Fruit Vendor
Former TitleYouth with a Basket of Fruit
Artist
Derby Porcelain Manufactory
(English, ca. 1750 - 1848)
Date1765-1769
MediumSoft-paste porcelain; enameled and gilded
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 × 5 × 4 inches (23.5 × 12.7 × 10.16 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-305/5
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DescriptionA youth wearing a tricorn hat, a purple and gold-fiugured coat and orange knee breeches, stands on an irregular-shaped base before an arbor background of pink flowers and green leaves. His upright hand rests upon a basket of fruit and in his left he holds a flower.
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