiesbaden in 1846 and founded his own workshop a few years later. He died in 1876. The production facility remained in operation until 1945.

Many well-known buildings in Wiesbaden, such as the Marktkirche and Villa Clementine, are decorated with works from Höppli's workshop. 

The statuette of the St. Bernard is made of yellow clay. As a small sculpture, it was used either as a model for a larger sculpture or as an ornament. 

The dog was part of a donation made by Helma Höppli about six months before she died in 2022.