A Trinket Seller: C.9-1954

Titles

A Trinket Seller

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory
Modeller: Eberlein, Johann Friedrich (Possibly)

Entities

• Figure

Categories

• Hard-paste porcelain

Description

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.

Notes

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

Legal notes

Given by Lord and Lady Fisher through the National Art Collections Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1954-01-14) by Fisher, Lord and Lady

Dating

18th Century, Mid
Circa 1745 CE - 1750 CE

School or Style

Rococo