Girl with Basket
Manufacturer
St. James Factory
(English, 1749 - 1759)
CultureEnglish
OriginLondon, London, England
Datec.1751-1754
MediumGlassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels; gold mounts
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 3.5 cm (3 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionScent bottle and stopper in the form of a maiden holding a basket of grapes, with ormolu mount to the stopper and chain. She sits beside a tree with a basket of grapes in her lap and a bunch of them held up in her right hand. She is dressed in a yellow bodice, flowered skirt and pink apron. The base is concave underneath and decorated with a pink flower.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1013
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c. 1930-35
Object number: G83.1.947
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1729-1731
Object number: G83.1.624
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1745; decorated and possibly made in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.943.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1765
Object number: G83.1.939.1-2
