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Allegorical Figure of Winter Figure

This is a figure. It was probably Limbach and manufactured by Limback. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1992. 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 Mrs. Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman. It is credited Gift of Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 15 × 5.5 × 6 cm (5 7/8 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] a line, painted in blue underglaze (?)

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Allegorical Figure of Winter Figure; Probably Limbach (Germany); Manufactured by Limback; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 15 × 5.5 × 6 cm (5 7/8 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in.); Gift of Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman; 1992-5-34

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