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'Toy' Figure of Harlequin: C.673-1961

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Titles

'Toy' Figure of Harlequin

Maker(s)

Factory: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory

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Description

Soft-paste porcelain 'Toy' Figure of Harlequin, painted in blue, green, yellow, pink, red and black enamels.

Soft-paste porcelain 'Toy' Figure of Harlequin, painted in blue, green, yellow, pink, red and black enamels. A masked Harlequin wearing a white hat and frill round his neck and traditional coloured tunic and trousers, stands in front of a tree stump on a circular base. A circular gilt-metal suspesion loop is attached to the top of his hat by means of a pin inserted into the porcelain.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Louis Colville Gray Clarke

Measurements and weight

Height: 2.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961-04-27) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1754 - 1758

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( blue, green, yellow, pink, red and black)
Base Diameter 7 cm

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain 'Toy' Figure of Harlequin, painted in blue, green, yellow, pink, red and black enamels

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.673-1961
Primary reference Number: 137251
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 13 October 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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