Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a male actor, perhaps Punch, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1750-1752

Figure in soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels of a male actor, perhaps Punch, wearing a high conical hat with feathers on one side, a tunic with slashed yellow sleeves and big black buttons, a pink fringed belt and black shoes, and he carries a sword at his right side.

Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber

One of a pair with 414:167/A-1885 (Sch. I 131A)
The pair was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Emerson Norman, Norwich, for £12 10 shillings in August 1869. In her Journals (vol. I, p. 36) she recorded: 'On the 28th Mr. Emerson Norman of Norwich came to see our things and ... brought up with him a Chelsea figure of a swarf, in a large hat (marked with a raised anchor), and a female figure to match (marked with a red anchor) which we had much desired to have of him in the spring. These we now obtained in exchange for two Bow vases with damaged flowers (for which we had given £5), a Chelsea-Derby cup and saucer and a £5 note. These figures are a great addition to our collection.' (The sum quoted above suggests that she had bought the cup and saucer for £2 10 shillings.)
Adapted from an engraving by Jacques Callot in a series published in 1622 under the title Varie figure Gobbi.

414:167-1885