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Sweetmeat vendor (one of a pair)

1745–50
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sweetmeat vendor (one of a pair)
  • Manufactory: Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory (Italian, 1740/43–1759)
  • Date: 1745–50
  • Culture: Italian, Naples
  • Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: Height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.450.7
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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