Parrot Figurine
manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(established Meissen, Germany, 1710)
designer
Johann Joachim Kändler
(1706 - 1775, Meissen)
Dateabout 1741
Place MadeMeissen, Saxony, Germany, Europe
MediumPainted and glazed hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions19.5 x 12.7 cm (7 11/16 x 5 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC18n7
eMuseum ID726471
EmbARK ObjectID14151
Previous Number458
TMS Source ID2973
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 German, dated late 18th century or early 19th century)
Carl Christian Dauterman. The Wrightsman Collection, Vol. IV: Porcelain (New York, 1970), pp. 7-9, 58-59, cat. 23a, ill. (as mold by Johann Joachim Kädler (1706-1775), dated about 1741)
Carl Christian Dauterman. The Wrightsman Collection, Vol. IV: Porcelain (New York, 1970), pp. 7-9, 58-59, cat. 23a, ill. (as mold by Johann Joachim Kädler (1706-1775), dated about 1741)
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.
