Pedlar
Factory: Imperial Porcelain Factory
Hard-paste porcelain figure of a pedlar, painted in enamels, and gilt
Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, glazed, and painted in yellowish-green, pale yellow, yellow, pale purple, flesh-pink, red, pale brown, grey, and black enamels, and gilded. The underside is flat and unglazed. The shallow roughly six-sided base is white with three areas dappled in green and yellow. At the back there is a large pale grey pack with pale brown cording against which the figure is supported. The pedlar steps forward on his right foot, supporting his back pack with his left arm, and resting his right on a duck against the larger pack on the ground behind him. A walking stick rests against his hand. He has grey hair, delicately tinted pink cheeks and lips, and black eyes. He wears a pale yellow broad-brimmed hat, a white ruffle round his neck, a white shirt, pale purple jacket, black belt, green breeches and red shoes with yellow bows. The edges of his shirt sleeves and jacket are gilded. His pale brown back pack is covered by a white cloth, and held on by black straps.
History note: Sotheby's, 25 May 1943, lot 94
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Depth: 6.3 cm
Height: 15.5 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1943-05-29) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
18th Century, third quarter
Production date:
circa
AD 1760
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( yellowish-green, pale yellow, yellow, pale purple, flesh-pink, red, pale brown, grey, and black)
gold
Visible Surface
composed of
glaze
Press-moulding : Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, glazed, and painted in yellowish-green, pale yellow, yellow, pale purple, flesh-pink, red, pale brown, grey, and black enamels, and gilded. The underside is flat and unglazed.
Accession number: EC.5-1943
Primary reference Number: 140440
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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