This and 3 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Allegorical Figural Groups of the "Four Continents" Figures.

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Allegorical Figural Group of "Asia" Figure

This is a figure. It was manufactured by Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated 1757–1759 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is soft 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.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (overall): 38.7 × 26.7 × 25.1 cm (15 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 9 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] "TL 73.1972", written on paper label adhered to underside (label from when it was loan to the Renwick in 1972 as part of "The Four Continents" exhibition)

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Allegorical Figural Group of "Asia" Figure; Manufactured by Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory (Italy); soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (overall): 38.7 × 26.7 × 25.1 cm (15 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 9 7/8 in.); Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde; 1960-1-51-a

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