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Sculpture of a light skinned man with a goat on his lap. He holds a dark brown instrument in one hand and drinks from a vessel in the other.

Johann Joachim Kändler

Harlequin with Goat As Bagpipes,

Maker

  • Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
  • Johann Joachim Kändler

Title

Harlequin with Goat As Bagpipes

Medium

clay products

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Porcelain with enamels,
  • glaze,
  • and gilding

Techniques

  • Porcelain with enamels,
  • glaze,
  • and gilding

Dimensions

14.6 cm (5 3/4 inches) (height)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Collector's mark RSD on bottom.

Place

Place Made: Meissen

Type

  • Ceramics

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund J. Katz

Object Number

53.194

Harlequin with Goat As Bagpipes

Trading Earth

Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
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Soundwalk

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Marks: Collector's mark RSD on bottom.

Place Made: Meissen

Publications

Soundwalk

Trading Earth
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Trading Earth

Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
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Arlene Shechet Interviewed by Judith Tannenbaum

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Exhibition History

Trading Earth

April 9, 2022 - August 3, 2025

Arlene Shechet

January 17 - July 6, 2014
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