Harlequin
Figure
ca. 1755 (made)
ca. 1755 (made)
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Figure, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of Harlequin wearing a pink hat, black mask, and clothing is decorated with triangular patches in crimson, blue, green, purple and yellow; he holds a slapstick under his right arm, and stands supported by a tree stump on a round base with applied flowers and foliage
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Harlequin (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of Harlequin holding a slapstick under his right arm and standing supported by a tree stump on a round base, Bow Porcelain Factory, London, ca. 1755 |
| Physical description | Figure, of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of Harlequin wearing a pink hat, black mask, and clothing is decorated with triangular patches in crimson, blue, green, purple and yellow; he holds a slapstick under his right arm, and stands supported by a tree stump on a round base with applied flowers and foliage |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:198/A-1885 (Sch. I 48A) The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber at a sale at Sotheby's for £10 5 shillings in April 1875. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Commedia dell'arte |
| Bibliographic reference | Bradshaw, Peter. Bow Porcelain Figures, circa 1748-1774. 1992, col. pl. VII and B4 |
| Other number | Sch. I 48 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:198-1885 |
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| Record created | December 8, 2008 |
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