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Allegorical Figures of "Asia", "Africa", and "America" Figures

This is a figures. It was manufactured by Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory and after Filippo Tagliolini and modeled by Carl Luplau. It is dated late 19th century and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is porcelain, vitreous enamel. 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 (a: Asia): 31.8 × 25.4 × 20.6 cm (12 1/2 in. × 10 in. × 8 1/8 in.) H x W x D (c: America): 27.9 × 25.4 × 22.9 cm (11 × 10 × 9 in.)

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Allegorical Figures of "Asia", "Africa", and "America" Figures; Modeled by Carl Luplau (d. 1795); After Filippo Tagliolini (Italian, d. 1812); Manufactured by Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory (Denmark); porcelain, vitreous enamel; H x W x D (a: Asia): 31.8 × 25.4 × 20.6 cm (12 1/2 in. × 10 in. × 8 1/8 in.) H x W x D (c: America): 27.9 × 25.4 × 22.9 cm (11 × 10 × 9 in.); Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde; 1960-1-55-a/c

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