Children with shellfish and vegetables
Object type: Statuette group
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Robert Joseph Auguste
Artist bio: French, 1723–1805, master 1757
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1756
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Height: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Gift of The Hearst Foundation, by exchange; Gift in memory of Frederick P. Victoria; The Metropolitan Museum of Art Volunteer Anniversary Gift; Ralph and Frances DeJur Foundation Gift, 1993
Accession year: 1993
Tags: Vegetables|Children