Figure
ca. 1755 (made)
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Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of Harlequin seated on a tree stump on a round base, and wearing a conical hat, black mask, coat painted with playing cards and hearts, and parti-coloured trousers, and his right hand is raised to his hat, and he holds a slapstick under his left hand.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of Harlequin seated on a tree stump on a round base, made by Longton Hall porcelain factory, Longton, ca. 1755. |
| Physical description | Figure, in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, of Harlequin seated on a tree stump on a round base, and wearing a conical hat, black mask, coat painted with playing cards and hearts, and parti-coloured trousers, and his right hand is raised to his hat, and he holds a slapstick under his left hand. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | After Plate 2 Arlequin moderne, engraved by Joullain, in Riccoboni, Histoire du théâtre italienpublished in 1731 Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Skinner, London, for £1 10 shillings in January 1873 |
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| Literary reference | Commedia dell'Arte |
| Other number | Sch. I 428 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:22-1885 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2009 |
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