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Fish Vendor
German
about 1740-1750
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 18.4 x 10.7cm (7 1/4 x 4 3/16in.)
Other (Overall): 6.5cm (2 9/16in.)
Other (Overall): 6.5cm (2 9/16in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Abby Rockefeller Mauze
Accession Number1977.284
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionStanding woman holding a large fish in both hands, a tub of fish on the ground by her side. She wears a light brown skirt with white apron, yellow and black bodice, black bonnet, and white blouse. Base has applied flowers and leaves.
Marks
Crossed swords in underglaze blue on back of base
InscriptionsEmbossed gummed label on underside: "Delomosne. London. '53"
Provenance1959, possibly with Delomosne and Son, Ltd., London. By 1977, Abby Rockefeller Mauze; 1977, bequest of Abby Rockefeller Mauze. (Accession date: May 11, 1977)