Artificial fruit
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
Unknown
Materials
Stone and metal
Measurements
80 mm (W); 120 mm (Length); 110 mm (D)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 32776.7
Summary
One of a collection of nineteenth century hard stone carved fruit. Pale green elongated green fluted gourd with five green serrated spade like leaves all on green covered metal stalks issuing from branch. One green tendril. Two green fruitlets. One stalk has young fruit.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.