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Fruit or lemon basket (Fruit stand)
Meissen porcelain factory
1785-1790
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Meissen porcelain factory (Inspiration for design)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2934 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.2934 A, B
Object Name
Fruit or lemon basket (Fruit stand)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Meissen porcelain factory (Inspiration for design)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1785-1790
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Stand, base, exterior
Inscription: Painted in gilded, script letters "SS"
Type: Label
Location: Stand, interior
Inscription: Remnants of a yellowed, paper label
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Society of Cincinnati
- Maritime
- Armorial device
- American themed ceramics
- American ownership history (foreign manuf)
- American market (Chinese manufacture)
- Samuel Shaw
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
- Pierced
Dimensions (inches)
14.803 (H) x 6.407 (W) x 8.189 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
37.6 (H) x 16.275 (W) x 20.8 (L)
Measurement Notes
Length and width measurements are of the basket