Vineyard Worker eating Grapes
Factory:
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller:
Kändler, Johann Joachim
Hard-paste porcelain painted in blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, red,purple, brown and black enamels, with a little gilding. He stands against a white tree stump on a flat oblong white base encrusted with coloured flowers and foliage. He carries on his back a tub, made of brown and white staves clamped by two black hoops, which is slung over his shoulders by two white straps and is filled with purple grapes. He carries a bunch of grapes in his right hand, and with his left he is putting two grapes into his mouth.
He wears a wide brimmed black three cornered hat, a short sleeveless blue coat with gold buttons, a white knotted tie, a white shirt and breeches, white hose, and black shoes with pale pink bows. The brown handle of a knife protrudes from his right trouser pocket. His long dark hair hangs untidily over his shoulders.
History note: Bought from Hyam & Co, London, on Nov 22 1926 for £30 by Cecil, 2nd Lord Fisher; Lord and Lady Fisher of Kilverstone
Given by Lord and Lady Fisher through the National Art Collections Fund
Height: 19.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1954-01-14) by Fisher, Lord and Lady
18th Century
Circa
1745
-
1750
Dcoration
composed of
enamels
Surface
composed of
glaze
Decoration
Accession number: C.20-1954
Primary reference Number: 140162
Old catalogue number: 353
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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