Gentleman in Pilgrim's Costume: C.5-1948

Titles

Gentleman in Pilgrim's Costume

Maker(s)

Factory: Vienna Porcelain Manufactory
Production: Peyer, Anton

Entities

• Figure

Categories

• Hard-paste porcelain

Description

Glazed hard paste porcelain

Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and glazed. The unglazed underside has a large D-shaped ventilation hole at the back opening into the glazed interior of the tree stump. The shallow base has two angles at the back, a curve on the proper right side, and two angles on the left. It rises up at the back into a low rock with a tall tree stump beside it. The gentleman stands on his left leg with his right advanced, resting his left elbow on the tree stum and holding a book to his chest in the other hand. He leans forward slightly and looks towards his right. His hair is dressed with curls at the sides and a long queue at the back. He wears a shirt with ruffles, a waistcoat, breeches, a cloak with two applied escallop shells on the front and back, and shoes with bows on top. A gourd or bulbous flask is slung at his right side by a strap over his left shoulder, and under his left arm he has a hat and collecting box.

Notes

History note: Uncertain before donor

Legal notes

Given by Carl Winter

Place(s) associated

• Vienna ⪼ Austria

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1948) by Winter, Carl

Dating

18th Century, third quarter
Circa 1760 CE - 1765 CE

School or Style

Rococo