Lady holding a Falcon
Factory:
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller:
Eberlein, Johann Friedrich
Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, glazed, and painted in blue, green, yellow, red, brown, grey and black enamels. The lady stands on a low white circular base, decorated with one encrusted flower in foliage and two leaves. A falcon with a blue crested hood sits on her gloved left hand, while she holds the lure in front of her with her gloved right hand. She wears a black three cornered hat, a yellow coat with blue lining and capacious buttoned side pockets. She also wears a low cut white dress with a black bodice laced in front, and a white apron and blue border. Her stockings are white, and black shoes with red bows.
History note: Hyam & Co, London, from whom bought for £30 on 23 May 1938 by Cecil, 2nd Lord Fisher; Lord and Lady Fisher of Kilverstone.
Given by Lord and Lady Fisher through the National Art Collections Fund
Height: 17.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1954-01-14) by Fisher, Lord and Lady
18th Century, Mid
Circa
1747
-
1750
This figure of a Lady Falconer was modelled in 1746 by Johann Friedrich Eberlein (1696-1749). It was based on 'Darstellung einer Falknerin',(Depiction of a Female Falconer) in a series of prints of hunting scenes in cartouches by Johann Christoph Weigel (1661-1721) published in Nuremberg. The letters KHC on the base stand for 'Kaiserliche Hof Conditorei, or Royal Court Confectionary or Pantry and indicate that this piece once belonged to the Elector of Saxony. There is another example of the figure at Wimpole Hall, at Wimpole near Cambridge (National Trust inv. no. NT 205134).
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( blue, green, yellow, red, brown, grey and black)
Surface
composed of
glaze
Press-moulding : Jhard-paste porcelain moulded, glazed and painted in blue, green, yellow, red, brown, grey and black enamels
Accession number: C.18-1954
Primary reference Number: 140146
Old object number: 419
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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