Allegorical Figural Groups of the "Four Continents"

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Date
1757–1759
Manufacturer
Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory, Italian, 1743 – 1759
Place
Italy
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Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Accession Number
1960-1-51-a/d
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
figures
Type
figures
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Medium
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
Dimensions
H x W x D (1960-1-51-a): 38.7 × 26.7 × 25.1 cm (15 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 9 7/8 in.)
H x W x D (1960-1-51-b): 40.6 × 27.3 × 26.7 cm (16 in. × 10 3/4 in. × 10 1/2 in.)
H x W x D (1960-1-51-c): 39.1 × 29.2 × 24.8 cm (15 3/8 × 11 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)
H x W x D (1960-1-51-d): 41 × 27.9 × 27.9 cm (16 1/8 in. × 11 in. × 11 in.)
Record ID
chndm_1960-1-51-a_d
Metadata Usage
Not determined
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b36e31c6-65d1-4bf7-8d39-5b6f456de6ac
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