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Group of four tiles, square, with blue underglaze decoration on buff ground, each with name of one of the four continents, and corresponding allegory and attributes within a circular medallion: -72a, "Asia," showing turbaned figure riding in a howdah on back of an elephant, with two attendants; birds in foreground, turreted architecture in background; -72b, "Europa," showing a lady, cavalier and dog in foreground, watching woman in a sedan chair carried by two men; European style buildings in background; -72c, "Africa" with a turbaned man and woman, with attendant holding parasol, with the attributes of monkey, ostrich and camel; -72d, "America" showing an Indian in feather skirt and headdress, carried on a litter by five similarly but less ornately dressed Indians, and attended by one holding a fan; at left a conquistador on horseback, and a cockatoo on a branch; in right background, a sailing ship.

Allegories of the Four Continents Tiles, early-mid 18th century
tin-glazed earthenware.
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.
1960-1-72-a

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Circular cup (a) tapering toward flat base; curved flat triangular handle on side, pierced with circle; white body, the lower portion enamelled with red-orange semi-circles and dots arranged in asymmetrical pattern. Circular saucer (b) with slightly upturned edge; cup recess molded off-center; surface enamelled with red-orange dots and overlapping semi-circles clustered around cup recess. Part of a set that includes a covered sugar bowl, milk jug, cup and saucer, and plate.

Cup And Saucer (Austria), ca. 1902
enameled porcelain.
Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.
1986-83-4-a,b

This object was made by Wiener Porzellan Josef Böck and Schule Professor Koloman Moser.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Large gourd-shaped vase (a) having white ground finished with a fine black crackle pattern similar to Raku and larger painted silver toned crackle with synthetic gemstone details; two curled, gold handles opposite eachother at top of neck; base composed of a small circular wavy rim on stepped feet. Small circular gold and black lid (b) with a large white mineral crystal knop.

Explosive Decompression Vase And Lid, 1990
glazed porcelain, synthetic gemstones, mineral crystal.
Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial and Decorative Arts....
1990-142-1-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Cylindrical body with square section handle; painted around the sides a large stylized red face opposite handle, with row of smaller women's faces to one side, row of mostly men's faces to other; leaves painted along top inside edge of lip.

Red Face Cup, ca. 1920
enameled, gilt and silvered porcelain.
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase....
1989-41-61

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

Thrown red earthenware body with slumped, deeply folded sides, short spout, applied curved handle, and low foot. Exterior covered with variegated rose-colored glaze, with streaks of brilliant green glaze. Interior glazed in mottled dark green with areas of lusterless and high luster glaze. Underside partially glazed.

Pitcher (USA), ca. 1893–1909
glazed earthenware.
Gift of Marcia and William Goodman.
1984-84-36

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 8 images of this object.

A blue and white earthenware tile with a painted scene of three birds flying over water.

Japanese Cranes Over Waves Tile, ca. 1870
glazed earthenware.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment.
1990-159-1

This object was made by Minton, Hollins & Co..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Thrown, thin-walled body of attenuated ovoid form with double neck rising from shoulder; double mouth with ruffled and crumpled edges; two applied double-loop handles on left and right; low, spreading circular foot; the whole covered in dark blue glaze, portions mottled in shades of purple and green silver metallic blotches in slight relief.

Double-handled Vase (USA), ca. 1893–1909
glazed earthenware.
Gift of Marcia and William Goodman.
1984-84-33

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 7 images of this object.

Circular; painted in blue, with some gilding, in the center a stylized flower in reserve, around the border six panels alternating with stylized animals and flowers

Hexagon Plate, 1948
porcelain, enamel, gilding.
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase....
1989-41-33

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

Pounce pot/sand shaker painted with birds and beaver.

Pounce Pot (Sandstreuer) Pounce Pot, mid- 18th century
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel.
Gift of Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman.
1992-5-8

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

Circular plate of grayish porcelain with blue band between two gilt lines around rim; gilt-bordered circular medallion in center with polychrome landscape of rock formation of arch.

