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Statuette with Boy with Birds and Basket of Grapes
after 1752
porcelain biscuit
The statue shows a young boy holding a bird in each hand, with his shirt sleeves rolled up. He also seems to be running. Next to him is a basket holding grapes. It is paired with Walters 48.979, a girl holding grapes.
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Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Musuem, 1931.
Geographies
France, Sèvres (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.989
