Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
German, 1710–present
Johann Joachim Kaendler, (German, 1706–1775) Johann Friedrich Eberlein, (German, 1696 - 1749)
Allegories of the "Four Continents": Africa, America, Asia, and Europe
c. 1750
| Medium | hard-paste porcelain |
| Dimensions | Africa: 7 5/8 × 5 7/8 × 5 1/16 in. (19.4 × 14.9 × 12.9 cm) Asia: 7 1/4 × 5 9/16 × 3 1/4 in. (18.4 × 14.1 × 8.3 cm) Europe: 8 × 7 1/8 × 4 1/2 in. (20.3 × 18.1 × 11.4 cm) America: 7 5/8 × 5 7/8 × 5 1/16 in. (19.4 × 14.9 × 12.9 cm) |
| Object Number | 2023.4.1-4 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by the Clark, 2023 |
| Status | On View |
Image Caption
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Allegories of the "Four Continents": Africa, America, Asia, and Europe, c. 1750, hard-paste porcelain. Clark Art Institute, Acquired by the Clark, 2023.4.1-4
Provenance
Private Collection, Bavaria; [Röbbig, Munich, by 2023, sold to the Clark Art Institute]; Clark Art Institute, 2023
