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Mezzetin: C.320-1991

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Mezzetin

Maker(s)

Factory: Fürstenberg Porcelain Manufactory

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt

Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, and painted overglaze in blue, yellow, pink, dark puce, grey, and black enamels, and gilt. The flat underside is unglazed and has a small cicular ventilation hole at the back. The shallow irregularly shaped base has a lightly scrolled edge picked out in gold, and rises up at the back into low tree stump. Mezzetin strides forward with his left leg and right arm are advanced, and in his left hand he holds a purse. He wears a black hat, a white falling collar, a blue jacket with gold buttons and edging, pink breeches with dark puce bows at the knees, a pale yellow cloak, and black shoes with yellow bows.

Notes

History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); The Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead; transferred to the Fitzwilliam Museum, 1991

Legal notes

H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 11.9 cm
Width: 8.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

18th Century, Late
Production date: circa AD 1775

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( blue, yellow, pink, dark puce, grey, and black) gold
Visible Surface

Materials used in production

Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and painted overglaze in blue, yellow, pink, dark puce, grey, and black enamels, and gilt. The flat underside is unglazed and has a small cicular ventilation hole at the back.

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: script F
  • Location: On back of tree stump
  • Method of creation: Painted underglaze in blue
  • Type: Factory mark
  • Text: 3
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Impressed
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.320-1991
Primary reference Number: 74502
Old object number: EURCER 667

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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