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H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
medium: Stoneware
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 38.165.26 1938
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938
H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with light blue glaze
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 79.2.300 1879
Purchase by subscription, 1879
Alfred Pringsheim was a German Jewish collector. During Kristallnacht, in November 1938, the SS seized Pringsheim's maiolica collection from his home in Munich. It was stored in the annex to the Bayerishches National Museum, Munich. In March 1939, the German Ministry of Trade authorized export of Pringsheim's maiolica collection to London for auction at Sotheby's, provided that 80% of the proceeds up to £20,000 and 70% of the remainder be paid to the German Gold Discount Bank in foreign currency. Pringsheim was to receive the remaining proceeds. In exchange, Pringsheim and his wife were allowed to emigrate to Switzerland. After the war, the Pringsheim heirs received restitution of the sale proceeds paid to the Reichsbank.
Italy, Gubbio, 16th century
tin-glazed earthenware with gold and red lustre (maiolica)
Diameter: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
H. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); Diam. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
medium: Stoneware with brown drip glaze (Tanba ware, Tachikui type)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1975.268.624 1975
The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
medium: Lead
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.139.1 1914
Rogers Fund, 1914
William Forbes
baptized 1799, active New York, 1826–63
Overall: 7 3/8 x 5 15/16 x 3 5/8 in. (18.7 x 15.1 x 9.2 cm); 14 oz. 19 dwt. (464.9 g)
Base: Daim. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
medium: Silver
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1981.22.5 1981
Gift of Guerdon Holden Nelson, Cyril Irwin Nelson, Nicholas Macy Nelson and Michael Underhill Nelson, in devoted memory of their grandmother, Elinor Irwin Holden, and their mother, Elise Macy Nelson, 1981
At Santa Clara Pueblo, the double-spouted wedding jar is made not only to sell but also for use during its namesake ceremony, when the bride and groom drink from opposite spouts. The origin of the unusual form is unclear; once considered a modern innovation, it may instead be an ancient form revived in the late 1800s, perhaps in response to market forces that tourism set in play. This example is made from the black ware for which Santa Clara potters are known.
Southwest, Pueblo, Santa Clara, Post-Contact, 20th century
ceramic
Overall: 15.5 x 21.5 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Horatio Ford
By the mid-1400s the word lattimo had come to mean glass made milk-like by the addition of opacifying materials, such as an oxide of tin. It was imitative of Chinese porcelain. Only fourteen surviving pieces of lattimo vessels are recorded. These beakers may have been intended as betrothal or wedding gifts. This one is enameled with idealized portrait heads of a young man and woman. Such portrait heads of young women were also a feature of Italian Maiolica, especially those at Deruta (see "love dishes" in Gallery 219).
Italy, Venice, late 15th century
opaque glass (milk glass or lattimo), enameled
Overall: 10.2 x 7.4 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
2 1/4 x 7 in. (5.7 x 17.8 cm)
medium: Stoneware
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 38.165.4 1938
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938
Thomas Fletcher
American, Alstead, New Hampshire 1787–1866 New Jersey
23 3/4 x 20 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (60.3 x 52.7 x 37.5 cm); 401 oz. 1 dwt. (12473.9 g)
medium: Silver
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1988.199 1988
Gift of Erving and Joyce Wolf Foundation, in memory of Diane R. Wolf, 1988
Pharmacy bottles that lined the shelves of Renaissance pharmacies often held medicinal herbs, spices, and ointments. The inscription on this bottle reads SCABIOS, or “scabious water,” which may refer to a teasel root compound that was used to clean and decontaminate velvet.
Italy, Papal States, Faenza
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Overall: 38.8 cm (15 1/4 in.)
Did you know...
During the Renaissance, aristocrats tested the speed and agility of their greyhounds in a sport called "hare coursing."
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
medium: Pottery
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 15.29.10 1915
Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 1915
Paul Revere Jr.
American, Boston, Massachusetts 1734–1818 Boston, Massachusetts
Overall: 22 1/4 x 10 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. (56.5 x 27 x 26.4 cm); 110 oz. 10 dwt. (3437.2 g)
Body: H. 17 15/16 in. (45.6 cm); 88 oz. 9 dwt. (2750.9 g)
Cover: 7 in. (17.8 cm); Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm); 11 oz. 5 dwt. (350.7 g)
Insert: H. 9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm); 10 oz. 15 dwt. (335.6 g)
medium: Silver, ivory
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1990.226a–d 1990
Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, Annette de la Renta, Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet, Drue Heinz, and Henry R. Kravis Foundation Inc. Gifts, Friends of the American Wing Fund, Margaret Dewar Stearns Bequest, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony L. Geller and Herbert and Jeanine Coyne Foundation Gifts, Max H. Gluck Foundation Inc. Gift, in honor of Virginia and Leonard Marx, and Rogers, Louis V. Bell and Dodge Funds; and Gift of Elizabeth K. Rodiger, 1990
Andō Baiho
Japanese, 1777–1825
Overall (each panel): 86 x 35 in. (218.4 x 88.9 cm)
medium: Six-panel folding screen; color on silk
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.76.63a–f 1914
Charles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Raku
H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
medium: Ivory
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 10.211.1099 1910
Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910
H. incl. lid 16 1/8 in. (41 cm); H. w/o lid 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm); W. (betw. spouts) 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); D. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
medium: Porcelain
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 21.175.16a, b 1921
Bequest of Edmund C. Converse, 1921
H. 14 7/8 in. (37.6 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 8 oz. (2167 g)
medium: Steel, copper alloy, paint, textile
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1997.341 1997
Purchase, Gift of William H. Riggs, by exchange, 1997
Diam. 14 in. (35.6 cm)
medium: Stoneware
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 38.165.14 1938
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938
H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); L. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
medium: Bronze with gold and silver inlays
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.58.143 1914
Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, 1914
H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
medium: Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration (Hizen ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1975.268.485 1975
The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
As early as the seventh century, the practice of drinking tea and wine became an important part of elite culture in Korea. Elites of the Goryeo period commissioned a variety of types of utensils and vessels including this elegant wine pot with the incised image of lotus flowers, not only to make their drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their appreciation of nature.
Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
celadon ware with incised and carved decoration
Overall: 22.4 cm (8 13/16 in.)
Did you know...
A small loop on the handle was intended to secure the lid (now missing) on top of the pitcher through a cord or chain.
Gift of John L. Severance
Diam. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
medium: Stoneware
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 38.165.16 1938
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938
H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); L. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
medium: Bronze with gold and silver inlays
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.58.143 1914
Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, 1914
H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze copper red (Jingdezhen ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.40.90 1914
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
medium: Famille noir porcelain
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.40.514a, b 1914
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
28 3/4 x 28 3/4 in. (73.03 x 73.03 cm)
medium: Silk; on silk
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 27.32.2 1927
Gift of Rev. R. T. Henshaw and S. P. Henshaw, 1927
H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); W. 9 3/8 in. (23.81 cm); D. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 3 oz. (1449 g)
medium: Steel, brass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.25.532 1914
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
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New England Glass Company
American, East Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1818–1888
H. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm); Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
medium: Pressed glass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 46.140.143 1946
Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946
The aged Vulcan, blacksmith of the gods, and his wife Venus, goddess of love, sit in a rocky clearing before a cave sheltering his forge. He gestures towards Mars, god of war, seated in a cloud above the forge, whom he recognizes as his rival for his wife's affection. Cupid, the son of Venus and Mars, sits in the center foreground. This composition, painted in blue, copper-green, yellow, ochre, manganese, grey, black and opaque white, may originate from an illustrated version of the ancient Roman poet Ovid’s (43 BCE-17 CE) “Metamorphoses”, and is characteristic of “istoriato” (tells a story) wares that depicted figures from Classical mythology. The back is stained with green and decorated with three concentric yellow circles, and one raised circle at the rim. In the center, the inscription “vlcano e vene / re” (Vulcan and Venus) is painted in blue. The plate was probably made in Urbino, a city renowned for its maiolica workshops during the sixteenth century. For more information on “istoriato” imagery, see 48.1487; for “maiolica,” see 48.1336.
Italian Renaissance
H: 1 3/4 x Diam: 9 15/16 in. (4.4 x 25.3 cm)
medium: earthenware with tin glaze (maiolica)
culture: Italian Renaissance
Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
E. & W. Bennett Pottery
American, Baltimore, Maryland 1847–1857
H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
medium: Mottled brown earthenware
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 13.31.15 1913
Rogers Fund, 1913
H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
medium: Painted with underglaze iron decoration (Karatsu ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1975.268.447 1975
The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Diam. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
medium: Porcelain with enamel (Arita ware, Kutani type)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1975.268.570 1975
The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Diam. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
medium: Stoneware with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 15.29.23 1915
Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 1915
H. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
medium: Stoneware with glaze and incised decoration
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 50.61.11 1950
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1950
Thos tray is decorated with fanciful scenes of China, a dominant theme in French 18th-century art that reflects the fascination, fear, and awe of that country at the time. The scene was painted by Michel-Louis Chauveaux (active 1773–82).
Jean Chauvaux the Younger decorated this white ground, hard-paste porcelain tray with a fanciful pseudo-Chinese scene, in which a woman holding an apple with one hand gestures with the other toward a prostrate youth at her side. Chauvaux might have drawn his inspiration for the scene from the work of François Boucher.
H: 9 7/16 × W: 15 3/16 × D: 1 9/16 in. (24 × 38.5 × 4 cm)
medium: hard paste porcelain with gilding and enamels
Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
France, Valenciennes or Flanders, 19th century
linen embroidered center with four narrow insertions and border of Valenciennes lace
Average: 38.5 x 37.2 cm (15 3/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
Gift of Harold T. Clark in memory of Mrs. William B. Sanders
H. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); W. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm); D. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); Wt. 13 lb. 14 oz. (6293 g)
medium: Steel, gold
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.25.514 1914
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
William Michael Harnett
1848–1892
14 x 17 1/8 in. (35.6 x 43.5 cm)
medium: Oil on canvas
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 67.155.1 1967
Bequest of Susan Vanderpoel Clark, 1967
Diam. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
medium: Porcelain
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 21.175.43 1921
Bequest of Edmund C. Converse, 1921
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Wedgwood-Whieldon partnership
1754–59
H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
medium: Earthenware
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 38.165.10a, b 1938
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938