https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/24454/fullChildren dressed as Harlequin and La Pulcinellaca.1765Meissen Porcelain ManufactoryJohann Joachim KändlerOverall (G83.1.939.1-2): 15 x 9.6 x 8.3 cm (5 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.)Hard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingGift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Meissen, Dresden, GermanyG83.1.939.1-21Pair of Meissen figures of Harlequin and Columbine as children, mounted on French ormolu bases. Harlequin turns to the right and Columbine to the left. Harlequin is dressed in a yellow hat with a white plume. A white ruff is around his neck. His jacket and pants are pale pink with a puce scale design all over except for the backs of the pants and sleeves. Both jacket and pants have gold edgings, and he wears yellow shoes with a blue bow. Columbine wears a pink Juliette cap edged with puce and with flowers over the left side. She wears a yellow dress trimmed with puce and blue and holds her white apron out to the sides with both hands. She also has yellow shoes with blue bows.18th Century European PorcelainCommedia dell'Arte FiguresGerman PorcelainMeissen[]European CeramicsGerman Porcelain1829051134GermanMount conceals possible marks