VesselsGerman18th-19th century
Chestnut or Fruit Basket
c. 1780-1800
Artists
Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin (KPM)Manufacturer
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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