Scaramouche
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
ModelerModelling attributed to
Peter Reinicke
(German, 1715 - 1768)
ModelerPossibly modelled by
Johann Joachim Kändler
(German, 1706 - 1775)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
DateJune 1744
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 13.2 x 6.7 cm (5 3/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue
DescriptionA Meissen figure of Scaramouche standing before a tree-stump wearing a black snood, puce jacket with white ruffs and gilt edging and green breeches. He is on a mound base with coloured flowers.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.927
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1729-1731
Object number: G83.1.624
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1741; decorated in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.942
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c.1745-1752
Object number: G83.1.950
