Object details
Accession number
C18n5
Creators
Full title
Woodpecker Figurine
Creation Date
about 1733-1740
Provenance
Possibly in the collection of King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1864-1886).
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1918.
Marks
Inscribed: Crossed swords [maker's mark, Meissen Porcelain Manufactory]
Incised: 35
Painted: 12
Dimensions
27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.)
Display Media
Painted and glazed hard-paste porcelain
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Little Salon
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 139. (as Meissen Factory, dated 19th century)
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