Dancing Harlequine
Manufacturer
Royal Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1763)
CultureGerman
OriginBerlin, Berlin, Germany
Datec.1775
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 9.5 x 3.8 x 4.7 cm (3 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
MarkingsSceptre in underglaze blue. Impressed K
Probably model no.700
DescriptionBerlin Figure of Columbine from the Commedia dell'Arte, standing in dancing attitude with her right foot raised. She wears a conical grey hat, chequered blouse, yellow skirt and pink shoes. The base is square and green-washed.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.840
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1740-1744
Object number: G83.1.871.1 -2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
January 1743
Object number: G83.1.919
Artist / Maker: Bow Porcelain Works
c.1765
Object number: G83.1.856.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1741; decorated in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.942
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1745; decorated and possibly made in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.943.1-2
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760-1765
Object number: G83.1.863
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740; decorated c.1760-1802
Object number: G83.1.902