15929704440001312637261000Standard Recordobject-80746170206257718814764580190001702062268675fitz-onlineadlib-object-80746https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/80746cf4618f4-7101-33e9-b26b-83e503f57db74personreferenceagent-157716adlib-agent-157716b90548b0-21bf-3b81-ac11-38a2f83a0391Harlequinpersonreferenceagent-157689adlib-agent-157689720000bd-1cb2-379b-80b4-6054273102cdColumbinepersonreferenceagent-149749adlib-agent-149749a26143f2-6dbe-3ee8-9e2d-863b9c1fa1f9childreferenceterm-37642adlib-term-376428f36efe3-4fe1-3da2-9944-000db5687ad7porcelainreferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainpale turquoise, yellowish-green, green, yellow, flesh, pink, puce, purle, red, brown, grey, and blackreferenceterm-107563adlib-term-10756338dcd825-1de1-3222-82c6-15a95729b5ffenamelsreferenceterm-39593adlib-term-39593e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312dgoldDecorationin pale turquoise, yellowish-green, green, yellow, flesh, pink, puce, purle, red, brown, grey, and black enamelsreferenceterm-120086adlib-term-120086cdecca31-5ec3-3fe3-9e5d-455d9771fda5painting overglazereferenceterm-28681adlib-term-28681c1f659e2-1209-31cf-8ff4-154e11452559gildingpresumedreferenceterm-107733adlib-term-10773300160189-e3ce-3796-a88b-5aa8d6c808c4lead-glazeSurfaceWidthcm15.1Basereferenceterm-107359adlib-term-107359d5be0b0d-3959-3dc6-9196-611577dd1604theatreApplied ArtsSoft-paste porcelain figure group of Harlequin and Columbine holding a little boy, standing under a tree on a base with a scrolled edgeSoft-paste porcelain figure group, slipcast, with applied hand-modelled details, painted over lead-glaze in pale turquoise, yellowish-green, green, yellow, flesh, pink, puce, purle, red, brown, grey, and black enamels, and gilt.
Harlequin is wearing a white hat, with a blue, red, and yellow triangle pattern jacket and trousers, as well as black shoes with red buckles. Columbine wears a green and red bodice, white blouse, white skirt with wavy lines in yellow, red and black, as well as white shoes with red bows. The child wears a pink hat and flowered dress.
The flat unglazed underside has a central round ventilation hole, and three very slight patch marks at intervals on the edge. The edge of the four-sided convex base is moulded with inward and outward curving C-scrolls, and has five applied flowers and leaves, around the base of the flowering tree which stands in the centre, leaning towards the front.C.94-19501accession numberC.94-195080746priref80746urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/80746https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/80746referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumGiven by Mrs W.D. Dicksonreferenceagent-180712adlib-agent-180712855e3948-593a-3b3c-9d66-028df74284feDickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs195019501950givenMrs Dickson was Honorary Keeper of Ceramics in the Fitzwilliam Museum17561756CE1756circa1756175911759CE17591759factoryreferenceagent-35888adlib-agent-358880244b335-51c5-3535-a626-9ed7f3d33894Derby Porcelain Factoryproprietorreferenceagent-157812adlib-agent-157812d6c503ac-f737-3861-9907-14fd8b4759bfWilliam Duesbury & Co.aftermodellerreferenceagent-70199adlib-agent-701991a5ab113-688c-3728-9988-60f96aea73bcKändler, Johann JoachimThe group was derived from the Harlequin Family, a Meissen model of 1738 by J.J. Kaendler, which does not have a tree between Harlequin and Columbine. Chilton, Documentation 2001, cites numerous examples of the Meissen model, and copies by other