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.