Harlequin with Bagpipes and Columbine with Mandolin
Manufacturer
Longton Hall Porcelain Factory
(English, 1749 - 1760)
CultureEnglish
OriginLongton, Staffordshire, England
Dateca.1754-1757
MediumSoft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.897.1-2): 13 x 7.9 x 7 cm (5 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA pair of Longton Hall figures of Harlequin and Columbine, after the Meissen models by J. J. Kandler. He has a pink conical hat white ruff, green waistcoat, and the reverse is painted with flowers. His sleeves are yellow and pink stripes with chequered breeches and he is playing the bagpipes. Columbine is wearing a pink hat, green striped bodice, yellow apron and her dress has flowers and playing cards on it. She is playing the mandolin. Both are seated on rockwork supports and circular pad bases.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.897.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Johann Friedrich Eberlein
ca.1740-1745
Object number: G83.1.940.1-4
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: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1745-1750
Object number: G83.1.936
Artist / Maker: Johann Friedrich Eberlein
ca.1740-1745
Object number: G83.1.918
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca.1765
Object number: G83.1.939.1-2
Artist / Maker: Bow Porcelain Works
ca.1765
Object number: G83.1.856.1-2
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca.1736-40
Object number: G83.1.901