Harlequin with bagpipes
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
Modeler
Johann Joachim Kändler
(German, 1706 - 1775)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Datec.1745-1750
Mediumhard-paste porcelain, enamel, and gold.
DimensionsOverall: 13.1 x 6.5 x 6.2 cm (5 3/16 x 2 9/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue at rear
DescriptionMeissen figure of Harlequin playing the bagpipes modelled by Johann Joachim Kaendler. He is wearing a puce cap, and a gilt-edged doublet, half striped in puce and half painted with playing cards on a turquoise ground. He is also wearing yellow breeches, and is playing a tan bagpipe. He is seated on a white rockwork applied with a striate puce florette and green leaves.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.941
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainCollections
Status
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1745; decorated and possibly made in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.943.1-2
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c.1745-1752
Object number: G83.1.950
Artist / Maker: Longton Hall Porcelain Factory
c.1754-1757
Object number: G83.1.897.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
July 1736
Object number: G83.1.909
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
August 1743
Object number: G83.1.920
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1745
Object number: G83.1.918
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1736-40
Object number: G83.1.901
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
August 1743
Object number: G83.1.921