Vineyard Worker eating Grapes: C.20-1954

Titles

Vineyard Worker eating Grapes

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Kändler, Johann Joachim

Entities

• Figure

Categories

• Hard-paste porcelain

Description

Hard-paste porcelain painted in blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, red,purple, brown and black enamels, with a little gilding. He stands against a white tree stump on a flat oblong white base encrusted with coloured flowers and foliage. He carries on his back a tub, made of brown and white staves clamped by two black hoops, which is slung over his shoulders by two white straps and is filled with purple grapes. He carries a bunch of grapes in his right hand, and with his left he is putting two grapes into his mouth.
He wears a wide brimmed black three cornered hat, a short sleeveless blue coat with gold buttons, a white knotted tie, a white shirt and breeches, white hose, and black shoes with pale pink bows. The brown handle of a knife protrudes from his right trouser pocket. His long dark hair hangs untidily over his shoulders.

Notes

History note: Bought from Hyam & Co, London, on Nov 22 1926 for £30 by Cecil, 2nd Lord Fisher; Lord and Lady Fisher of Kilverstone

Legal notes

Given by Lord and Lady Fisher through the National Art Collections Fund

Place(s) associated

• Meissen ⪼ Saxony ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1954-01-14) by Fisher, Lord and Lady

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1745 - 1750