Sculpture
ca.1860 - 1870 (made)
| Place of origin |
Trompe l'oeil sculpture of a fish in a basket, buff earthenware with clear lead glaze. Long, open-topped basket with single, central, high-looped handle, containing naturalistically-modelled and fish among ferns.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, modelled, painted, glazed |
| Brief description | Glazed earthenware sculpture in the form of a fish in a basket, attributed to School of Tours, France, ca.1860-70 |
| Physical description | Trompe l'oeil sculpture of a fish in a basket, buff earthenware with clear lead glaze. Long, open-topped basket with single, central, high-looped handle, containing naturalistically-modelled and fish among ferns. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The handle bears a circular label printed 'SOLD' and with '401' inscribed in ink |
| Object history | Unknown source, written on in 1985. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Cristina Ramos e Horta, 'Manuel Mafra Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum', in 'Artis: Revista de História da Arte e Ciências do Património', no.1, Portugal, 2013 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.169-1985 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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