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An illustration of an enormous pumpkin sailing as a ship, with sails masts attached to it.

An illustration of an enormous pumpkin sailing as a ship. There are masts and sails attached to the pumpkin, and a crow’s nest in the center. At the top, there is a small chimney with smoke billowing out. Two figures are fishing from a balcony in the front of the pumpkin. In the foreground, there is a decorative illustration of grasses and tree branches, with a snail sitting on a branch to the left.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42414.4
People
Filippo Morghen, Italian (1730 - after 1807)
Title
A Pumpkin Used as a Fishing-Boat
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1766-1767
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371395

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
platemark: 28 × 38.8 cm (11 × 15 1/4 in.)
sheet: 35.2 × 52.1 cm (13 7/8 × 20 1/2 in.)
frame: 43.8 × 59.1 × 3.2 cm (17 1/4 × 23 1/4 × 1 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Yale University Art Gallery, Everett V. Meeks, B.A. 1901, Fund
Object Number
TL42414.4
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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