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Mezzetin
Factory: Fürstenberg Porcelain Manufactory
Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, and painted overglaze in blue, yellow, pink, dark puce, grey, and black enamels, and gilt. The flat underside is unglazed and has a small cicular ventilation hole at the back. The shallow irregularly shaped base has a lightly scrolled edge picked out in gold, and rises up at the back into low tree stump. Mezzetin strides forward with his left leg and right arm are advanced, and in his left hand he holds a purse. He wears a black hat, a white falling collar, a blue jacket with gold buttons and edging, pink breeches with dark puce bows at the knees, a pale yellow cloak, and black shoes with yellow bows.
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); The Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead; transferred to the Fitzwilliam Museum, 1991
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 11.9 cm
Width: 8.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
18th Century, Late
Production date:
circa
AD 1775
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( blue, yellow, pink, dark puce, grey, and black)
gold
Visible Surface
Press-moulding : Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and painted overglaze in blue, yellow, pink, dark puce, grey, and black enamels, and gilt. The flat underside is unglazed and has a small cicular ventilation hole at the back.
Accession number: C.320-1991
Primary reference Number: 74502
Old object number: EURCER 667
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Mezzetin" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/74502 Accessed: 2024-12-25 17:58:53
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