Boy with basket

Figure
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

Categories
Object type
TitleBoy 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.8cm
  • Base diameter: 8.9cm
Style
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
Collection
Accession number
C.2589-1910

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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