"Desert Tortoise" measures 2 3/4" long (from tip of tail to tip of nose), and 1 3/4" wide. It is 1/8" tall.
The detailing on the back of the turtle is scored in the mould. Great detailing of the "tiles" of the tortoise shell shows up beautifully with the black antiquing over the medium brown color of the entire turtle.
The eyes are simple black dots on either side of the turtle's head, and the mouth is defined with a delicate black line.
Good MOVEMENT is accentuated by the varied positions of the four feet.
This piece is a high gloss fired glaze finish on a Ceramic clay base that was fired to approximately 2300 degrees Fahrenheit.
All of the Hagen Renaker miniatures listed on our website are "Fired " finishes; thus making them pieces of "China". Most of the pieces undergo at least two (2), with some having three (3) firings in a Ceramic kiln. Temperatures will vary from 2500 degrees to 1650 degrees, dependentas to a greenware (raw clay) firing, a glaze firing, or an overglaze (lustre, gold, or platinum) firing.
Hagen-Renaker, fine Potteries since 1946, still family owned AND; HANDCRAFTED IN AMERICA!
