FRESH FISH VENDOR

Creator(s): Unknown (Manufacturer) , Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (After)

On view in: Passageway to Icon Room

About this object

The statuette shows an old peddler wearing a fur-trimmed hat, coat and boots. He also wears fur mittens and carries a tray on his head covered with a cloth. He holds this with his left hand. He is bearded. The tray has barrel-like sides and the ground is rough. He has a tree stump behind him for support.

Object name:

FRESH FISH VENDOR

Made from:

Biscuit

Made in:

Germany

Date made:

mid 19th-19th Century

Size:

41.9 × 16.7 cm (16 1/2 × 6 9/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

26.52

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK underneath: impress of MF 702 in two circles

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973