Boy with basket
Figure
ca. 1780 (made)
ca. 1780 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Figure of a boy with basket, soft-paste porcelain enamelled in colours and gilt. A barelegged boy standing beside a tree-trunk holding under his left arm a basket of flowers, his right hand raised in front of him; he wears a light blue coat with pink lining, white waistcoat with a pattern of purple flowers and yellow knee-breeches. Rococo-scrolled base.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Boy with basket (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of a boy with basket, pair with girl with basket, soft-paste porcelain enamelled in colours and gilt, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, England, ca. 1780 |
| Physical description | Figure of a boy with basket, soft-paste porcelain enamelled in colours and gilt. A barelegged boy standing beside a tree-trunk holding under his left arm a basket of flowers, his right hand raised in front of him; he wears a light blue coat with pink lining, white waistcoat with a pattern of purple flowers and yellow knee-breeches. Rococo-scrolled base. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'No 20' (Figure model number incised on base) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Captain H. B. Murray |
| Production | Label - Chelsea-Derby. |
| Associated object | C.2590-1910 (Set) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.2589-1910 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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