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Figure of a Street Vendor

Object Description · Getty Museum

This figure probably once formed part of a series of figures of various street vendors. He holds out an apron displaying a fish, grapes, a slice of melon, and two cucumbers. After buying fish, fruits, or vegetables at market, these vendors walked through the streets of the towns, advertising their wares with shouts or songs. The modeler at the Mennecy porcelain manufactory may have copied this figure from one of many engraved series of "Cries of Paris" depicting such hawkers. There were so many hawkers, forming a potentially powerful group, that the king allowed them special privileges, including free entry to certain theatrical performances. This idealized view of a peasant with his sturdy clogs, short jacket, and apron appealed to wealthy patrons, who ordered large numbers of these figures. Designers created such small sculptures to be seen from all sides as table decorations.

Getty Museum’s catalogue record

produced_by.carried_out_by[0].id: https://data.getty.edu/museum/collection/group/b0db4dad-d6ba-4ea4-ba4b-86f01dc2171a
Artist/Maker: Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory
subject_of[Homepage].id: https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103SKD
Date: about 1755–1760
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
Culture: French
Object Type: Figurine

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Object ID: 94b930d3-bc32-4195-836f-f9973aab749a
Object Type: Figurine
Getty Museum field “Object Type” · copied as is
Creator: Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory
Getty Museum field “Artist/Maker” · copied as is
Culture: French
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Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
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Department: Decorative Arts
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Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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Date: about 1755–1760
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Begin Year: 1755
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End Year: 1760
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