Figure
ca. 1743 (made)
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Figure of Harlequin, of hard-paste porcelain. Seated on a grass-topped rock beside a bird-cage; he is holding aloft in his right hand a green bird; at his feet is a crouching cat. He is wearing a red hat with a green rosette, a white ruff, a tunic with a purple, turquoise and yellow lozenge pattern, and black trousers, all trimmed with gilding. He had red shoes with yellow rosettes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of Harlequin with bird, bird-cage and cat, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, probably modelled by J. J. Kändler, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, about 1743 |
| Physical description | Figure of Harlequin, of hard-paste porcelain. Seated on a grass-topped rock beside a bird-cage; he is holding aloft in his right hand a green bird; at his feet is a crouching cat. He is wearing a red hat with a green rosette, a white ruff, a tunic with a purple, turquoise and yellow lozenge pattern, and black trousers, all trimmed with gilding. He had red shoes with yellow rosettes. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '1907 211 1205' (Brunn written with three different pencils.) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs O. J. Finney in memory of Oswald James Finney |
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| Bibliographic reference | Jansen, Reinhard, ed. Commedia Dell'Arte, Fest der Komödianten, Keramische Kostbarkeiten aus den Museen der Welt Stuttgart: Arnoldsche, 2001, No. 19. |
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| Accession number | C.19-1984 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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