Quetzal (one of a pair)
Object type: Figure
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Meissen
Artist: Johann Joachim Kändler|Meissen Manufactory
Artist bio: German, Fischbach 1706–1775 Meissen|German, 1710–present
Artist role: Modeler|Manufactory
Artist nationality: German|German
Date: 1733
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain, gilt bronze
Dimensions: Height: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession year: 1964
Tags: Birds