Allegory of the Arts

Manufactory Imperial Porcelain Manufactory

Decorator Christoph Dreischarf

ca. 1770

Not on view

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Title: Allegory of the Arts
Manufactory: Imperial Porcelain Manufactory (Vienna, 1744–1864)
Decorator: Christoph Dreischarf (active 1770–83)
Date: ca. 1770
Culture: Austrian, Vienna
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Height: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1940
Object Number: 40.65.11
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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