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America, 19th century

 

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Gift of George P. Bradley

clevelandart.org/art/1920.153

August 23, 2013 at 01:01PM

August 22, 2013 at 05:11AM

The model for this vase, still preserved at the Sèvres manufactory, is labeled "vase à cartels, modèle de Hébert." (This name might refer to Thomas-Joachim Hébert, a marchand-mercier, or to a secrétaire du roi, also named Hébert.) The harbor scene is by Jean-Louis Morin. The "bleu lapis" ground color has been gilded in a "caillouté," or pebbled pattern.

 

H: 14 in. (35.5 cm)

medium: soft paste porcelain

 

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

art.thewalters.org/detail/6202

In the Russian Orthodox religious tradition, eggs are offered as Easter gifts to symbolize rebirth, renewal, and the resurrection of Christ. This jeweled Russian egg is engraved with XB symbolizing the phrase, “Christ is risen,” and would have been given to a lady in a wealthy household, perhaps someone of high rank within the imperial court, given the richness of materials.

Russia, St. Petersburg

 

gold, enamel, sapphire, gold easel and stand, paper, faceted green glass

 

The India Early Minshall Collection

clevelandart.org/art/1966.435

Italy, late 16th - early 17th century

 

velvet (cut and uncut); silk

Average: 28.1 x 19 cm (11 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

 

Gift of Henry Hunt Clark

clevelandart.org/art/1946.404

Philippe Halsman

John Frederick Kensett

American, Cheshire, Connecticut 1816–1872 New York

9 1/2 x 12 13/16 in. (24.1 x 32.5 cm)

 

medium: Watercolor and brown ink on off-white laid paper

 

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1971.178 1971

Gift of Jock Truman, 1971

www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11331

H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm0; W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)

 

medium: Wood

 

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 10.211.1794 1910

Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910

www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/59082

Images pairing horses and monkeys are common because monkeys were believed to keep horses calm within a stable. Monkeys are often shown as grooms for horses. On this kozuka, a horse is shown galloping across the front. On the reverse, a framed inset depicts a monkey tied to a poll. The artist's signature is within this inset, which contributes to its resemblance to a painting. The background of the kozuka is worked in a fish egg ("nanako") pattern.

Japanese

 

3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)

medium: nigurome, gold, silver

culture: Japanese

 

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

art.thewalters.org/detail/2072

Nicolino Calyo

American (born Italy), Naples 1799–1884 New York

19 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (49.8 x 65.1 cm)

 

medium: Watercolor, gouache on off-white wove paper

 

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 54.90.174 1954

The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps, and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954

www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10365

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