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Cobbler whistling to his Starling
Niderviller Porcelain Manufactory
(Factory)
Cyfflé, Paul Louis
(Modeller)
Hard-paste biscuit porcelain figure of a seated cobbler whistling to a starling in a cage hanging above him
Hard-paste biscuit porcelain, press-moulded. The cobbler is seated on a stool, mending a shoe held on his left knee. His head is turned to the right as he whistles to a starling in a cage suspended from a beam at the top of the wall behind him. A drape runs across the top of the roof and down the right side of the wall. On the cobbler's left there is a log, and a small table, and on his right, a shallow tub, a shoe, and a hammer lying on the ground.
History note: Unknown before donor
Gven by Countess Sheilagh Rietberg
Height: 23 cm
Method of acquisition: Given
(1981-10-12)
by
Rietberg, Shelagh, Countess
Late 18th century
Early 19th Century
Circa
1780
CE
-
1827
CE
Base
Diameter 15.3 cm
biscuit Hard-paste porcelain
Press-moulding : Hard-paste biscuit porcelain, press-moulded in parts, and fired
Fireing
Accession number: C.43-1981
Primary reference Number: 75076
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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Accession Number: C.44-1981
Accession Number: P.14412-R-33
Accession Number: P.14412-R-L3
Accession Number: PD.214-1948
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