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Seated Man holding a Wheatsheaf
Production: Two Ships Factory
Delftware figure of a seated man holding a sheaf of corn, painted in shades of green, yellow, manganese-purple and black
Buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in bluish-green, yellowish-green, yellow, manganese-purple, a little red-brown, and black. The figure is supported on a bluish-green shallow circular base which is open under the figure, and now lacks a section at the back. The man is seated on a heap of straw or bales streaked in yellow and manganese. He has his right leg extended and the left bent at the knee. He leans to his left, and in both hands he grasps a sheaf of corn resting on his seat. He wears a tie wig, a yellow shirt, with a little red on the collar, a green jacket and breeches, both with yellow buttons, and black shoes with yellow buckles. The sheaf is yellow and manganese-purple with a red-brown string around it.
History note: Purchased at a Christie's sale by Cyril Andrade; given by him on 23 February 1925 ,to Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 10.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, second half#
Circa
1750
CE
-
1782
CE
The Two Ships Factory (De Twee Scheepjes) operated between 1619 and 1794. The mark AP joined was used during the proprietorship of Anthonij Pennis, 1750-70, and of his widow, 1770-82.
The figure probably represents Summer
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( bluish-green, yellowish-green, manganese-purple, a little red-brown, and black)
Base
Depth 9.2 cm
Diameter 10.6 cm
bluish-white
Tin-glaze
Earthenware
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, moulded in parts, assembled, tin-glazed bluish-white, and painted in bluish-green, yellowish-green, yellow, manganese-purple, a little red-brown, and black
Tin-glazing
Inscription present: octagonal white paper stick-on label with dark blue edge; text partly faded so as to be illegible
Accession number: C.2764-1928
Primary reference Number: 74039
Old object number: 4574
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Seated Man holding a Wheatsheaf" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/74039 Accessed: 2024-11-05 12:27:48
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