Harlequin with Monkey Hurdy-Gurdy
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
Modeler
Johann Joachim Kändler
(German, 1706 - 1775)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Dateca.1740-1741
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 16.8 x 9 x 9.4 cm (6 5/8 x 3 9/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionFigure of Harlequin grasping a monkey's tail, the monkey entwined around and between Harlequin's legs. With his left hand he holds a bugle to his lips. He is dressed in a diamond patterned jacket in shades of mauve, turquoise and yellow with black cuffs and a black belt and gold buttons. He wears a white ruff around his neck and the white ruffled shirt sleeves show beneath the jacket cuffs. A pale grey hat with gold edging tops his dark curly hair. His pants are white with iron-red stripes ad blue rosettes down the sides. He wears black shoes with yellow bows. Blue and yellow applied flowers decorate the stand. Modelled by Kaendler.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.914
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
April or May 1738
Object number: G83.1.910
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca.1765
Object number: G83.1.939.1-2
Artist / Maker: Höchst Porcelain Factory
ca.1750-1755
Object number: G83.1.885
Artist / Maker: Kloster-Veilsdorf Porcelain Factory
ca.1764-1765
Object number: G83.1.890
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.1740-1741; decorated in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.942
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1760-1765
Object number: G83.1.863
