Seagull Figurine
maker
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(established Meissen, Germany, 1710)
modeler
Johann Joachim Kändler
(1706 - 1775, Meissen)
Date19th century
Place MadeMeissen, Saxony, Germany, Europe
MediumPainted and glazed hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions27 cm (10 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC18n6
eMuseum ID726490
Previous Number457
EmbARK ObjectID14150
TMS Source ID2972
Last Updated8/27/24
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 early 18th century; erroneously as the figure of a duck)
MarksNotesImpressed: Crossed swords [maker's mark, Meissen Porcelain Manufactory], No. 2014, 35
Painted: 26
Painted: 26
ProvenanceNotesPossibly in the collection of King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1864-1886).
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1900.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1900.
