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Fruit basket

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1790-1810

GUSN

GUSN-39017

Description

Border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky. Fruit basket: oval with latticework sides and rectangular handle that continues the border; florid terminals; scenic medallion on both sides and painted sprig of flowers in basin.

Details

Descriptive Terms

berry baskets
painting (coating)
porcelain
underglazing
Chinese export
Porcelain
Underglazed
Painted
Chinese Export
BASKET, FRUIT

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.75 x 8.125 x 9.125 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Miss Theodora Willard

Accession Number

1937.351

Reference Notes

------------. Choice Sortment, cat. 30.. [No Publisher].

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