This is a figurine of a bluejay made of painted blue porcelain. The bluejay has a light brown beak with a black accented tip. It has circular yellow eyes with a smaller black pupil. The front of the face is painted in white. The tips on its wings are hand painted black and it's back is brown. It is standing on a tree branch that is brown with some parts painted in yellows and greens. The piece is shiny from a coat of glaze.
German, Berlin
Bluejay Figurine,
1760
Painted and glazed porcelain
,
23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.)
Object details
Accession number
C18n8
Primary Creator
German, Berlin
Full title
Bluejay Figurine
Creation Date
1760
Provenance
Possibly in the collection of King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1864-1886).
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1918.
Marks
Inscribed in blue glaze: sceptor [mark of Berlin]
Dimensions
23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.)
Display Media
Painted and glazed 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 German, Berlin; dated late 18th century)
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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.