15929843240001312637261000Standard Recordobject-76146170206260011016868581740001702062267509fitz-onlineadlib-object-76146https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/7614677384361-657e-39f3-af09-90b41710ca4e8referenceagent-184658adlib-agent-1846586f6a27fa-8dd0-3ca8-9529-7a70f1b249aeGriffith, J. Henrypersonreferenceagent-184657adlib-agent-1846571a772ad3-80a8-3931-882f-e86b4068fcd3Mezzetinreferenceterm-42825adlib-term-42825858e5d17-b554-33d6-936f-25b16f72f39dstonewarereferenceterm-113617adlib-term-113617e7f652e0-545e-352e-bece-b5fb0dff1b88white salt-glazed stonewarereferenceterm-113184adlib-term-11318425fc548d-d02f-39a6-a34f-d609393a0043J. W. L. Glaisherblue, green, pink, grey, and blackreferenceterm-32638adlib-term-3263897b8d1a5-7b8f-3a2a-a275-7d001aeaae2benamelDecorationreferenceterm-106226adlib-term-106226194567f2-2bcd-3446-ae31-652386611815paintingreferenceterm-37110adlib-term-37110ef92f1a8-1400-3fa3-863f-e099781ea442salt-glazeSurfaceApplied Artswhite-salt-glazed stoneware painted in enamelsWhite salt-glazed stoneware painted in blue, green, pink, brown grey, and black enamels. The figure stands on a roughly oval base with a tree stump at the back, and a spray of green foliage at the front. Mezzetin stands on his left leg with his right leg extended behind him. His left hand hangs down and his right is extended towards the viewer. He wears a loose brown cap, a white frill round his neck, a blue jacket, brown breeches and black shoes. A bright pink cloak passes over his left shoulder and arm, and is wrapped around him.G6referenceexhibition-1070adlib-exhibition-10702cb713dc-899f-35df-9c15-515a05f38d48Plagiarism Personified? European Pottery and Porcelain FiguresC.815-19281accession numberC.815-192876146priref76146old object number4831urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/76146https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/76146referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumDr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequestreferenceagent-152564adlib-agent-152564c20df94d-f096-3e0b-a9b5-6ddd12161fb7Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr192819281928-12-07bequeathedEntry date: 1928-12-0717551755CE1755circa1755176011760CE17601760factoryreferenceagent-149652adlib-agent-1496520d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98Unknownaftermodellerreferenceagent-113725adlib-agent-113725f5fca731-bfee-3d13-ab96-d9e33985150eReinicke, PeterThe Meissen prototype for this figure was modelled by Peter Reinicke after an engraving by François Joullain (1797-1778) in Luigi Riccoboni's 'Histoire du théâtre italien', I, Paris, 1728, pl. 13, 'Habit de Mezzetin'. It was one of a set of Italian Comedy characters made for Johann Adolph II, Duke of Weissenfels in 1743-44.referenceterm-113159adlib-term-1131594bdfb4a7-b307-3dfa-a3d6-8ada4683271e18th Century, third quarter#referenceterm-107736adlib-term-107736e93a8dd1-d76d-320b-be9b-afa352e322a1George IIreferenceterm-110409adlib-term-1104092040047c-eefc-3538-8b3d-60185614825bliteralEnglandEnglandcountryliteralStaffordshireStaffordshireregionMeissenreferenceterm-42825adlib-term-42825858e5d17-b554-33d6-936f-25b16f72f39dstonewareHeightcm11.5referencemedia-46958adlib-media-46958df581cbd-39d7-3353-9d67-b12bb70b026cjpegaa/aa7/C_815_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels740widthpixels57016162817786841imagejpegaa/aa7/mid_C_815_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels649widthpixels50016162817786841imagejpegaa/aa7/C_815_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels740widthpixels57016162817786841imagejpegaa/aa7/preview_C_815_1928_281_29.jpg1heightpixels325widthpixels25016162817786841image0media
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imagereferenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurehistory noteJ.Henry Griffith Collection, 336 Hagley Road, Birmingham; Frank Stoner, London, from whom purchased on 5 October 1925 for £2031referenceobject-76132adlib-object-761324c09be98-8f0e-34b2-b41f-691846b975391reference1term-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefigurereferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. opposite p. 20 in colour, on extreme right, and referred to in Part III on p. 86 of the February issue of The Connoisseur.25-30referencepublication-200002435adlib-publication-20000243525b2e427-cb9b-317c-90fb-12824b1de049Staffordshire Salt-glaze in the Collection of Mr J. Henry Griffith, Part IIPubl. Vol. l, p. 111, no. 815111referencepublication-1031adlib-publication-1031a5cc6cb3-2b6f-390a-af51-7e9d123e55edCatalogue of the Glaisher Collection of Pottery and Porcelain in the Fitzwilliam Museum CambridgePubl. pp. 46-7, no. G646-7referencepublication-992adlib-publication-992e26b9de8-5607-3d6e-82c1-bba7d8cb57c4Plagiarism Personified? European Pottery and Porcelain Figuresreferencepublication-6819adlib-publication-68192530b837-0fdc-3a6a-9f5d-1e5e7f56b01fHistoire du théâtre italienCf. p. 327, no. 6 an example of the Meissen Mezzetin327referencepublication-2785adlib-publication-27857f04ba95-3e53-38f5-b5e9-9c4fa846be58German Porcelain of the 18th Centuryreferencepublication-2638adlib-publication-2638b726d173-c02a-3b14-9d59-e12ad49bbf8aEnglish Ceramics 1580-1830, A Commemorative Catalogue to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the English Ceramic Circle 1927-1977Cf. p. 12, lot 16, a comparable figure. The Fitzwilliam''s example is mentioned12referencepublication-7053adlib-publication-70538fd86cad-7f1d-3ae1-84ca-f389c67b553fA Collection of Fine English Potteryreferenceterm-9010adlib-term-9010ecd03def-5d2a-3b43-bb92-76be16fbabf6Rococoactivityreferenceterm-110517adlib-term-110517d21bf5a3-90b7-321c-a277-52dd639bd321actingliteralactingactingreferenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefigurepress-moulded stoneware, salt-glazed, and painted in blue, green, pink, grey, and black enamelsreferenceterm-120085adlib-term-12008568c62b7c-aaf4-38a5-a1be-4d6c615c0714press-mouldingreferenceterm-120043adlib-term-1200435cfbfafc-b55f-3261-8e8b-6043f5d90289salt-glazingMezzetin from the Italian Comedyobject
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