Pierrot

• Porcelain head clown doll
• weight : 285 grammes

Commedia dell’arte: In popularity, Pierrot is Harlequin’s number one challenger. Especially since the late 17th century, particularly in the Anglo-Saxon language, as his character has become more innocent and romantic. His outfit: white, silver or gold loose jumpsuit or trousers, a one-button shirt, sometimes with too long sleeves and the inevitable tulle collar. The actor’s face is uncovered and his make-up is a snow-white powder. He wears a hat to hide his hair, sometimes a cap, or a little women’s hat with a wider rim or without a rim, too. Pierrot is the prankster, with his mocking humour, is constantly teasing and insulting, but despite all his efforts he has become a symbol of innocence and daydreaming for the public. His biggest fans are Buster Keaton and P. G. Wodehouse, the master of English prose, who was hiding Pierrot overtly behind his characters and wore his costume ipso facto in the aristocratic and conservative masquarades as well.