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The four continents
(c. 1770)

Medium
porcelain (soft-paste)

Measurements
(1) 21.8 × 11.1 × 12.2 cm (Europe)
(2) 24.6 × 13.5 × 11.1 cm (Asia)
(3) 23.1 × 11.1 × 10.6 cm (America)
(4) 24.7 × 11.4 × 10.3 cm (Africa)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Colin Templeton Collection. Gift of Mrs Colin Templeton, 1942

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Derby, England

Accession Number
382.1-4-D4

Department
International Decorative Arts

Physical description
Set of four child/cherub figures symbolising the four continents.