Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and painted overglaze inblue, green, yellow, flesh pink, mauve, red, pale brown, buff, and black enamels, and gilt. The unglazed underside has a small circular ventilation hole near the back. The square low mound base has a low tree stump, and is decorated with applied leaves, with a blue, a yellow and a mauve flower. The tinker faces front, standing on his right leg with his left advanced so that the toe extends over the edge of the base. A buff three-legged cauldron is slung over his right shoulder and he holds the cover in his right hand which he holds level with his diaphragm. In his left hand he carried a brown flat iron. He has shoulder-length black hair, partly covered by a black tricorne hat. He wears a white shirt, a red coat with scattered incised scrolling foliage motifs, and gold buttons, a pale brown apron, white leggings, and black shoes with a gold buckle on the left.
Notes
History note: Purchased by the 2nd Lord Fisher of Kilverstone from Willy Lissauer, Berlin, on 21 April 1933 for £35
Legal notes
Given by Lord and Lady Fisher through the National Art Collections Fund
Meissen model no. 1025, modelled probably by J.J. Kaendler after the 'Chaudronier Auvergnat', plate 3 of the first set of 'Etudes prises dans le bas Peuple ou les Cris de Paris', engraved by the comte de Caylus (1692-1765) after drawings by Edmé Bouchardon (1689-1762), published in 1737.
Press-moulding : Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and painted overglaze in blue, green, yellow, flesh pink, mauve, red, pale brown, buff, and black enamels, and gilt.The unglazed underside has a small circular ventilation hole near the back.
Inscription or legends present
Text:small crossed swords
Location: On lower edge of the base at the back
Method of creation: Painted underglaze in blue
Type: Mark
Text:F
Location: On base
Method of creation: Hand-written in black ink
Type: Inscription
Inscription present: circular white paper label with scalloped edge
Text:printed in red with the Fisher crest, with below 'No.' (o raised), followed by '385' hand-written in black ink
Location: On base
Method of creation: Printed in red and hand-written in black ink (faded)
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Tinker from the Auvergne"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/140203 Accessed: 2022-05-19 22:57:37
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