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Upright cabinet made of porcelain plaques in a gilt-bronze armature, of two sections; the upper section with two large doors and a peacock crest, the lower section projecting forward with a glass top, supported on two ceramic columns, and containing two drawers. The porcelain plaques painted with allegorical and naturalistic ornament, featuring two large roundels on the doors with cameo-like images of Psyche (left) and Venus (right). Bronzework and porcelain ornamented throughout with neoclassical motifs including swags, volute scrolls, grotesques, and palmettes.

Royal Jewel Cabinet (France), 1824–26
casework of molded hard-paste porcelain with enamel–painted and fired....
Bequest of the Reverend Alfred Duane Pell.
1991-31-2

This object was made by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 19 images of this object.

View of decagonal salad bowl (after a silver form) in elevation (above) and plan (below) with scattered floral sprays. View of bowl in plan shows rim of bowl decorated with five floral clusters. Blue and gold border lines.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Salad Bowl, ca. 1763
brush and black ink, watercolor, black chalk on cream laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-8310

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

A bust portrait of Benjamin Franklin in biscuit porcelain on a gilded underglaze-blue waisted socle.

Benjamin Franklin Bust, 1790–1795
unglazed porcelain (bisque).
Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1926-22-447-a,b

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

Cup (France)
enameled and gilt hard paste porcelain.
1981-38-8

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

Saucer (France)

Saucer (France)
enameled and gilt hard paste porcelain.
1981-38-7

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

Cup (France)
enameled and gilt hard paste porcelain.
1981-38-6

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

Saucer (France)

Saucer (France)
enameled and gilt hard paste porcelain.
1981-38-5

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

A porcelain cup and saucer with floral pattern in gilding.

Cup And Saucer (France), 1781
glazed and gilt porcelain.
Gift of George B. and Georgiana L. McClellan.
1936-13-16-a,b

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

Ten-sided bowl, with flairing rim; white ground decorated with sprays of flowers on exterior and rim; blue bands with touches of gilding along rim and foot.

Bowl (France), 1763
soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enameling and gilding.
The John Jay Ide Collection.
1963-75-1

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

An oval covered sugar bowl with gold knob and matching oval stand. Rim of cover and stand are painted with scalloped band in gold, inside of which is a thin blue band. The body of cover, bowl and inside of stand are painted with floral sprays of yellow and deep pink roses, blue ranuculusses/daisies, and yellow tulips.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Sugar Bowl and Stand, ca. 1775
brush and watercolor, gray wash on cream laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-8314

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Salad Bowl

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Salad Bowl
brush and watercolor, pen and ink, black chalk on cream laid paper.
1938-88-8311

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Café (Coffee) from the Service des Objets de Dessert (Dessert Service)

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Café (Coffee) from the...
pen and brown, black ink, brush and brown, black wash, white gouache, red....
1989-13-26

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

A porcelain cup and saucer with floral pattern in gilding.

Cup And Saucer (France), ca. 1780
porcelain with overglaze enameling and gilding.
Gift of Mrs. Morris Hawkes.
1942-25-21-a,b

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

Triton Figure, 19th century

Triton Figure, 19th century
biscuit porcelain.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-88-88-a/d

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

Drawing of a porcelain punch ball in elevation with a fluted rim containing blue and brown (gold toned) bands, with scattered floral clusters. Detail of handle at lower left.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Punch Bowl, 1765–75
pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor on cream laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-8316

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Sugar Bowl And Lid (France)

Sugar Bowl And Lid (France)
enameled and gilt hard paste porcelain.
1981-38-4-a,b

This object was made by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Cream Jug (France)

Cream Jug (France)
enameled and gilt hard paste porcelain.
1981-38-3

This object was made by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Teapot And Lid (France)

Teapot And Lid (France)
enameled and gilt hard paste porcelain.
1981-38-2-a,b

This object was made by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Tray (France)
enameled and gilt hard paste porcelain.
1981-38-1

This object was made by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central spray ofroses against purple ground.

Dinner Plate (France), ca. 1788
enameled and gilt soft paste porcelain.
The John Jay Ide Collection.
1986-29-6

This object was made by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Elongated, gourd shape with tapered neck, gold-rimmed lip at opening above, small gold-rimmed foot on bottom; overall crackle glazed body decorated with gold astronomical symbols set within wavy, net-like, gold grid that extends from upper lip to foot; beneath gold decoration on an off-white body are wide, gray, swirling and intertwined bands.

Jeux de Fonds - Astronomie Vase, 1951
molded, glazed and gilt porcelain.
Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.
2000-32-1

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

Oval body with vertical handle at higher end; white ground with gilt band of small scallops around rim, gilt band around base and gilding on handle. Six sprays of multicolored flowers around body.

Bourdalou (France), possibly 1767
enameled and gilt porcelain.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maxime Hermanos.
1967-84-6

This object was made by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Salad bowl in elevation (above) and plan (below) with scalloped body and rim. The rim is bordered with blue and gold; the shallow base in blue. Exterior and interior of bowl is decorated with sprays of roses, ranuculusses, and colored daisies.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Scalloped Salad Bowl, ca. 1775
brush and watercolor, black chalk on cream laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-8313

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Tall cylindrical body, slightly flared and squared at base, rising to a system of abstract scrolls and free form projections at the slightly squared mouth. Glazed in mottled brown, rust, and grey-green.

Vase (France), 1908
stoneware.
Gift of Mme. Hector Guimard.
1948-114-2

This object was made by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

A blue porcelain vase with gold details. Vase is decorated with a pattern of large leaves in the form of stars. The stacked foot and beaded lip are both finished in gold.

Chinois Ly Vase, 1868
enameled porcelain with ormolu mounts.
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.
1988-83-1

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

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Tray

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Tray
brush and watercolor, gouache, pen and brown ink, black chalk on cream laid....
1938-88-8317

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Design for a painted porcelain plate, rondel. Scene inside a liquor shop. A figure of a boy, center middleground, stands on a chair in front of shelves holding jars of fruits in plum liquor. He has just dropped some jars on the floor and is about to jump off the chair when he sees two people observing the mishap through a barred window, rear left. Another child and a shop worker, in the lower right corner, turn around towards the boy to observe the unfortunate event.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Fruits à l'eau de Vie (Fruits...
pen and brown-gray ink, brush and gray wash, graphite on cream laid paper,....
Museum purchase through gift of James Amster.
1989-13-24-a,b

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Figure of a crab on rock-like base, claws resting on shell which forms small disg. Mottled glaze, some crystalline glaze. Crab pink, shell cream-colored, base blues, greens, cream.

crab Figure, ca. 1904
glazed porcelain.
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis.
1968-1-4

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

Circular plate. In center a polychromed scene of barrel washing, with inscription "Brasserie / Etonnerie;" gilt rim with deep blue diaper pattern.

Brasserie Etonnerie Plate, 1827
enameled, gilt and glazed porcelain.
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Charles E.....
1989-84-1

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

Cup and saucer with blue floral decoration. Gilding at rims.

Cup And Saucer (France), ca. 1780
molded soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enameling and gilding.
Gift of Mrs. Morris Hawkes.
1942-25-20-a,c

This object was made by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Ewer (France), ca. 1800

Ewer (France), ca. 1800
glazed porcelain.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Jay Ide, in memory of John Jay Ide.
1991-45-1

This object was made by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central spray ofroses against purple ground.

Dinner Plate (France), ca. 1788
enameled and gilt soft paste porcelain.
The John Jay Ide Collection.
1986-29-16

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

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central spray ofroses against purple ground.

Dinner Plate (France), ca. 1788
enameled and gilt soft paste porcelain.
The John Jay Ide Collection.
1986-29-15

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

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central spray ofroses against purple ground.

Dinner Plate (France), ca. 1788
enameled and gilt soft paste porcelain.
The John Jay Ide Collection.
1986-29-14

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

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with continuous enameled and gilded floral swags in blue, pink, and green, with gilded scallops. Center with floral border, gilded edge, and central spray ofroses against purple ground.

Dinner Plate (France), ca. 1788
enameled and gilt soft paste porcelain.
The John Jay Ide Collection.
1986-29-13

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