Fruit Cluster

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Fruit Cluster

c. 1750

Artist/maker unknown, Dutch

This fruit cluster consists of two apples and three green leaves executed in deep relief. Many Delft fruit clusters and garlands were fashioned after ornamental woodcarvings on seventeenth-century Dutch wooden cupboards. A wide variety of these pieces survive today, including apples, pears, chestnuts, figs, grapes, and prunes.

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Object Details

Title:

Fruit Cluster

Date:

c. 1750

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Dutch

Medium:

Tin-glazed earthenware with polychrome decoration

Dimensions:

4 1/2 x 4 15/16 x 1 15/16 inches (11.4 x 12.5 x 4.9 cm)

Classification:

Sculpture

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Edgar Viguers Seeler Fund, 1966

Accession Number:

1966-210-1

Geography:

Made in Delft, Netherlands, Europe

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