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1960

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2015

2025

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Allegorical Figural Group of "Europe" Figure

This is a figure. It was manufactured by Kloster-Veilsdorf Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1775 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: 35.7 × 24.4 × 18.3 cm (14 1/16 × 9 5/8 × 7 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] "7760", written on round paper label [2] "2826", written in blue on oval paper label [3] "826", written on rectangular cloth label

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Allegorical Figural Group of "Europe" Figure; Manufactured by Kloster-Veilsdorf Porcelain Manufactory; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 35.7 × 24.4 × 18.3 cm (14 1/16 × 9 5/8 × 7 3/16 in.); Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde; 1960-1-49

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