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New England Glass Company
American, East Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1818–1888
H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
medium: Blown glass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 46.140.499 1946
Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946
H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 4 15/16 in. (12.6 cm)
medium: Earthenware with painted decoration
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 50.61.4 1950
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1949
The narrow neck and base of amphorae of this shape probably derive from vessels used to transport oil and wine long distances. Here, the painted decoration accentuates the shape, with simple rays at the base, tongues on the shoulder, and a double lotus-and-palmette chain on the neck. Added red rings separate these patterns, with black gloss covering most of the exterior; only the upper surface of the mouth is reserved. Similarly shaped vases decorated with Athena on the front and athletic or equestrian scenes on the back were filled with Athenian olive oil and awarded as prizes to victors in the Panathenaic games.
Greek, Attic
ceramic
Overall: 41.4 cm (16 5/16 in.)
Did you know...
The shape of this amphora mimics those of larger, figured prize vases.
Gift of J. H. Wade
H. 20 5/8 in. (52.4 cm)
medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware, Jiangxi)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.40.291 1914
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
H. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.4 oz. (96.4 g)
medium: Iron, gold, copper
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.60.5 1914
Gift of Mrs. Adrian H. Joline, 1914
Thomas Cains
active 1812–ca. 1820
H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
medium: Free-blown lead glass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1982.439.5 1982
Gift of Dr. Michael Heidelberger, in memory of Nina T. Heidelberger, 1982
medium: silk, metal
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1971.95 1971
Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 1971
H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Diam. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
medium: Stoneware (Seto ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1975.268.606 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. 27 3/8 in. (69.5 cm)
medium: Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over black ground (Jingdezhen ware, famille noire)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.40.224 1914
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Serve ware refers to a category of dishes, utensils, and other items used for serving food and beverages during meals or special occasions. It includes a variety of items designed to enhance the presentation and functionality of serving meals and drinks to the guests. Visit at: angiehomes.co/collections/server-ware
The breastplate protects the chest and abdomen and is normally worn with a backplate. This one features a lance rest which start to appear as early as the late 1300s. The purpose of the lance rest is not to bear the weight of the lance. Instead allows a mounted warrior to hold the lance firmly couched under his right arm and stops it from sliding backward. If the target is hit the lance rest also acts as a shock absorber, preventing the lance from shooting backward and dispersing the impact via the breastplate all over the upper body rather than leaving it concentrated on the hand. When not needed it can be folded up so that is is out of the way.
Germany, 16th century
steel
Overall: 43.8 x 36.9 cm (17 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.)
Did you know...
The decoration along the edge is known as a roped edge.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
medium: Bronze
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.58.167 1914
Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, 1914
The inscriptions on these two pharmacy bottles suggest that they held medicinal and domestic remedies. One bottle reads SCABIOS, or “scabious water,” which may refer to a teasel root compound that was used to clean and decontaminate velvet. Inscribed on the other bottle is the word CAPILLV, which was a liquid extracted from a fern-like plant commonly referred to as “maiden’s hair water.”
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
John Henry Belter
American, born Germany 1804-1863 New York
54 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 29 in. (138.4 x 59.7 x 73.7 cm)
medium: Rosewood, marble
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1980.510.2 1980
Gift of Gloria and Richard Manney, 1980
H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
medium: Stoneware
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 38.165.7a, b 1938
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938
H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
medium: Stoneware with celadon glaze
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 15.162.4 1915
Rogers Fund, 1916
H. 29 in. (73.7 cm); Diam. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Diam. of rim 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); Diam. of foot 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
medium: Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.40.36 1914
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
medium: Blown pattern-molded blue glass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 30.110 1930
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1930
The chrysanthemum is the flower of autumn. In East Asia, its wine was believed to bring longevity if drunk during the Double Nine Festival (September 9). "Drinking Wine," a poem by Tao Yuanming (365–427), combines the flower with the theme of the reclusive life: "From the eastern fence, I pluck chrysanthemum flowers, and idly look toward the southern hills." In Korea, the chrysanthemum was established as a popular motif for Goryeo inlaid celadon as early as the 1100s. The flower was used as the main motif for wine service vessels in particular. When Koreans drank wine from Goryeo celadon decorated with chrysanthemum designs, they believed that Tao’s faithful spirit transferred to their inner mind, as did the blessings of longevity.
Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration
Outer diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); height: 18.8 cm (7 3/8 in.)
Did you know...
The shape of this pitcher resembles is a type of yellow muskmelon cultivated mainly in East Asia.
Gift of John L. Severance
H. (with cover) 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
medium: Bronze
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.58.161 1914
Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, 1914
H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
medium: Stoneware with bluish glaze (Jun ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 50.221.23 1950
Bequest of Robert West, 1950
This image features a classic white porcelain coffee cup placed on a saucer with a silver spoon resting beside it. The cup is filled with a steaming, aromatic beverage, likely coffee or tea, and sits on a clean, modern table surface. The warm tones and inviting steam suggest a cozy and tranquil morning scene, perfect for starting the day.
