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Fruit Stand
Made at: Wedgwood Manufactory (Staffordshire, England, active 1759–present)
Decorated by: Emile Lessore (French, 1805–1874)
Decorated by: Emile Lessore (French, 1805–1874)
English
around 1860-1875
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Creamware
Dimensions
Overall: 17.5 × 22.9 × 23.5 cm (6 7/8 × 9 × 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift by the grandchildren of Mrs. Edward Frothingham,(Eugenia Mifflin Frothingham)
Accession Number1977.674
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionDish in the shape of a shell with yellow rim, on a triangular stand of entwined dolphins in yellow and purple; with Pan lying on his back, playing with two putti.
Signed
Signed at lower left 'E Lessore' in rust red
Marks
Impressed WEDGWOOD "OAV" [?] on underside of foot
InscriptionsTwo gummed MFA labels on underside of foot: "73.19 Mrs. Frothingham" and on lower label: "Mrs. Edward Frothingham"