VesselsGerman18th-19th century

Chestnut or Fruit Basket

c. 1780-1800

Artists

Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin (KPM)Manufacturer

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Mold-made

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain

Culture

German

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

21.2 × 8 × 6.3 cm (8 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Timotheus Pohl, Hartland, Vermont; gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2020.

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