This multicolored dish is decorated with the sacred isle, also seen on the exterior of the blue-and-white dish nearby. A pavilion emerges amid rising and falling waves, a symbol of constant transformation and change. Above the waves are mysterious clouds, symbolizing the cosmic vital energy (<em>qi</em>) that animates all things and beings on earth in Daoism. The interior of the dish also shows cranes carrying sticks in their beaks, a motif that symbolizes longevity. Cranes carrying sticks above a pavilion in the sea express the wish “May you live to a ripe old age (<em>haiwu tianchou</em>; 海屋添籌).”
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-35)
porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels
Diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.)
The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection
H. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm)
medium: PPorcelain painted in polychrome enamels over a black ground (Jingdezhen ware, famille noire), wooden stand
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.40.222 1914
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); D. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
medium: Ivory
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 10.211.1077 1910
Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910
The Cleveland cup and its counterpart from the imperial collection in the Beijing Palace Museum epitomize products of Suzhou jade masters in material, refinement, and polish. During the Qing dynasty, Suzhou’s best products were sent north to the capital. Those that met imperial approval were sometimes graced with Qianlong’s mark, added by calligraphers and jade workers at court. The lack of a Qianlong mark on the Cleveland cup suggests that it might not have reached the court, perhaps having found a collector among the merchant circles of the Suzhou-Jiangnan region, where its possession would have signaled its owners’ affluence, good taste, and knowledge of antique objects. Previously dated to the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), new scholarship dates this cup to the Qing period.
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Pale greenish-white jade
Diameter of mouth: 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.); Overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); width with handles: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
Did you know...
Two female immortals serve as handles, while a Daoist procession with immortals, musicians, and attendants winds around the body of the cup.
Anonymous Gift
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
John Pitts
active ca. 1735
Overall: 1 13/16 x 8 1/8 in. (4.6 x 20.6 cm); 8 oz. 11 dwt. (266.2 g)
Body: Diam. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Lip: Diam. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
medium: Silver
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 33.120.354 1933
Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Diam. of rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm); Diam. of foot: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
medium: Porcelain with copper red glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.40.51 1914
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Diam. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
medium: Porcelain
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.40.359 1914
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Jersey Glass Company of George Dummer
1824–1862
H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); Diam. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
medium: Blown and cut glass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1972.266.6 1972
Gift of Berry B. Tracy, 1972
medium: leather
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 11.60.207a, b 1911
Bequest of Maria P. James, 1910
H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); H. of comb 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); D. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 6 oz. (2438 g)
medium: Steel, gold, leather, copper alloy
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.25.592 1914
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
H. (not inc. stand) 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm); W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); D. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
medium: Porcelain decorated in molded relief pattern with famille verte enamels
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 65.155.56a–c 1965
Bequest of Bernard M. Baruch, 1965
George Franklin Lapham
1836–80s
H. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm); Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
medium: Blown, cut, and engraved glass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 67.7.22a, b 1967
Funds from various donors, 1967
John Le Roux
baptized 1695
7 1/8 × 8 3/8 in., 1100g (18.1 × 21.3 cm, 35.366 oz.)
Lip diameter: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Diam. of base: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
medium: Silver
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 32.75.73 1932
The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932
This fine bowl was created by a weaver of the Yokuts, who lived in California’s San Joaquin Valley to the west of Koso (Panamint) Shoshone territory. Shared design motifs indicate contact between the two areas. For instance, the humans who appear to be holding hands in one register on this basket also occur on a small Koso (Panamint) Shosone basket in the collection.
Native North America, California, Yokuts
redbud, bracken fern; coiled, grass foundation
Overall: 23 x 48 cm (9 1/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
Did you know...
This fine bowl was created by a weaver of the Yokuts, who lived in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price
H. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
medium: Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over black ground (Jingdezhen famille noire ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.40.428 1914
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Sultanabad wares were the first new type of pottery made in Iran after the Mongol conquest. These underglaze painted wares are characterized by a somber color scheme of gray, black, and white. The name "Sultanabad" comes from the modern city near which they were first discovered. This type of pottery was widely exported, perhaps even imitated, for it has been excavated over a vast area from central Asia to Egypt.
Iran, probably Sultanabad
fritware with underglaze-painted design
Diameter: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.); Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
This inlaid bowl has interlacing geometric designs in 12 arched panels that radiate from a star on the base. A pinwheel of six fish is engraved in the interior. Scholars recently reattributed them to Islamic manufacture, possibly for export to Europe.
Syria, Damascus, Burji Mamluk period, 15th Century
sheet brass, inlaid with silver and gold
Diameter: 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.)
Did you know...
The bowl's decorative panels contain six different geometric designs, each appearing twice, in opposing panels.
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
medium: Clay decorated on a white glaze (Kyoto ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 93.1.181a, b 1893
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Colman, 1893
H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm); D. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); Wt. 9 lb. 11.2 oz. (4399.8 g)
medium: Steel, leather
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.25.572 1914
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Lobed vase with underglaze cobalt blue decoration, 1661–1722. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1661-1722). Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration; overall: 20.4 x 12.2 cm (8 1/16 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.174
More at clevelandart.org/art/2020.174