Masquerader
Date1759-1763
Artist/Maker
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
1745-1769
OriginEngland, London
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsH: 8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1952-613
DescriptionA Chinese man, playing castanet’s, wearing a yellow robe, green cloak with puce lining, black boots and puce hat on a plinth encrusted with flowers.Gold anchor period.Label TextThis figure of a masked man in Chinese costume is playing the castanets. It is rare to find a European subject in an Asian costume depicted in porcelain.Inscription(s)Gold Anchor mark on back of plinthMark(s)NoneProvenanceEx Coll: MacGregor Duncan, Bristol; Humphrey W. Cook, Richmond, Surrey, and London; Sir Edward and Lady Baron, London; Frank Partridge & Son, Ltd., London
