Pantaloon figure

Peter Reinicke, Meissen, Germany, 1744 

Glazed and painted porcelain.

H: 13.2 cm

Markings: swords in blue

UMP 19257

This figure of Pantaloon, a miserly character rejected by love in commedia dell’arte theatre, was created for Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. At Meissen, J. J. Kändler and later P. Reinicke modelled a series of figures for the duke. Pantaloon is the first mentioned figure for this collection modelled by Reinicke.

l Commedia dell’arte figures