Harlequin
Manufacturer
Royal Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1763)
CultureGerman
OriginBerlin, Berlin, Germany
PeriodFrederick the Great (1740-1786)
Datec.1775
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm (3 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
MarkingsSceptre in underglaze blue. Incised FM
DescriptionBerlin figure of Harlequin from the Commedia dell'Arte, standing on a square base with tree-stump support. A slapstick in his left hand, his right arm raised, and is wearing a grey hat and a mask. His tunic and trousers have a checker pattern in pale blue and yellow with playing cards, and green-washed square base.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.841
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c. 1930-35
Object number: G83.1.947
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1741; decorated in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.942
Artist / Maker: Bow Porcelain Works
c.1765
Object number: G83.1.856.1-2
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
