Gardner “National Costumes” series

Around 1810, Gardner started a series of porcelain figures in national costumes representing various countries and regions of Europe and Asia. 4 of these figurines were modeled based on colored engravings from the book “The Costume of the Hereditary States of the House of Austria: displayed in 50 colored engravings / with descriptions” by M. Bertrand de Moleville, 1804.

Russian Gardner porcelain figure of Bukovinian. 1810s
Буковинец
Gardner porcelain figure of Transylvanian
Трансильванец
Еврей из Мукачево
Польская Еврейка
Russian Gardner porcelain figure of Hungarian peasant
Венгр
Gardner porcelain figure of Peasant Woman from Bern. Russian. Circa 1820. National Costumes series.
Крестьянка из Берна
Gardner figure Girl with the basket full of berries. Russian porcelain. 1820s
Девушка из Берна
Gardner figurine "Cook from Hamburg". Russian porcelain. 1820s
Кухарка из Гамбурга
Жительница Карии

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