Object details
Accession number
C18w8.1-2
Primary Creator
Wallendorfer Porzellan
(founded Lichte, Germany, 1764)
Full title
Pair of Sconces
Creation Date
1764-1833
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1918.
Marks
Impressed (on candleholders): stylized W and an asterix [possibly a maker's mark of Wallendorfer Porzellan, 1764-1833]
Dimensions
34.5 cm (13 9/16 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. 138. (as Dresden (Meissen); dated 19th century)
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