Narcisin, also known as “The Captain”

Manufacturer Bow Porcelain Works (English, 1744 - 1776)

ModelerModelled after a Meissen original by Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706 - 1775)

ModelerModelled after a Meissen original by Peter Reinicke (German, 1715 - 1768)

CultureEnglish

OriginStratford-le-Bow, London, England

PeriodGeorge III (1760-1820)

Datec.1760-1765

MediumSoft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding

DimensionsOverall: 21.6 x 12.4 cm (8 1/2 x 4 7/8 in.)

MarkingsNone

DescriptionBow figure of the Captain from the Commedia dell'Arte after the Meissen original by J. J. Kandler and P. Reinicke. It is in a black hat, pale yellow-lined pink cloak, blue waistcoat, flowered breeches and black shoes. The figure is standing before a tree-stump on a four-footed scroll-moulded base enriched in puce.

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG83.1.853

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

English Porcelain

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Status

On view