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

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

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Gentleman in Pilgrim's Costume

Maker(s)

Factory: Vienna Porcelain Manufactory
Production: Peyer, Anton

Entities

Figure

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

Measurements and weight

Depth: 9.5 cm
Height: 19.2 cm
Width: 9.2 cm

Relative size of this object

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Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.