Collar

1875 - 1900

  • Titles Collar (Descriptive)
  • Medium cotton; celluloid
  • Dimensions Overall: 4 x 11 in. (10.2 x 27.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Helen Benedict Byrd in honor of Martha Milner Benedict, 1986.1105
  • Work Type collar
  • Classification Costume

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Bust in profile left in civilan dress with the Order of the Black Eagle and the Iron Cross, in cast iron frame.
Assembled pair of solid light blue jasper covered custard cups and tray with applied white jasper relief decoration, the lozenge-shaped tray with acanthus leaf motifs around the inner edge, each cup is bulbous in shape with applied white, stylized acanthus leaf motifs around the lower body and a band of guilloche around the waist, with loop handles featuring shell motifs underneath, the covers slightly domed and with leaf motifs and ball finials with white bands, the cups lapidary polished on the inside.
Figure of Harlequin seated on a tree stump on small base decorated with green leaves and colorful flowers, wearing a gray hat, his costume half yellow and half checkered in shades of blue, red, and black, wearing underneath a white shirt with ruffled collar and cuffs, his left hand is raised to his face, thumbing his nose, while his right hand twists the tail of a monkey, which is pinned under his right leg
Lamp base of Majolica in the form of a brown monkey seated on a round base covered with molded leaves and twigs in shades of red, holding a large nut on his head supported by both arms, the original oil burner, chimney and shade of the lamp are now missing.