Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)
Titles
Chinese man with a Bowl
Maker(s)
Factory:
Frankenthal Porcelain Factory
Modeller:
Lück, Karl Gottlieb
Entities
Categories
Description
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt.
Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, glazed, and painted in green, yellow, puce, iron-red, greyish-brown, and black enamels, and gilt. The approximately oval base is concave underneath and glazed, except for the edge. The upper part has a scrolled edge, and an uneven top painted green. On the viewer's left of the base there is a wide-mouthed white bowl with slanting gadrooning on the shoulder, supported on an incurved stem and small circular foot.The man stands on his right leg, with his left relaxed beside it. He faces towards the bowl and rests his right hand on its back edge. His left hand is extended a little way in front of him. He has greyish-brown hair, a droopy black moustache and eyes, and red lips. He wears a long iron-red and white striped gown with yellow cuffs and collar, and a puce striped sash. His shoes and conical hat are yellow.
Notes
History note: H.E. Backer, 121 Hatherley Court, Hatherley Grove, W2 from whom purchased for £18 by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum. Invoice dated 13 July 1943 in the Friends’ records for 1943.
Legal notes
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam
Measurements and weight
Height: 14.8 cm
Place(s) associated
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Frankenthal
⪼ The Palatinate
⪼ Germany
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1943)
by
The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Dating
18th Century, Late
Production date:
circa
AD 1775
: Modelled c. 1774, but if if the 71 mark indicates the date 71 this view
School or Style
Chinoiserie
Rococo
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
enamel
gold
Base
Width 10.4 cm
Materials used in production
Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain
Techniques used in production
Press-moulding
Glazing
Inscription or legends present
- Text: CT monogram below a crown
- Location: On base
- Method of creation: Painted underglaze in blue
- Type: Factory mark
Inscription present: dot over the 1
- Text: 71
- Location: Below the factory mark
- Method of creation: Painted underglaze in blue
- Type: Mark
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: EC.46-1943
Primary reference Number: 140437
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
