Current Location: In storage
Titles
Boy Playing a Flute
Maker(s)
Production:
Hannong factory
Entities
Categories
Description
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in enamels
Pale buff earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed and painted overglaze in green, pale pink, puce pink, brown, and black enamels (petit feu decoration). The figure is supported on a square base with rounded corners, and slopes upwards slightly towards the back, where there are two stones. Its surface is mottled in shades of green and brown, and the stones are brown. The boy stands on his left foot with right foot a little behind it, and his right knee relaxed. In his left hand he holds the upper part of a whistle to his mouth,; its lower part is missing. The wrist and hand of his right arm have been broken off. He has brown curling hair, which forms a bunch on the nape of his neck at the back. He wears a white open-necked shirt, and breeches with puce stripes, white stockings, and black shoes with white bows.
Notes
History note: Mr J. Nachemsohn, King Street, St James’ Square, from whom bought for £4 on 20 April 1918 for £4, by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Legal notes
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Measurements and weight
Height: 17 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Dating
18th Century, third quarter
Circa
1770
-
1775
Note
The Hannong faïence factory in Strasbourg had been founded in 1721 by Jean-Henri Wachenfeld and Charles-François Hannong, who from 1724 was the director of the firm. He retired in 1732 and his eldest son, Paul-Antoine Hannong took over. The family also had a factory at Hagenau, which was run by a younger brother, Balthazar Hannong until 1737. From 1760 the director of the Strasbourg factory was Paul-Antoine's son, Joseph-Adam Hannong who directed the enterprise until 1781. The figure may have been produced from a model by Johann Wilhelm Lanz (1725-64).
School or Style
Rococo
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( shades of green, pink, puce, red, brown, and black)
Surface
composed of
tin-glaze
Base
Width 6.2 cm
Materials used in production
pale buff
Earthenware
Techniques used in production
Moulding
: Pale buff earthenware, moulded in parts, assembled, tin-glazed, and painted overglaze in shades of green, pink, puce, red, brown, and black enamels
Tin-glazing
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.2362-1928
Primary reference Number: 76729
Old object number: 3891
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 8 July 2025
Last processed: Tuesday 26 August 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
