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Objekt 11

Logging

Description

Tree felling was a common activity in the densely forested Erzgebirge mountains and the basis for other work. Saxon glass production with its high wood consumption and not least the extensive production of wooden toys was based on the forest wealth of this region.

Object description

Saxony, Erzgebirge, 2nd half of the 19th century.

Wood, turned, carved, painted

Inv. 1949.360. Gift of Prof. Dr. Hans Reinhardt, Basel.

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