Dish with the Four Continents
date: label: Date
content: 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Broad-rimmed dish with incised coat-of-arms in the basin and low-relief decoration depicting allegorical figures of the four continents on the rim. The coat-of-arms is centered on the dish depicting a shield with two six-pointed stars and a fleur-de-lis backed with swirling decoration topped with three feathers. At top, Europe is represented holding a cornucopia with a younger figure behind her and livestock rendered in low relief behind her. At right, Africa is represented with an elephant and lion. An attending figure holds a long-tailed reptile. Asia is depicted below the coat-of-arms holding a large poppy flower with an attendant figure also holding a bouquet. Facing Asia, another figure is rendered with a flower crown holding a chest with pyramidal structures behind them. Behind Asia, a camel is visible. American is represented with tropical birds and primates opening a basket. America is backed by two figures.
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1960-1-24
objectType: label: Type
content: metalwork
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: dish
label: Type
content: dish
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver plated, metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x diam.: 3 × 41 cm (1 3/16 × 16 1/8 in.)