factories, including Mennecy, and Derby. The model is D3 in Bradshaw's list of 'Pale Family Derby Models 1756-9', Documentation, 1990, although its colouring is not typically pale.referenceterm-106451adlib-term-1064519cdfd62c-ee07-3884-ae08-c797aad0863118th Century, Midreferenceterm-107736adlib-term-107736e93a8dd1-d76d-320b-be9b-afa352e322a1George IIreferenceterm-110521adlib-term-110521b57fb046-bca3-3371-a721-2093adc3a282literalEnglandEnglandcountryliteralDerbyshireDerbyshireregionDerbyreferenceterm-110409adlib-term-1104092040047c-eefc-3538-8b3d-60185614825bliteralEnglandEnglandcountryliteralDerbyshireDerbyshireregionMeissenreferenceterm-37637adlib-term-3763789b09133-dc0a-3a88-bd40-5aef1ad30ecbsoft-paste porcelainHeightcm20.5referencemedia-52964adlib-media-529647d5c5da5-b841-38ec-813d-95be8c3a3678jpegaa/aa20/C_94_1950.jpg1heightpixels760widthpixels58816162626263961imagejpegaa/aa20/mid_C_94_1950.jpg1heightpixels646widthpixels50016162626263961imagejpegaa/aa20/C_94_1950.jpg1heightpixels760widthpixels58816162626263961imagejpegaa/aa20/preview_C_94_1950.jpg1heightpixels323widthpixels25016162626263961image0media
imagereferenceterm-110220adlib-term-110220e22d3544-a393-3f19-9be4-dc2632ca9942figure grouphistory noteUnknown before Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouthreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferencepublication-2665adlib-publication-2665b65e1b40-2322-326a-bb1b-3b3607de9cf9Derby PorcelainRef.The group is D3 in Bradshaw's list of Pale Family Derby models 1756-9, where this model is cited, although its colouring is not particularly pale.65referencepublication-2845adlib-publication-2845aed83438-5cba-3d3d-914c-0603afed5d46Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848Cf. p. 15, pl. 24, a Mennecy version dated c. 1740-45p. 15referencepublication-200001135adlib-publication-200001135f2e70681-b629-3606-b4c5-b2a3acfac27aThe Linsky Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Artreferencepublication-5774adlib-publication-577486097cbd-80d0-366f-a0f1-25542335b39bPorcelain in the Cecil Higgins Art GalleryCf. pp. 29506, no. 76, the Meissen Harlequin Family of 1738. Chilton cites numerous other Meissen examples, and copies by other factories, including the Fitzwilliam's group as illustrated by Barrett and Thorpe, 1971.295-6referencepublication-3340adlib-publication-3340b05bcc9b-495a-3b41-a541-15e2175c7b4cHarlequin Unmasked, The Commedia dell'Arte and Porcelain SculptureCf. Lot 108 the Meissen group of Harlequin and his family.68-9referencepublication-3493adlib-publication-3493c440aa8d-94bd-3fa1-b07e-e7e05cb821eaEuropean Ceramics, 26th November 2002referenceterm-9010adlib-term-9010ecd03def-5d2a-3b43-bb92-76be16fbabf6Rococoplantreferenceterm-58471adlib-term-58471ce00216e-da4e-37b3-974c-c2b6377d6c19treeplantreferenceterm-107622adlib-term-107622523e46be-6c51-3455-8391-3ea334aab2f0flowersliteraltreetreeliteralflowersflowersreferenceterm-110220adlib-term-110220e22d3544-a393-3f19-9be4-dc2632ca9942figure groupfigure groupsoft-paste porcelain, slipcast, with applied hand-modelled details, painted over lead-glaze in pale turquoise, yellowish-green, green, yellow, flesh, pink, puce, purle, red, brown, grey, and black enamels, and gilt.referenceterm-120096adlib-term-1200967cc05306-f07e-3189-849f-52addb9e2ca7slip-castingexcept for the underside of basereferenceterm-120062adlib-term-120062d05176fb-17b8-3888-bba1-6c5e6c77d206lead-glazingHarlequin, Columbine and Child under a Tree, also known as Harlequin's Familyobject
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