15929845140001312637261000Standard Recordobject-131045170206284695516479645150001702062268675fitz-onlineadlib-object-131045https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/131045cab2b909-884c-36bd-9c8c-90a5aa5d3ea08personreferenceagent-153215adlib-agent-1532154631dee3-942c-33e8-a56d-f10387a69700minerreferenceterm-37627adlib-term-37627254febfe-0021-3e45-89a7-d57ba40044c7hard-paste porcelainreferenceterm-121113adlib-term-12111388ec18e3-1629-3ab1-aed8-d2055962b633Fisher Collectionblue, yellow, green, bluish-green, flesh pink, red, pale brown, grey, and blackreferenceterm-32638adlib-term-3263897b8d1a5-7b8f-3a2a-a275-7d001aeaae2benamelreferenceterm-39593adlib-term-39593e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312dgoldDecorationin blue, yellow, green, bluish-green, flesh pink, red, pale brown, grey, and black enamelsreferenceterm-106226adlib-term-106226194567f2-2bcd-3446-ae31-652386611815paintingreferenceterm-28681adlib-term-28681c1f659e2-1209-31cf-8ff4-154e11452559gildingApplied Artshard-paste porcelain painted overglaze in enamels, and gilt.Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, painted in blue, bluish-green, green, yellow, flesh pink, red, mauve, pale brown, grey, and black enamels, and gilt. The flat unglazed base has a circular ventilation hold in the centre. The square rocky base rises up into a low mound of rocks at the back which supports the figure. On the top there are applied leaves and flowers: one mauve and white with two leaves: one yellow with mauve centre and one leaf; two blue and white with three leaves and one leaf on the side of the heap of rocks. The Mine Commandant stands on his right leg with his left advanced. He turns his head to his left, and has his left arm bent with the hand on his hip, and his right extended in front holding an axe with a short handle. He has a long curling brownish-grey wig falling down over his right shoulder and back, and wears a bluish-green pillbox hat with a turned up flap at the front inscribed AR (Augustus Rex) in mongram in gold, and a gold edging. He wears a white coat with a pleated rill, gold buttons and edgings, a red waistcoat with gold buttons, white breches and stockings, black knee caps, and black shoes with gold buckles. Behind he wears a long curved black leather apron with a pale brown leatherlining, securing in front under a black pouch, and a holder with two wedges. A sword with a gold hilt is slung on his left sideby a mauve ribbon.no. 110referenceexhibition-1609adlib-exhibition-16096d201037-48f1-3a69-9e4e-72551b7f32d0Treasures from the FitzwilliamC.34-19541accession numberC.34-1954131045priref131045model number1336old object number372urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/131045https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/131045at the back of the basepainted underglaze in bluecrossed swordsfactory markreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumGiven by Lord and Lady Fisher through the National Art Collections Fundreferenceagent-171103adlib-agent-17110380fad945-ac43-3823-9bca-eefd85fd5004Fisher, Lord and Lady195419541954-01-14givenEntry date: 1954-01-1417501750circa1750makerreferenceagent-163301adlib-agent-163301e48ba156-d9ec-3938-a33c-5360794eb376Meissen Porcelain Factorymodellerreferenceagent-70199adlib-agent-701991a5ab113-688c-3728-9988-60f96aea73bcKändler, Johann JoachimMining was one of the most important industries in Saxony and a major source of revenue. The parade costumes of the various ranks of Saxon miners were recorded in a set of drawings by H.C. Fehling which were engraved by Christoph Weigel and published at Nuremburg in 1721 with the title 'Abbildung und Beschreibung derer sämtlichen Bergwerks Beamten und Bedienten nach ihrem gewöhnlichen Rang und Ordnung in behörigen Berg-Habit' (Illustration and description of the costumes of all the mine officers and employees according to their customary rank and class).They commemorated the participation of the miners in the festivities which took place in Dresden in 1719 to celebrate the marriage of Prince Frederick Augustus to the Princess Maria Josepha von Habsburg.
