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D2093. Polychrome Model of a Cradle

6.200,00

Delft, circa 1760

The yellow wicker cradle with an open trelliswork hood at the head, the baby seated inside; wearing a yellow cap and a yellow and white dotted manganese robe with sleeves revealing her hands holding the cradle, the top of the coverlet patterned in iron-red and manganese.

Dimensions
Height: 11.4 cm. (4.5 in.)

Out of stock

Description

Note

Small models of cradles, fire baskets and highchairs were commonly gifted to celebrate an engagement or a wedding (symbolic of the function of marriage and the wish for progeny) or especially a birth. They were probably made by a number of Delft factories over a period of many years.

Condition

  • Pierced arch, left hand and front handle restored
  • Minor glaze chips and fritting

 

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