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Harlequin

Manufacturer Bow Porcelain Factory (British, 1747 - 1776)
Date1765-1770
MediumSoft-paste porcelain; enamelled and gilded
Dimensions Overall: 7 inches (17.78 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Mary Russell Perkins from the Estate of Katherine Harvey
Object number63-28/3
On View
Not on view
DescriptionStanding, masked figure holds slapstick in right hand; left hand at throat; clad in brown hat and multi-colored patchwork suit, brown shoes; stands on base with four scrolled feet and florals; tree stump.
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Figure of a Man with a Tankard (Toper)
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1765-1770
34-305/8
Harlequin
1810
63-28/33
A Hunter
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
1760-1769
35-418/2
A Gallant
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
1760-1769
35-418/1
Dish (leaf form)
Bow Porcelain Factory
1765-1775
70-51/37
Dancing Harlequin and Columbina
Samson Porcelain Factory
1875
63-28/23
Harlequin
63-28/47
Greeting Harlequin
Johann Joachim Kändler
19th century; designed ca. 1738
63-28/1
A Dancing Girl
Derby Porcelain Manufactory
1765-1769
35-421 B
Flower Vendor
Derby Porcelain Manufactory
1765-1769
34-305/4
Fruit Vendor
Derby Porcelain Manufactory
1765-1769
34-305/5
Savoyard Boy with a Marmot
Höchst Ceramics Manufactory
ca. 1785
F76-19