Toper
Factory:
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller:
Kändler, Johann Joachim
Hard-paste porcelain painted in green, yellow, flesh pink, pink, red, purple, brown, grey, and black enamels. The peasant is seated on a white tree stump which rises from a low white circular base, encrusted with coloured flowers and foliage. His left hand is holding the brim of his hat, with his right clasping a jug of brown liquor which he holds before his chest. His left leg is crossed in front of him with bended knee. His shaggy grey hair hangs loosely over his left ear. He wears a wide brimmed grey hat tied with a white ribbon falling down his back. His short white coat has lavender lining, and is over a white shirt. His breeches are of a pale straw colour and are peculiarly puckered, fastened at the knee with red bows and held up by purple braces. He also wears white stockings and black shoes with yellow bows.
History note: Bought from Frau Elfriede Langeloh, Köln, on March 1, 1934, for £26 by Cecil Vavasseur, 2nd Lord Fisher; Lord and Lady Fisher of Kilverstone
Given by Lord and Lady Fisher through the National Art Collections Fund
Height: 16.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1954-01-14) by Fisher, Lord and Lady
18th Century, Mid
Production date:
circa
AD 1744
In the catalogue of Lord Fisher's collection this figure is described as a Toper (a drinker) but it is also known as Peasant taking off his Hat, and Dancing Peasant with a Mug. There are further examples in the Victoria and Albert Museum (C25-1984) and the Irwin Untermyer collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 64.101.116.
Inscription present: faintly discernable
Accession number: C.22-1954
Primary reference Number: 140178
Old object number: 410
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: C.1256-1928
Accession Number: GL.C.47-1928
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