Figure of a Gardener: C.9-1956

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Titles

Figure of a Gardener

Maker(s)

Production: Würzburg Porcelain Factory

Entities

Figure

Categories

Porcelain

Description

Porcelain figure, perhaps symbolic of Autumn, standing beside a pedestal on which is set an urn filled with a large flower and green leaves, the gardener holding a grape vine bearing fruit in his left hand, in his right hand an apple.
He wears a black tricorn hat, white waistcoast with flower spray decoration in puce, white breeches with puce stripes, while stockings and black shoes.
The base is flat with a step on which lay five apples, outlined in puce like the pedestal and urn above it.

Legal notes

Given by Professor Francis and Mrs Womald

Measurements and weight

Height: 18.7 cm

Place(s) associated

Würzburg ⪼ Bavaria ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1956-11-22) by Wormald, Francis and Mrs

Dating

18th Century
1775 - 1780

Materials used in production

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.9-1956
Primary reference Number: 207328
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 17 December 2015 Updated: Tuesday 18 October 2016

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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            University of Cambridge}}

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