Harlequin with Vase
Manufacturer
St. James Factory
(English, 1749 - 1759)
CultureEnglish
OriginLondon, London, Germany
Datec.1751-1759
MediumGlassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mounts
DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 4.4 cm (3 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Meissen Harlequin scent bottle modelled to show the gaily costumed figure with one hand about to sweep his broad-brim hat off. His other hand is clutching a slap-stick, and he is standing against a tree-stump picked out in green and surmounted by flowering stopper, with gold mounts.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1044
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
January 1743
Object number: G83.1.919
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1729-1731
Object number: G83.1.624
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1741; decorated in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.942
