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H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Diam. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Diam. of rim 5 in. (12.7 cm)
medium: Porcelain (Nabeshima ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 79.2.1297 1879
Purchase by subscription, 1879
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722)
porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
Lid: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. E. S. Burke Jr.
China, Sui dynasty (581-618) - Tang dynasty (618-907)
glazed gray stoneware
Overall: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund
Costa Rica, Filadelphia
earthenware
Diameter of mouth: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.); Overall: 23.5 x 18.8 cm (9 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.); Diameter of base: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.)
Gift of John Wise
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
porcelain with dark brown glaze
Overall: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Howard M. Hanna, Mrs. Paul Moore, and Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., in memory of Leonard C. Hanna
During the Renaissance, an understanding of classical antiquity was perceived to be a sign of social, intellectual, and economic distinction. Scenes from Greco-Roman mythology were prominently featured on maiolica, covering the surface in a style called <em>istoriato</em> (decorated with stories).
Italy, Urbino
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Diameter: 8.6 x 45.7 cm (3 3/8 x 18 in.)
Did you know...
In the centuries leading up to the Renaissance, boar hunting was an activity reserved for royalty and the aristocracy.
Bequest of John L. Severance
China, Zhejiang province, Longquan region, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
green-glazed porcelaneous stoneware, Longquan ware
Overall: 29.9 x 16.6 cm (11 3/4 x 6 9/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund
France, Chantilly, 18th century
soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
Overall: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.)
Grace Rainey Rogers Fund
England, Staffordshire, late 18th-early 19th Century
jasper ware with relief decoration
Overall: 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mrs. John Sherwin
France, Limoges, 16th century
painted enamel on copper
Diameter: 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.)
Gift of Germain Seligmann, in memory of his father, Jacques Seligmann
France, Paris
silver
Overall: 7.7 x 22.9 cm (3 1/16 x 9 in.); Average: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Base: 9.9 x 7.1 cm (3 7/8 x 2 13/16 in.)
Gift of Mrs. S. Prentiss Baldwin
America, Newport, Rhode Island, 18th century
silver
with handle: 20.7 x 21.8 cm (8 1/8 x 8 9/16 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Switzerland
gold and enamel
Overall: 9.1 x 7.5 x 2.2 cm (3 9/16 x 2 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
Vintage Milk Glass Mixing Bowls Sale: This trio of glass bowls is perfect for mixing and prepping ingredients and can easily double as serveware.
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
porcelain with underglaze blue; teak and carved stone (lid)
Average: 22.9 cm (9 in.)
The Holden Collection
While this cup was donated as a rare white celadon example excavated from a Goryeo period tomb, it turns out to be an imported Song period Chinese example. This suggests that many Korean elites during the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) enjoyed various imported luxury from China known for its advanced ceramic production.
Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
pottery
Diameter of mouth: 16.1 cm (6 5/16 in.); Overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Did you know...
While this cup was donated as a rare white celadon example excavated from a Goryeo period tomb, it turns out to be an imported Song period Chinese example.
Gift of John L. Severance
Chelsea Keramic Art Works
1872–1889
H. 5 11/16 in. (14.4 cm); Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
medium: Earthenware
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1992.231 1992
Gift of Betty G. Hut and Robert A. Hut, 1992
H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
medium: Blown molded lead glass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 10.60.43 1910
Rogers Fund, 1910
Andrew Uhler
active ca. 1801–10
Diam. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
medium: Earthenware; Redware with sgraffito decoration
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 12.133.3 1912
Rogers Fund, 1912
Chinese
H with lid: 13 7/8 × W with handle & spout: 7 7/8 × D: 6 5/16 in. (35.3 × 20 × 16 cm)
medium: porcelain with blue underglaze, gilding, turquoise, ruby (or spinel), garnet (?), emerald (?), and gilded silver
culture: Chinese
dynasty: Ming Dynasty
by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Itlay, Milanese style of 16th century, probably 19th century
steel
Overall: 14 x 14 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
medium: Blown molded lead glass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1973.86 1973
Purchase, Mrs. Russell Sage Gift, 1973
Zachariah Brigden
1734–1787
Overall: 5 11/16 in. (14.4 cm); 4 oz. 6 dwt. (134.3 g)
Foot: Diam. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Body: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); 2 oz. 18 dwt. (90.8 g)
Cover: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); 1 oz. 8 dwt. (43.5 g)
medium: Silver
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1997.488.9a, b 1997
Gift of Suzanne dePeyster and Valerie dePeyster, 1997
China, Manchuria, Liao dynasty (916-1125)
pottery
Diameter: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.); Overall: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.); Base: 19.4 x 18 cm (7 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Worcester R. Warner Collection
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 delicate-looking cup and cup stand, not only to make their drinking experience more exciting, but also to show their refined taste.
Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
pottery
Diameter: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.); Overall: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Did you know...
Many types of sophisticated stoneware examples such as this cup and cup stand were buried in the tombs of ruling class of the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392).
Gift of John L. Severance
China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
earthenware
Diameter: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.); Overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Gift of Ralph King
Northern China, Song dynasty (960-1279)
unglazed ceramic
Overall: 6.4 x 18.5 cm (2 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.)
Worcester R. Warner Collection
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
porcelain
Diameter: 29.6 cm (11 5/8 in.); Overall: 53.7 cm (21 1/8 in.)
Gift of Ralph King
American Pottery Manufacturing Company
1833–ca. 1854
2 1/2 x 11 in. (6.4 x 27.9 cm)
medium: Earthenware
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1997.105 1997
Purchase, Herbert and Jeanine Coyne Foundation and Cranshaw Corporation Gifts, 1997
20 5/8 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (52.4 x 21 x 21 cm)
medium: Tin, glass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 63.164.2 1963
Rogers Fund, 1963
George Benton and Levi Stewart
active 1815–22
H. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm)
medium: Stoneware
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 10.125.666 R(2) 1910
Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
H. 3 2/5 in. (8.6 cm); Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
medium: Jade (nephrite)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 02.18.537a, b 1902
Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
medium: Porcelain
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 54.87.32a, b 1954
Gift of Mrs. W. Murray Crane, 1954
Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333) to Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Stoneware with impressed and incised decoration (Suzu ware)
Diameter: 53 cm (20 7/8 in.); Overall: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.)
Gift from the Collection of George Gund III
Northern China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
Stoneware with mottled glaze
Diameter: 20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.); Overall: 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.)
Gift of Ralph King
John Will
active 1752–74
H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
medium: Pewter
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 30.120.386 1930
The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1930
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
porcelain
Diameter: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.); Overall: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Purchase, Worcester R. Warner Collection
Egypt, Early Dynastic (2950–2647 BCE), Dynasties 2–3
anorthosite gneiss
Diameter: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.); Overall: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Diam. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
medium: Porcelain with glaze
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 09.194.23 1909
Rogers Fund, 1909
Height: 21 1/2 in. (54.6 cm)
medium: Faience (tin-glazed earthenware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 94.4.285a, b 1894
Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1894
H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); Diam. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
medium: Stoneware with blue glaze ( "numbered Jun" ware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 16.14.1 1916
Rogers Fund, 1916
Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III (1479–1425 BCE)–reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE)
travertine
Diameter: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); Overall: 16.9 cm (6 5/8 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Roman empire (30 BCE–395 CE)
blue faience
Diameter: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.); Overall: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
This was probably the most popular type of Egyptian glass vessel. The milky white to sea green-colored fabric and monochrome decorative scheme are reminiscent of Egyptian alabaster. That the Egyptians would make an association between glass and stone is only natural, as the Egyptian name for glass was inr n(y) wdh or "the flowing stone."
Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, post-Amarna period or later
glass
Diameter: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.); Overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
The expensive and unpredictable luster technique was transmitted by Iraqi potters to the more prosperous Fatimid court in Cairo where it flourished from around 1000 until about 1171.
Egypt, Fustat (Old Cairo), Fatimid period (909–1171)
earthenware with luster-painted design
Overall: 9.6 x 24.7 cm (3 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Did you know...
Lusterware seems to have been a secret process, confined to a small number of craftsmen.
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund