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Allegorical Centerpiece of the "Four Continents" Centerpiece

This is a centerpiece. It was attributed to Johann Göz and manufactured by Ludwigsburg Pottery & Porcelain Factory. It is dated ca. 1760 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.

  • Bell Tower Model
  • carved and turned pearwood.
  • Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
  • 2014-11-1

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 31 x 28.1 x 28.1 cm (12 3/16 x 11 1/16 x 11 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

On bottom of base, below figure with pink cape: [1] crowned intertwined double Cs, painted in underglaze blue (Ludwigsburg Porcelain Manufactory mark) Underside: [1] "St", incised underglaze [2] "TL68.1972", written on paper label

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Allegorical Centerpiece of the "Four Continents" Centerpiece; Attributed to Johann Göz (1732–1762); Manufactured by Ludwigsburg Pottery & Porcelain Factory; Germany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 31 x 28.1 x 28.1 cm (12 3/16 x 11 1/16 x 11 1/16 in.); Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde; 1960-1-50

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