Turtle-shaped box (one of a pair)
Object type: Box
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Meissen
Artist: George Fritzsche|Meissen Manufactory
Artist bio: German, 1698–1756|German, 1710–present
Artist role: Modeler|Manufactory
Artist nationality: German|German
Date: 1725–27
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/4 × 3 7/8 × 6 1/8 in. (8.3 × 9.8 × 15.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession year: 1964
Tags: Turtles