Baby with basket
Statuette
ca. 1785 (made)
ca. 1785 (made)
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Statuette of soft-paste porcelain, depicting a boy with a wreath on his head and flowered drapery hanging from his left shoulder; he holds a small bouquet in his left hand and has his right resting on a basket of flowers which is supported on a flowering tree-trunk. Scrolled base.
Object details
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| Title | Baby with basket (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Statuette, baby with basket, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1785 |
| Physical description | Statuette of soft-paste porcelain, depicting a boy with a wreath on his head and flowered drapery hanging from his left shoulder; he holds a small bouquet in his left hand and has his right resting on a basket of flowers which is supported on a flowering tree-trunk. Scrolled base. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street. |
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| Accession number | 2879-1901 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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