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Blackamoor Figure of a Fruit Vendor

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
A "Blackamoor" female figure in squared headdress holding a basket of lemons.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present
Modeler
Johann Joachim Kändler, German, 1706 - 1775
Date
18th century
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde
Medium
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
Dimensions
H x W x D: 13.9 × 6.1 × 5.5 cm (5 1/2 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
figure
Type
figure
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