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Pedlar: EC.5-1943

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Titles

Pedlar

Maker(s)

Factory: Imperial Porcelain Factory

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain figure of a pedlar, painted in enamels, and gilt

Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, glazed, and painted in yellowish-green, pale yellow, yellow, pale purple, flesh-pink, red, pale brown, grey, and black enamels, and gilded. The underside is flat and unglazed. The shallow roughly six-sided base is white with three areas dappled in green and yellow. At the back there is a large pale grey pack with pale brown cording against which the figure is supported. The pedlar steps forward on his right foot, supporting his back pack with his left arm, and resting his right on a duck against the larger pack on the ground behind him. A walking stick rests against his hand. He has grey hair, delicately tinted pink cheeks and lips, and black eyes. He wears a pale yellow broad-brimmed hat, a white ruffle round his neck, a white shirt, pale purple jacket, black belt, green breeches and red shoes with yellow bows. The edges of his shirt sleeves and jacket are gilded. His pale brown back pack is covered by a white cloth, and held on by black straps.

Notes

History note: Sotheby's, 25 May 1943, lot 94

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Depth: 6.3 cm
Height: 15.5 cm
Width: 6.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Vienna ⪼ Austria

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943-05-29) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

18th Century, third quarter
Production date: circa AD 1760

School or Style

Rococo

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( yellowish-green, pale yellow, yellow, pale purple, flesh-pink, red, pale brown, grey, and black) gold
Visible Surface composed of glaze

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, glazed, and painted in yellowish-green, pale yellow, yellow, pale purple, flesh-pink, red, pale brown, grey, and black enamels, and gilded. The underside is flat and unglazed.

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.5-1943
Primary reference Number: 140440
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 18 October 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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