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Allegorical Figure Depicting Putti as "Asia" and "Africa" Figure
This is a figure. It was model maker: Freidrich Elias Meyer and manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory and after Freidrich Elias Meyer. It is dated 18th–19th century and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is 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: 12.5 × 9.5 × 8.5 cm (4 15/16 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside: [1] double crossed swords, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] "|.", painted in black overglaze [3] "TL70.1972", written on paper label [4] "785A", written twice in pencil [5] glue remnant of an old label
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Allegorical Figure Depicting Putti as "Asia" and "Africa" Figure; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); Model maker: Freidrich Elias Meyer (German, 1723 - 1785); Germany; porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 12.5 × 9.5 × 8.5 cm (4 15/16 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/8 in.); Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde; 1960-1-36