Pierrot
Manufacturer
Royal Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1763)
CultureGerman
OriginBerlin, Berlin, Germany
PeriodFrederick the Great (1740-1786)
Datec.1775
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 3 x 3 cm (3 9/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
MarkingsSceptre in underglaze blue
Model no.702
DescriptionBerlin figure of Pierrot from the Commedia dell'Arte, standing with arms at his sides. He wears a pale yellow costume with blue edges, pale grey hat and black shoes, on a square base.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.842
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
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Object number: G83.1.871.1 -2
Artist / Maker: Fürstenberg Porcelain Company
c.1765
Object number: G83.1.1059
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: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1741
Object number: G83.1.914
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1765
Object number: G83.1.939.1-2