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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 Cupboard, 1824–26
mahogany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold leaf, platinum,verre....
Bequest of the Reverend Alfred Duane Pell.
1991-31-2

This object was made by Godin (probably the younger) and Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 18 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 4 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.

Circular form with alternating large roundels of fruit on faux malechite background. Smaller roundels of butterflies on lapis background. Center contains a shell on a marbelized background surrounded by a coffered pattern.

Saucer (France), 1813
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold leaf.
Gift of Katrina H. Becker in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V.....
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.

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.

Flat-based cup with straight sides, tapered slightly outward toward lip. Loop handle with rosette at juncture at upper end. Handle and interior completely gilded. Decorated outside en suite with service: three large roundels with birds, four with butterflies.

Cup (France), 1813
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold leaf.
Gift of Katrina H. Becker in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V.....
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.

Circular form with alternating large roundels of fruit on faux malechite background. Smaller roundels of butterflies on lapis background. Center contains a shell on a marbelized background surrounded by a coffered pattern.

Saucer (France), 1813
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold leaf.
Gift of Katrina H. Becker in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V.....
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.

Flat-based cup with straight sides, tapered slightly outward toward lip. Loop handle with rosette at juncture at upper end. Handle and interior completely gilded. Decorated outside en suite with service: three large roundels with birds, four with butterflies.

Cup (France), 1813
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold leaf.
Gift of Katrina H. Becker in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V.....
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.

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.

Circular format. Six figures are grouped on the porch of a coffee plantation house in Arabia (indicated by the decorative plaque above the wall moulding. A gentleman in high hat points to a botanical book showing a drawing of the coffee plant. A man, seated at a table, appears to be holding a coffee bean pod in his right hand. To his left, a woman is pouring coffee into a cup held by a young boy. A woman, seen through the doorway (rear left) is grinding coffee beans. Another woman, seen outdoors (rear right) appears to be working at a bean roasting apparatus.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Café (Coffee) from the...
pen and brown, black ink, brush and brown, black wash, white gouache, red....
Museum purchase through gift of James Amster.
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), 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.

Salad bowl in elevation (above) and plan (below) with slightly scalloped border painted in gold and blue. Interior and exterior of bowl decorated with scattered sprays of flowers including roses, irises, and tulips. Some shading above the foot of the bowl (in perspective view) and at left and lower right of interior view.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Salad Bowl, ca. 1775
brush and watercolor, pen and ink, black chalk on cream laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-8311

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

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.

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.

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 de Cerny, from the Hôtel Guimard, 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.

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.

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.

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.

Oval tray with raised and everted rim. Decorated with outer border of interlaced triangular geometric motifs in lapis blue against brown background, surrounded by thin gold rims; then a border of tooled gilding with 16 roundels painted in polychrome of exotic birds, alternating with the smaller roundels with butterflies. Around central oval a wide band of trompe-l'oeil coffering. Center painted with arrangement of seashells, coral, and pearls against a faux marble background.

Tray, from a Breakfast Service (Plateau; Déjeuner Mosaïque Florentine)...
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold.
Gift of Katrina H. Becker in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V.....
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 6 images of this object.

Flat-based teapot with curved sides, tall strap handle and curved spout; flat top with circular cover with acorn finial. Cover, hand and spout gilded. Body decorated with roundels painted in polychrome enamels depicting birds, alternating with smaller roundels with butterflies.

Teapot And Lid (France), 1813
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold leaf.
Gift of Katrina H. Becker in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V.....
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.

Vase-shaped jug with broad everted lip and tall loop handle. Decorated en suite with set: five large roundels with birds, four with butterflies. Lip, handle and foot gilded. Shell motif painted below lip.

Cream Jug (France), 1813
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold leaf.
Gift of Katrina H. Becker in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V.....
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.

Circular flat-based vase-shaped bowl (a); cover (b) with incurved shoulder and flat top, acorn finial. Lion mask handle at each side. Cover and handles entirely gilded. Decorated en suite with set: four large roundels with birds, six with butterflies.

Sugar Bowl And Lid (France), 1813
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold leaf.
Gift of Katrina H. Becker in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V.....
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.

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 2 images of this object.

Circular plate. In center, a polychromed scene of barrel washing, "Brasserie" above "Entonnerie." beneath, gilt rim with deep blue diaper pattern.

Plate, from the Industrial Arts Dessert Service (Assiette Platte, Service des...
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold.
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 4 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.

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.

Vase Vase, 1868
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, metal.
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.

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.

Slightly scalloped painted porcelain tray in elevation (above) and in plan (below), decorated at quadrants with floral sprays of pink roses, yellow and red parrot tulips, and daisies and one spray at center. Border consists of six blue acanthus leaf scrolls, with gold border at edge. Elevation above is undecorated.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Tray, ca. 1766
brush and watercolor, gouache, pen and brown ink, black chalk on cream laid....
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-8317

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design 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 of roses against purple ground.

Dinner Plate (France), ca. 1788
enameled and gilt soft paste porcelain.
The John Jay Ide Collection.
1986-29-1

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 2 images of this object.

Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in purple ground with con- tinuous 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.

Plate (France), ca. 1788
soft paste porcelain, enamel, gilding.
The John Jay Ide Collection.
1986-29-2

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 of roses against purple ground.

Dinner Plate (France), ca. 1788
enameled and gilt soft paste porcelain.
The John Jay Ide Collection.
1986-29-3

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.
1986-29-4

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.

View of salad bowl in elevation (above) and plan (below), painted on exterior and interior in form of large cabbage-like leaves, each leaf bordered alternatively in blue and yellow/brown painted scallops. The reserves are painted with sprays of roses, tulips, and colored daisies.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Porcelain Feuilles de Choux (Cabbage Leaves)...
brush and watercolor, black chalk on cream laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-8312

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.