A GRISAILLE 'QUAKER FARMER' BASKET STAND

CIRCA 1810

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A GRISAILLE 'QUAKER FARMER' BASKET STAND
Circa 1810
The farmer leaning against his bull in a field, a dog at their feet and farm buildings visible in the distance
8.3/8in. (21cm.) wide

Lot Essay

Several services with this design were made for Philadelphia families. The Quaker girl Mary Hollingsworth Morris sketched the scene, possibly after a Dutch engraving. Her sketchbook survives at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C. See J.G. Lee, Philadelphians and the China Trade, p. 73.

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