Pair of Sconces
maker
Wallendorfer Porzellan
(founded Lichte, Germany, 1764)
Date1764-1833
Place MadeDresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe
MediumPainted and glazed hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions34.5 cm (13 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC18w8.1-2
eMuseum ID727162
EmbARK ObjectID15584
TMS Source ID4127
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. 138. (as Dresden (Meissen); dated 19th century)
MarksNotesImpressed (on candleholders): stylized W and an asterix [possibly a maker's mark of Wallendorfer Porzellan, 1764-1833]
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1918.
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