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