Gardener
Factory:
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller:
Eberlein, Johann Friedrich
Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels.
He stands in a walking attitude, supported by a tall white stump, on a low white base decorated with one coloured flower and foliage. He holds a wicker basket containing flowers to his right side, resting on the top of the stump.
He wears a boat shaped hat with crossed straps and a puce rosette, and a short white coat with red lining and red wrist bands. Beneath this, he wears a white shirt fastened with grey ribbon, and black breeches. His legs and feet are bare, and his black hair trails down his back.
History note: Bought from Willy Lissauer, Berlin, on July 23, 1933, for £26 by Cecil, 2nd Baron Fisher; Lord and Lady Fisher
Given by Lord and Lady Fisher through the National Art Collections Fund
18.4
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Method of acquisition: Given (1954-01-14) by Fisher, Lord and Lady
18th Century, Mid
Circa
1745
-
1750
This figure of a gardener has flowers in his basket, but on other examples he has vegetables. The figure is paired with a slightly earlier model of a female gardener with a basket of vegetables (see C.11-1954) , The figure is Meissen model no. 1044.
Decoration
composed of
enamel
Surface
composed of
glaze
Accession number: C.10-1954
Primary reference Number: 140095
Old object number: 392
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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