Harlequin with bagpipes
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
Modeler
Johann Joachim Kändler
(German, 1706 - 1775)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
DateJuly 1736
Mediumhard-paste porcelain, enamel, and gold.
DimensionsOverall: 11.7 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)
MarkingsTrace of underglaze blue crossed swords
DescriptionMeissen figure of Harlequin playing the bagpipes, with his legs crossed and free from the plain rock-work base. The painted face is turning towards the upright mouthpiece and the hands grasping the chanter reed. He is wearing a blue tricorn hat and a shirt with ruffled collar and cuffs. The jacket has red and aqua triangular design and playing card pattern. He also wears purple pantaloons and black buckled shoes.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.905
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1745-1750
Object number: G83.1.936
Artist / Maker: Höchst Porcelain Factory
ca.1750-1755
Object number: G83.1.885
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
April or May 1738
Object number: G83.1.910
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1740-1745; decorated and possibly made in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.943.1-2
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca.1740-1741
Object number: G83.1.914
Artist / Maker: Longton Hall Porcelain Factory
ca.1754-1757
Object number: G83.1.897.1-2
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca.1736-40
Object number: G83.1.901
