The image shows a large cut watermelon in a woven basket surrounded by various fruits including grapes, peaches, and small round red fruits. The color palette includes greens, blues, oranges, and browns. The basket takes up most of the space and is filled with fruits, with grape clusters hanging above it.
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Fruit on a Tray

American 19th Century

c. 1840

Medium
watercolor on velveteen (theorem painting)
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 42.6 x 54 cm (16 3/4 x 21 1/4 in.) ; framed: 49.5 x 60.6 x 2.8 cm (19 1/2 x 23 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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