Plate (Italy), ca. 1780
gilt and glazed porcelain.
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1938-57-450-s

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

Woman with black hair wearing spotted blouse, striped red and blue skirt and beige shawl sits with red banner on lap

Seamstress Embroidering a Banner Figure, 1920
enameled and gilt porcelain.
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase....
1989-41-210

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

Circular, green ground with red lettering and image; in the center a lozenge with sickle, wheat sheaf, stylized factory; around the border the slogan in Russian, "Land for the Working People."

Land for the Working People Plate, 1919
glazed and enameled porcelain.
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase....
1989-41-9

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

Circular; with red star and the inscription, in Russian, "The reign of workers and peasants will be without end" around gilt overglaze rim border; in the center a white partial orb, a hammer and sickle, and the inscription, in Russian, "Commune."

The Reign of Workers and Peasants Will Be Without End Plate, 1920
enameled, gilt, glazed and molded porcelain.
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase....
1989-41-14

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

Grey teapot with rippled black speckled decoration and an elongated grey handle with ribbed design, resting on orange-red bars with protruding feet, with a curved iridescent grey spout and orange-red geometric-shaped stopper.

Corvus Corax Teapot And Lid, 1982
glazed molded porcelain.
Museum purchase from General Acquisition Endowment.
1984-70-1-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Drawing of elevation of a faience soup tureen with scroll handles on either side of a bowl articulated with scalloped flutes. The lid is topped by a pine cone finial in the center of radiating leaves. Details of handles and partial plans in space around elevation.

Drawing, Design for a Covered Soup Tureen, 1921
graphite, blue color pencil on wove paper, laid down.
Museum purchase through gift of George A. Hearn.
1992-70-3

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

Face of woman with floral hair/headdress on each side, one with eyes open, one with eyes closed

Woman's Head (Two Faces) Salt Dish, 1919
gilt and enameled porcelain.
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase....
1989-41-59

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

Woman dressed in colorfully-patterned peasant costume with kerchief on head in a dance pose with left arm bent up over head, the right across front; resting on small circular base.

Dancing Peasant Woman Figure, 1930
enameled porcelain.
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase....
1989-41-120

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

Large, circular form; in center, image of smiling woman dressed in bathing suit and bathing cap, standing before skyline of Moscow; blue border with six reserves showing women athletes; between each reserve an oval medalion with "USSR" (in Russian) and floral motif; gilded border with burnished star-like pattern.

Woman Swimmer Plate, 1937
enameled, gilt and glazed porcelain.
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase....
1989-41-30

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

White body of angled, elongated ovoid shape; spout and handle whole with the piece; small circular lid with circular depression in center, inset between handle and spout.

Drop Teapot And Lid, 1971
molded and glazed porcelain.
Gift of Rosenthal Glas und Porzellan AG.
1985-3-9-a,b

This object was made by Rosenthal Glas Und Porzellan Aktiengesellschaft.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Circular, with image of man holding glass slipper in center, surrounded by blue border with gilded ribbon motif

The Dancer Mikhail Gabovich in "Cinderella" Plate, ca. 1950
porcelain, enamel, gilding.
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase....
1989-41-41

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

Footed cup with two high looped handles.

Kantharos (Italy), late 7th–early 6th century BC
glossy black and dark gray biscuit control-fired earthenware.
Gift of Ruth Vollmer.
1971-48-13

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

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.

Tureen (a) of bulging and lobed oval form with two scrolling loop handles at either side and four scrolled feet; the white body with pink ground decorated at front and back with large central cartouches showing the artist as Madame de Pompadour in low-cut bodice and wig of silvery curls, with landscape in background; the pink surface embellished with platinum scrollwork and floral sprays, the flower buds rendered as fish; the articulated surfaces of the white handles and feet also picked out with platinum. Interior of bowl white, the floor decorated with scene of fish lying among ropes of pearls, all resting on soft folds of blue fabric. The domed and lobed cover (b), with pink ground decorated with platinum scrollwork and floral sprays as on tureen, and having central knob in the form of large platinum-colored flower buds with white and platinum leaves. The platter (c) of roughly oval shape having a white rectangular well, and wide everted rim, its two scrolled ends forming handles, and decorated with images of the artist as Madame de Pompadour; the articulated surface with pink ground, picked out with platinum scrollwork and floral sprays as on tureen.

Madame de Pompadour (née Poisson) Covered Tureen And Stand, 1990
glazed porcelain with photo-transfer (silkscreen) and painted-platinum....
Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.
2003-4-1-a/c

This object was made by Ancienne Manufacture Royale de Limoges.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

A sample pattern plate displays a variety of patterns in numerous colors. This white plate has samples on both the front and back of the plate, including five portraits on the front.

Sample Plate Plate, ca. 1875
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold.
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.
1990-152-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Body in the shape of a woman's head wearing elaborate headdress, thick loop handle, slightly out-turned spout; richly patterned painted and gilt ornamentation.

Woman with Headdress Pitcher, 1946 or later
gilt and enameled porcelain.
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase....
1989-41-102

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

Tall black coffee pot with angular spout, bowl-like round lid, and C-shaped handle made of three tubes.

Cupola Coffeepot And Lid, ca. 1987
glazed porcelain.
1988-46-7-a,b

This object was made by Rosenthal Glas Und Porzellan Aktiengesellschaft.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

The globular body of the pot rests upon a flat base. The swelling sides have a slightly angled shoulder; the body tapers toward a circular mouth. The exterior is painted in a traditional geometric line pattern of a repeating series of interlocking continuous lines arranged in contiguous triangles.

Pot (USA), ca. 1950
hand-coiled earthenware, slip and mineral decoration.
Gift of Mrs. Homer Kripke.
1980-21-6

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Molded cylindrical base and top; lion mascarons in relief; two at either side holding intertwined handles, one at bottom of front holding bronze tap. Shaped panels on front and back with Chinese figures in landscape; conventional foliage design on field and moldings. No cover.

Fountain (France), early 18th century
tin-glazed earthenware.
Gift of Mrs. George T. Bliss.
1907-23-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

On slight foot a slightly curved bowl of coarse whiteish clay, the lower part unglazed. Slight pinkish white glaze on upper outside and on inside; in center a bird painted in red and gold, in two red circles; at edge block script in red and gold. Black scrolls completing decoration; black lines forming arches on outside.

Bowl (Persia, Kashan), ca. 13th–14th century
glazed earthenware.
Museum purchase through gift of Georgiana L. McClellan.
1956-109-2

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Green inkwell, decorated in relief with rope and vine motifs, with two cups with metal lids on top and open shelf on bottom.

Inkwell And Stand (Switzerland), 18th century
earthenware?, metal, glass.
Gift of the C. Helme and Alice B. Strater Collection.
1976-1-152-a/e

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Figure in long flowing gown, full sleeves. Head thrown back, turned to right. Right arm upraised, flexed, palm turned outward. Left hand gathers gown at waist. Sandaled left foot appears at back.

Figure Of A Dancer (France), ca. 1900
molded porcelain (bisque).
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Alexander.
1910-41-1

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

Design for 4 stacking ashtrays.

Drawing, Design for Stacking Ashtray, 1945–75
green, yellow, blue color pencil on off-white paper.
Gift of Donald Cameron.
1998-19-83

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

Woman wearing crown, pink dress, large feathered wings and tail; she stands with left hand on hip and right at shoulder; circular base, her head turns to left.

Swan Princess Figurine, ca. 1930
molded, enameled, and gilt porcelain.
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase....
1989-41-182

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Man dressed in short tunic, cap and cape stands with feet crossed, leaning on metal sword; small irregular shaped base.

The Dancer Sergei Koren as Mercutio in "Romeo and Juliet" Figure, 1948–49
enameled, gilt porcelain, metal.
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase....
1989-41-192-a,b

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