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Allegory of America

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Under an arch supported by columns is a female figure in feather skirt, holding shield and arrow, seated on a tortoise; crested with shield and two figures.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
late 17th century
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde
Medium
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3.4 × 29.2 × 23.8 cm (1 5/16 × 11 1/2 × 9 3/8 in.)
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Stove tile
Type
Stove tile
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