Allegorical Figure of Africa from the Four Continents

Bow Porcelain Factory

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Bow Porcelain Factory (1747–1776). Allegorical Figure of Africa from the Four Continents, Circa 1765. Porcelain, 8 1/2 × 4 3/8 × 4 in. (21.6 × 11.1 × 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of James Hazen Hyde, 60.12.32. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Allegorical Figure of Africa from the Four Continents

Date

Circa 1765

Medium

Porcelain

Classification

Ceramic

Dimensions

8 1/2 × 4 3/8 × 4 in. (21.6 × 11.1 × 10.2 cm)

Markings

underglaze blue crossed swords on bottom of base,

Credit Line

Bequest of James Hazen Hyde

Accession Number

60.12.32

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