Title: Bird of paradise (quetzal) (one of a pair)
Object type: Figure
Date: 1733
Artist:  Meissen Manufactory 
Artist bio: German, 1710–present
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Manufactory
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 12 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 3 1/4 in. (31.8 x 9.2 x 8.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Flowers