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middle of 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a sleeping fisherman and a woman behind him stealing his cap. A cat stealthily advances towards the man's fish.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Figure group in soft-paste porcelain of a sleeping fisherman, Capodimonte porcelain factory, Capo di Monte, middle of 18th century.
Physical description
Figure group in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded of a sleeping fisherman and a woman behind him stealing his cap. A cat stealthily advances towards the man's fish.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.7cm
Gallery label
(ca. 1995)
The Sleeping Fisherman
Porcelain
ITALY (CAPODIMONTE); middle of 18th century
C.367-1923
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.367-1923

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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