Title: Model of King Ludwig II of Bavaria's Neo-Rococo Sleigh
Object type: Model
Date: 1872–80
Artist:  Franz Seitz 
Artist bio: German, 1817–1883
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Designer
Medium: Historic ivory, carved, punched, and engraved; on oval silk velvet-covered wooden stand with historic ivory ball feet
Dimensions: as mounted on board, confirmed: 17 × 42 1/8 × 12 5/8 in. (43.2 × 107 × 32.1 cm)
sleigh only, confirmed: 15 1/2 × 34 5/8 × 13 1/2 in. (39.4 × 87.9 × 34.3 cm)
Classification: Natural Substances-Ivory
Credit line: Gift of the Sapir Family, in memory of Tamir Sapir, 2024
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY