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Molded with two swans swimming in rough water among fish and shells and flanked by bulrushes, a heron wading with a fish in its beak another in flight above, on a spiral shell-mounted ground. Decorated with a gilt rim and a large coat-of-armor at the top beneath border.

Swan Service Charger, 1737–41
glazed, enameled, gilt, and molded porcelain.
Museum purchase through gift of Commander Henry H. Gorringe.
1950-130-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
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Low round cup with a quadrant handle. Light green and yellow glaze dripping over a white ground.

Dish (Germany), ca. 1930
glazed porcelain.
Gift of Victor Wiener.
2001-28-83

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Low round cup with a quadrant handle. Light green and yellow glaze dripping over a white ground.

Dish (Germany), ca. 1930
glazed porcelain.
Gift of Victor Wiener.
2001-28-82

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Low round cup with a quadrant handle. Light green and yellow glaze dripping over a white ground.

Dish (Germany), ca. 1930
glazed porcelain.
Gift of Victor Wiener.
2001-28-81

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Low round cup with a quadrant handle. Light green and yellow glaze dripping over a white ground.

Dish (Germany), ca. 1930
glazed porcelain.
Gift of Victor Wiener.
2001-28-80

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Low round cup with a quadrant handle. Light green and yellow glaze dripping over a white ground.

Dish (Germany), ca. 1930
glazed porcelain.
Gift of Victor Wiener.
2001-28-79

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Low round cup with a quadrant handle. Light green and yellow glaze dripping over a white ground.

Dish (Germany), ca. 1930
glazed porcelain.
Gift of Victor Wiener.
2001-28-78

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Lantern-shaped clock case raising from tall concave sockle on roughly square base. Two satyrs seated on scrolls support arched cornice above which a ribbed, scrolled and wrinkled top raises, crowned by a cat. Clock in center framed in metal and covered with glass. Polychrome and gold chinoiserie scenes and scrollwork.

Clock (Germany), 1730–32
glazed porcelain, overglaze painting and gilding, metal, glass.
Gift of Irwin Untermyer.
1955-163-13

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
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Dish And Cover
porcelain, overglaze enameling.
1949-149-3-a,b

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
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Circular, painted in blue underglaze with scene of Red Square, Moscow, showing Lenin's Tomb, St. Basil's, and wall tower

Red Square Plate, 1960–70
porcelain, glaze.
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase....
1989-41-37

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
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Circular, painted in blue underglaze with scene of men with guns rushing towards facade of Winter Palace, Petrograd (St. Petersburg)

Storming of the Winter Palace Plate, 1967
porcelain, glaze.
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase....
1989-41-36

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
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Each candlestick is composed of a round white column on a square plinth, and with a capital of four female heads with draped head-dresses in nature colors, under white and gold Ionic scrolls. Wreath of light green oak leaves bound with lavender-pink ribbons forms the base of column, and plinth has a border on its vertical face of flutings of the same color and gold band. Scrolls contain light green rosettes, with the same fluting motif in place of dentils. Gold edges and lines throughout. Separate candle insert.

Pair Of Candlesticks (Germany), early 19th century
glazed porcelain.
Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
1931-84-18-aa/bb

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Pear-shaped, on rounded flaring circular foot; scrolled handle, simple triangular spout, domed cover with flat circular finial. Solid gilding on foot, handle, lip, edge of pot and of cover, and finial. Underglaze decoration of floral sprays and birds; overglaze gilding representing a Chinoiserie scene of figures in landscape. Edge of pot and of cover mounted in gilded brass.

Chocolate Pot And Lid (Germany), ca. 1740
underglaze enamel, glazed and gilt hardpaste porcelain; gilt brass (mount).
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1938-57-665-a,b

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
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Spatulate point, bevelled on both sides. The curved white handle decorated with small birds and insects in color, and moulded basketry texture at the ends.

Knife (Germany), 18th century
porcelain, steel, silver.
Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1926-22-517

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
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Cup hemispherical, with slight outcurving at edge; cylindrical foot; no handle. Saucer shallow, curved side, slight outcurving at edge. Outside of cup and saucer decorated with slightly mottled red-violet, in which on cup are two four-lobed reserve panels enclosing seaport scenes. Upper face of saucer decorated with seaport enclosed in framework of gilding and colored scrolls. "Lace" borders in gilding. Inside of cup has small landscape decoration.

Cup And Saucer (Germany), 1735–45
gilt and glazed porcelain.
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1938-57-441-a,b

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
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Pair of porcelain elephants mounted as candlesticks (parts a and c) with covers (parts b and d). Standing Elephants with dark gray raised trunks, white tusks; skin painted with short gray lines, denser on backs. Each elephant on a scrolled gilt bronze base with attached urn-shaped, handled nozzle on a fringed cushion resting on animal's back. Each circular cover, with finial of curling leaves and tendrils, fits snuggly into nozzle.

Candlesticks And Covers (France), mid-18th century
glazed porcelain, gilt bronze (mount).
1964-8-1-a/d

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
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Asymmetrical plate appearing as if two semi-circles were joined together about one inch off sides, with raised bottom rim and flat top edge. White background speckled with orange. Edge lined in deep blue. Abstract pattern consists of "lined" patches of blue and gray. Four areas of brown crossed lines. Centered opposite quarter circles, one of blue and one of gray.

