Woodpecker Figurine
maker
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(established Meissen, Germany, 1710)
modeler
Johann Joachim Kändler
(1706 - 1775, Meissen)
Dateabout 1733-1740
Place MadeMeissen, Saxony, Germany, Europe
MediumPainted and glazed hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC18n5
eMuseum ID726434
Previous Number456
EmbARK ObjectID14149
TMS Source ID2971
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 139. (as Meissen Factory, dated 19th century)
MarksNotesInscribed: Crossed swords [maker's mark, Meissen Porcelain Manufactory]
Incised: 35
Painted: 12
Incised: 35
Painted: 12
ProvenanceNotesPossibly in the collection of King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1864-1886).
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1918.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1918.
