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1960

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Allegorical Figural Group Depicting the "Peace of Basel" Figure, late 18th century

This is a figure. It was attributed to Karl Heinrich Schwarzkopf and Johann Karl Friedrich Riese and manufactured by Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin and after Johann Gottfried Schadow. It is dated late 18th century and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Estate of James Hazen Hyde. It is credited Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 30.8 × 19.4 × 22 cm (12 1/8 × 7 5/8 × 8 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside of figure: [1] scepter, painted in underglaze blue (Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin mark) [2] "804", written on brown paper label, applied

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Along base: [1] "IUSTAM EUROPAE PACEM", painted in gold

Cite this object as

Allegorical Figural Group Depicting the "Peace of Basel" Figure, late 18th century; Attributed to Johann Karl Friedrich Riese (German, 1759 - 1834), Karl Heinrich Schwarzkopf (German, 1763 - 1846); After Johann Gottfried Schadow (German, 1764 - 1850); Manufactured by Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin (Germany); Germany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 30.8 × 19.4 × 22 cm (12 1/8 × 7 5/8 × 8 11/16 in.); Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde; 1960-1-45

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