Harlequin and Columbine
Manufacturer
St. James Factory
(English, 1749 - 1759)
CultureEnglish
OriginLondon, London, England
Datec.1751-1754
MediumGlassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mounts
DimensionsOverall: 9.4 x 4 cm (3 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
MarkingsInscribed TOUJOURS GAY
DescriptionA 'Girl-in-a-Swing' type Harlequin and Columbine scent bottle and stopper. It is modelled as Harlequin offering a cut melon to columbine and holding onto a tree trunk entwined with purple grape clusters growing from a leafy vine and surmounted by a bird stopper. There is a domed base, and it is painted underneath with a single pink rose sprig in full bloom. The stopper has a gold neck.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1023.1-.2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
January 1743
Object number: G83.1.919
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760-1765
Object number: G83.1.863
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: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1745
Object number: G83.1.940.1-4