Painted mining scenes occur on Meissen tablewares, and Augustus III, who took a keen interest in mining, commissioned pieces of this type. About 1748-50 Kaendler modelled a set of eight figures of which seven were inspired by Weigel’s prints. The exact date is not known because the factory records of the modellers’ work are missing between 1748 and 1764. In this set the figures are standing, on a square mound base strewn with flowers, and not shown working as some later figures of miners were. They wear either white uniforms which were worn for work and for going to church on Sunday or their black parade dress. This figure was model no. 1336.referenceterm-106451adlib-term-1064519cdfd62c-ee07-3884-ae08-c797aad0863118th Century, Midclearreferenceterm-32652adlib-term-3265282d8ae3b-f165-395c-ba93-dfa1c282b7beglazereferenceterm-37627adlib-term-37627254febfe-0021-3e45-89a7-d57ba40044c7hard-paste porcelainDepthcm9Heightcm21.4Widthcm10.7referenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurehistory notePurchased by the 2nd Lord Fisher of Kilverstone on 11 April 1935 from Willy Lissauer, Berlin, for £1001referenceobject-140285adlib-object-1402855e91af95-86ad-3ed7-91b0-2898edcccb441reference1term-110220adlib-term-110220e22d3544-a393-3f19-9be4-dc2632ca9942figure groupfigure group1referenceobject-131048adlib-object-131048a7fb8bb7-ad45-3187-8cf0-694c7da0a7971reference1term-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefigure1referenceobject-140273adlib-object-140273b7290873-535c-3546-af70-dd5670f3aca21reference1term-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefigure1referenceobject-140272adlib-object-140272956d75ec-d782-30ea-9f7e-05ef54ac99911reference1term-110220adlib-term-110220e22d3544-a393-3f19-9be4-dc2632ca9942figure groupfigure group1referenceobject-140271adlib-object-140271965deeb6-3f32-3f74-b3ba-b58e13ccc0911reference1term-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefigure1referenceobject-140269adlib-object-140269814f77a3-0809-3caa-bc26-123e7ec84a281reference1term-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefigurereferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl. p. 10, pl. 1210referencepublication-2126adlib-publication-2126e68b3970-238f-3462-9f21-6f4e892c9c2cThe National Art Collections Fund at the Fitzwilliam Museum, An Exhibition to celebrate The Fund's 85th AnniversaryPubl. p. 109, no. 110109referencepublication-1119adlib-publication-11198b3701d3-a6b9-3cdf-8f20-d50dda99c46cTreasures from the Fitzwilliam: ''The Increase of Learning and other great Objects of that Noble Foundation''Ref. and cf. p. 210, pl. 11 the print from Weigel's book on which the model was based, and pl. 10 an example with a long handled mattock (?) in his right hand.203-22referencepublication-200002413adlib-publication-200002413240cf479-b48e-340d-8165-987e0869a17dBetrachtungen zur Folge der Bergmannsfiguren von J.J. KaendlerRef. For this set and earlier Meissen miner figures and the sources of their designs36-43referencepublication-200002035adlib-publication-200002035d774c2e8-0119-3f7f-bd23-0c6f6f28c363Mining Porcelain from Meissenreferencepublication-4921adlib-publication-4921e5683ff8-7ba5-39b5-a137-e248897a3742Festive Publication to Commemorate the 200th Jubilee of the Oldest European China Factory, MeissenCf. pp. 30-31, lot 19 a comparable figure with a long-hafted axe, described as a Mine Administrator (Oberberghauptmann) c. 1745-50. From the collection of Mr and Mrs K.A.L. Rhodes. Estimate £6-8,000.30-31referencepublication-5942adlib-publication-5942e1604d3c-d1e0-3902-8aa7-5962f2bfce2fFine British and European Ceramics & Glassreferenceterm-10624adlib-term-10624c882b99a-0b49-320e-8d8a-fd72a34d8848Baroqueobject namereferenceterm-43308adlib-term-433087641c8bd-afe9-371c-b9c8-d7ca11ca08b1wigobject namereferenceterm-76302adlib-term-76302deeace50-bc4e-334e-8d22-6c6a1fce26a1hatliteralwigwigliteralhathatreferenceterm-107454adlib-term-1074546ca0f2ab-c1f8-329d-8a45-8f1322f53a20figurefigurehard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and painted overglaze in blue, yellow, green, bluish-green, flesh pink, red, pale brown, grey, and black enamels, and giltin partsreferenceterm-120085adlib-term-12008568c62b7c-aaf4-38a5-a1be-4d6c615c0714press-mouldingclearreferenceterm-27616adlib-term-2761661e6a95d-84c8-3893-b6c8-213392262987glazing (coating)General Inspector of Mines (Oberberghauptmann)object
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