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Child dressed as Scapin

Manufacturer (German, founded 1710)
Modeler (German, 1706 - 1775)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Datec.1765
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 11.7 x 8 x 6.3 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue. Impressed 24
DescriptionMeissen figure of a child disguised as the Italian comedian Scapino, modelled by Johann Joachim Kaendler. He is wearing a white collar and black hat, jacket, breeches and shoes. He is holding the corners of his black cape in his outstretched hands as he dances by a tree stump. The low mound base applied with colourful florettes and edged with gilt moulded scrolls.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.951
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
On view
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