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Collections > Wood Carving > Group: Three small nude boys in a tub. (The emblem of St. Nicholas)

Group: Three small nude boys in a tub. (The emblem of St. Nicholas)

Carved in pearwood with dark stain. A hole underneath, with remains of dowel, indicates that this was part of a larger carving, or a finial. One boy shows folded arms, one arms uplifted in prayer, and one with hands crossed on breast.
Size: Height: 8.5 cm

Place: Bavaria

Object Type: figure

Actual Date: c. 1700

Century: 17th - 18th century

Material: Pear wood

Museum Accession Number: Founders/X.1035