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Harlequin

Made at: Bow Manufactory (England)
English
about 1750
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions 13.34 cm (5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.577
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionWhite. On sloping square base, hole at back shows inside glazing. Crouching figure in wide brimmed (broken) hat, upturned with feather, held in twisted right hand. Mask on face, right jacket belted at waist, ankle high trousers, pointed shoes. Unmarked.
ProvenanceBy 1972, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)

NOTES:
[1] From December 27, 1972, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.