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Harlequin

ca. 1765

Harlequin is the best known today of the commedia dell'arte figures. His early costume of irregular colored patches developed into the familiar diamond-shaped pattern. Harlequin's role is to generate a lively pace on stage.

Hard paste porcelain

3 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. (8.6 x 4.45 cm)

Gift of Martha and Henry Isaacson

76.278

Provenance: Collection of Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson, unknown purchase date until 1976; gift from Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1976

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

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SAM's Porcelain Room

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Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)

Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 228

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