Manufacturer:

Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin, German, established 1763  Search this

Modeler:

Wilhelm Christian Meyer, German, 1726 - 1786  Search this

Medium:

hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

Dimensions:

H x W x D (1: figure): 26.5 × 12.5 × 11 cm (10 7/16 × 4 15/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

H x W x D (2: base): 7 × 11 × 11 cm (2 3/4 × 4 5/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

Type:

ceramics

Decorative Arts

figure

Object Name:

figure

Place:

Germany

Date:

ca. 1770

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

"Europe" standing female figure, wearing erine and crown, holding goose pen and sceptre; attended by putto, leaning on globe; attributes: book and sword; square pedestal.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde

Accession Number:

1960-1-44-b-1,2

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ca370943-0d68-4064-8ae4-e3f5b286f8b8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1960-1-44-b-1_2