FRUIT PEDDLER

Creator(s): Gardner Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage

About this object

A partially glazed porcelain figure of a fruit peddler dressed in a black blouse and trousers with grey cap and white apron, kneeling and holding a long board laden with apples and plums wrapped in a white cloth. Ground is painted a marbled grey.

Object name:

FRUIT PEDDLER

Made from:

Biscuit

Made in:

Verbilki, Russia

Date made:

ca. 1870-1890

Size:

13.3 x 7 x 6.4 cm (5 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

25.68

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK [Mark of Gardner Factory with imperial warrant] Stamped in iron red overglaze on underside Mark is 4 7/8 inches high. model number 263 Incised in paste on underside of base. Note that model number is handwritten rather than stamped. It may indicate an earlier date for this piece. inscription Ro 27 63 45 Written in pencil on underside of base. The letters are Cyrillic and the first line is underlined. inscription B 2 Painted on underside of base. Could be Cyrillic V or Latin B.

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973