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Elephant Ridden by Three Figures
Elephant Ridden by Three Figures

Elephant Ridden by Three Figures

Unidentified
second half of the 19th century
Medium/TechniqueHard-paste porcelain; gilt-bronze mounts
DimensionsOverall: 30.6 x 37.7 x 19.3 cm (12 1/16 x 14 13/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
Other (without base): 26.1 x 243 x 10.3 cm (10 1/4 x 95 11/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2028a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1954, Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York; November 30, 1954, sold by Rosenberg & Stiebel to Forsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)
Candlestick in the form of a peacock
Meissen Manufactory
about 1730–40
Pot-pourri Vase
Sèvres Manufactory
about 1785–90
Group shot: 65.2095a-b, 65.2096a-b
Meissen Manufactory
about 1730–35, gilt–bronze mounts, about 1745–49
Group shot: 65.2095a-b, 65.2096a-b
Meissen Manufactory
about 1730–35, gilt–bronze mounts, about 1745–49
Teapot
Meissen Manufactory
about 1720
Sèvres Manufactory
dated 1779
Meissen Manufactory
about 1723
Snuffbox
Fürstenberg Manufactory
1754–68
Snuffbox
Frankenthal Manufactory
1765–75
Snuffbox
Meissen Manufactory
1745–50
Snuffbox
Ludwigsburg Manufactory
1760–75
Snuff Box
Meissen Manufactory
probably late 19th century