Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)
Titles
Gardener
Maker(s)
Factory:
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller:
Eberlein, Johann Friedrich
Entities
Categories
Description
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.
Notes
History note: Bought from Willy Lissauer, Berlin, on July 23, 1933, for £26 by Cecil, 2nd Baron Fisher; Lord and Lady Fisher
Legal notes
Given by Lord and Lady Fisher through the National Art Collections Fund
Measurements and weight
18.4
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measurements. We will rectify this as soon as possible.
Place(s) associated
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Meissen
⪼ Saxony
⪼ Germany
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1954-01-14)
by
Fisher, Lord and Lady
Dating
18th Century, Mid
Circa
1745
-
1750
Note
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.
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
enamel
Surface
composed of
glaze
Materials used in production
Hard-paste porcelain
Techniques used in production
Press-moulding
Inscription or legends present
- Text: crossed swords
- Location: Underneath the base
- Method of creation: Underglaze blue
- Type: Factory mark
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.10-1954
Primary reference Number: 140095
Old object number: 392
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 21 November 2023
Last processed: Tuesday 12 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
