Harlequin and Columbine
Figure Group
ca. 1755-1760 (made)
ca. 1755-1760 (made)
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Figure group of Harlequin and Columbine from the Italian Comedy, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours. They are standing side by side. Harlequin wears a checkered red, green, blue and purple jacket with yellow and crimson sleeves, yellow and blue striped trousers, and white hat; Columbine wears a pink edged bodice with green bows, and flowered white skirt. Rococo scrolled base picked out in green and crimson, with tree stump and applied flowers.
Object details
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| Title | Harlequin and Columbine (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled |
| Brief description | Figure group of Harlequin and Columbine, enamelled soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1755-1760 |
| Physical description | Figure group of Harlequin and Columbine from the Italian Comedy, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours. They are standing side by side. Harlequin wears a checkered red, green, blue and purple jacket with yellow and crimson sleeves, yellow and blue striped trousers, and white hat; Columbine wears a pink edged bodice with green bows, and flowered white skirt. Rococo scrolled base picked out in green and crimson, with tree stump and applied flowers. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Wallace Elliot |
| Object history | London, Mallet, 1929. |
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| Accession number | C.85-1938 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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