Fruit Plate (Germany), 1920–40
glazed earthenware.
Gift of Victor Wiener.
1996-18-110

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Asymmetrical plate appearing as if two semi-circles were joined together about one inch off sides, with raised bottom rim and flat top edge. White background speckled with orange. Edge lined in deep blue. Abstract pattern consists of "lined" patches of blue and gray. Four areas of brown crossed lines. Centered opposite quarter circles, one of blue and one of gray.

Fruit Plate (Germany), 1920–40
glazed earthenware.
Gift of Victor Wiener.
1996-18-109

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Asymmetrical plate appearing as if two semi-circles were joined together about one inch off sides, with raised bottom rim and flat top edge. White background speckled with orange. Edge lined in deep blue. Abstract pattern consists of "lined" patches of blue and gray. Four areas of brown crossed lines. Centered opposite quarter circles, one of blue and one of gray.

Fruit Plate (Germany), 1920–40
glazed earthenware.
Gift of Victor Wiener.
1996-18-108

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Asymmetrical plate appearing as if two semi-circles were joined together about one inch off sides, with raised bottom rim and flat top edge. White background speckled with orange. Edge lined in deep blue. Abstract pattern consists of "lined" patches of blue and gray. Four areas of brown crossed lines. Centered opposite quarter circles, one of blue and one of gray.

Fruit Plate (Germany), 1920–40
glazed earthenware.
Gift of Victor Wiener.
1996-18-107

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Asymmetrical plate appearing as if two semi-circles were joined together about one inch off sides, with raised bottom rim and flat top edge. White background speckled with orange. Edge lined in deep blue. Abstract pattern consists of striped patches of blue and gray. Four areas of brown crossed lines. Centered opposite quarter circles, one of blue and one of gray.

Fruit Plate (Germany), 1920–40
glazed earthenware.
Gift of Victor Wiener.
1996-18-106

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Asymmetrical plate appearing as if two semi-circles were joined together about one inch off sides, with raised bottom rim and flat top edge. White background speckled with orange. Edge lined in deep blue. Abstract pattern consists of modulated patches of blue and gray. Four areas of brown crossed straight lines. Centered opposite quarter circles, one of blue and one of gray.

Fruit Plate (Germany), 1920–40
glazed earthenware.
Gift of Victor Wiener.
1996-18-105

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Asymmetrical bowl appearing as if two semi-circles were joined together about one inch off sides, with raised bottom rim and flat top edge. White background speckled with orange. Edge lined in deep blue. Abstract pattern consists of "lined" patches of blue and gray. Four areas of brown crossed lines. Centered opposite quarter circles, one of blue and one of gray.

Fruit Bowl (Germany), 1920–40
glazed earthenware.
Gift of Victor Wiener.
1996-18-104

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Sand shaker painted with birds and beaver.

Pounce Pot (Germany), mid- 18th century
molded porcelain, overglaze enamel.
Gift of Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman.
1992-5-8

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Smiling musician wearing torn clothing, seated on a white outcrop, playing a hurdy-gurdy.

Figure, ca. 1739
slip-cast porcelain, overglaze enameling.
1984-135-4

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Urn with gadrooning containing trompe l'oeil agave plant.

Pot, 18th century
porcelain, overglaze enameling and gilding.
Gift of Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman.
1992-5-30

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Dancing Harlequin and Columbine of the Commedia dell’Arte.

Figural Group, 19th century
molded porcelain, overglaze enameling.
1979-83-1

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Cylindrical, slightly tapering toward top. Flat domed cover with simple button knob, held by ring mounting and hinge on shoulder of curving flat strap handle. Mount on foot, with triangular tongues holding the base of the tankard. Exterior of tankard, and both surfaces of cover, polished. Tankard engraved on face with interlacing cipher in framework of scrolls, under a crown.

Tankard (Germany), ca. 1715
polished stoneware (böttger ware), gilt brass (mount).
1941-43-1

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Globous, with short gilded hexagonal spout and double-scrolled handle. Flat-domed cover with gilded knob. Engraved gilt chinoiserie decoration of figures with scrollwork.

Teapot And Cover (Germany), ca. 1726–30
porcelain with overglaze gilt decoration.
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1938-57-634-a,b

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Smooth, surface with wide marly. Scattered naturalistic European floral sprays.

Saucer, ca. 1735
porcelain, overglaze enameling.
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1938-57-445

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This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Tureen mounted on pedestal, being attached by brass bolt and nut. Pedestal with triangular foot and circular shaft; bowl of tureen decorated with two sphinx-head handles. Cover crowned with laurel leaves and seeds. Polychrome decoration of flowers and leaves.

Tureen And Lid (Germany), ca. 1810
glazed porcelain.
1924-33-2-a,b

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Oval dish divided into four parts with scrolls and c-curves. At center, an oval cartouche with relief molded diaper pattern.

Dish, ca. 1840
molded, glazed and gilt porcelain.
Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Moën.
1962-151-3

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Officer on horseback. On oval base painted to simulate stone, framed by gilt scrolls. A prancing sorrel supported by tree trunk. An officer on white, gold edged coat and black tricorne in saddle, holding sword hilt in front and reigns in left hand.

Figure, mid- 19th century
molded porcelain, overglaze enameling.
Bequest of Emily H. Chauncey.
1959-155-14

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Clustered roses with buds and leaves.

Flowers, ca. 1800
unglazed porcelain.
Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan.
1953-17-125-a,b

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Dark blue ground with gilded floral relief ornament.

Cake Plate, mid- 19th century
molded and gilded porcelain.
Bequest of Emily H. Chauncey.
1959-155-13

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.