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A Trinket Seller
Factory:
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller:
Eberlein, Johann Friedrich
(Possibly)
Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, glazed, and painted in blue, turquoise, green, pink, flesh-pink, red, purple, reddish-brown, brown, and black enamels, and a little gold. The trinket seller stands on a low square base, decorated with coloured flowers and foliage, partly applied and partly painted. In front of her she carries a pale brown case in which are three drawers, the pink lined lid above them raised to display various articles lying in the upmost tray, such as pencils, scissors, pince-nez, buckles, buttons, knives, and earrings. Some of these are also tucked into the two straps inside the lid. In her right hand she holds a gold tube. She wears a white frilled bonnet with a green ribbon, cut away at the back to show her short hair, a pink coat with white frilled collar and cuffs, and a pale cream skirt decorated with brown sprigs. Over this she wears a white apron with sprays of blue cornflowers, and also wears white stockings, and white shoes with red trimmings and gold buckles.
History note: Bought from Willy Lissauer, Berlin, on 5 May 1933, for £30 by Cecil, 2nd Baron Fisher (1868-1955); Lord and Lady Fisher of Kilverstone
Given by Lord and Lady Fisher through the National Art Collections Fund
Height: 18.7 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1954-01-14) by Fisher, Lord and Lady
18th Century, Mid
Circa
1745
CE
-
1750
CE
Decoration composed of enamel
clear
Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain
Inscription present: very faint
Accession number: C.9-1954
Primary reference Number: 140373
Old object number: 384
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A Trinket Seller" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/140373 Accessed: 2024-12-31 10:22:52
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