Model human
Joseph Willems (1715 - 1766)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1765
Materials
porcelain
Measurements
300 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Chelsea
Order this imageCollection
Fenton House, London
NT 1448021.2
Summary
One of a pair, figure of a male harvester carrying a sheaf of corn and with sheaves of corn behind him with a sickle in his right hand wearing a white tunic, pink-lined turquoise breeches and with a gilt-banded water barrel at his feet on gilt scroll-moulded base. Mark, gold anchor. Some minor chipping to corn.
Makers and roles
Joseph Willems (1715 - 1766), modeller