Grape vendor
Figure
1755-1760 (made)
1755-1760 (made)
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Figure of a grape vendor, in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and slightly gilded, of a boy seated with a basket of grapes on his lap on a stump rising from a rococo scrolled base, on which are large applied flowers and leaves, and he is clad in a plumed light blue hat, yellow lined pink coat, white waistcoat, and flowered breeches.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Grape vendor (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Figure of a grape vendor, in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and slightly gilded, of a boy seated with a basket of grapes on his lap, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1755-1760. |
| Physical description | Figure of a grape vendor, in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and slightly gilded, of a boy seated with a basket of grapes on his lap on a stump rising from a rococo scrolled base, on which are large applied flowers and leaves, and he is clad in a plumed light blue hat, yellow lined pink coat, white waistcoat, and flowered breeches. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with girl vendor 414:14/A-1885 (Sch. I 291A) The pair were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Morley, London, for £7 in May 1882 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Sch. I 291 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:14-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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