Figural group
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1860-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 21.3 x 13.3 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Earthenware figural group depicting "UNCLE TOM & EVA", seated black male with book in hand holding white girl seated on his knee; oval base with lettering in relef highlighted with luster.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number:
1945.392
Marks:
painted: on base beneth figures in relief lettering: "UNCLE TOM & EVA"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
35303
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teacup and saucer
Classification:
Date:
1780-1810
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Part (teacup): 2 1/4 x 4 x 3 1/4 in. (5.7 x 10.2 x 8.3 cm)
Part (saucer): 1 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (3.2 x 13.3 cm)
Description:
Molded rounded cup with gilded handle andd saucer with splayed walls; each with gold shield with the number 19 on it and gold bands at rim and feet.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles M. Gay (Louise Gallatin)
Object Number:
1954.49ab
Marks:
printed: in black on large gold shield, "19" on each.
Gallery Label:
This teacup and saucer are from a set which belonged to General Ebenezer Stevens (1751-1823), an ancestor of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
35294
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1945
Medium:
Whiteware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 6 x 4 1/4 in. ( 22.2 x 15.2 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Molded pitcher in shape of a seated, cigar-smoking, thick-bodied man (Winston Churchill), dressed in a suit with bowtie and open top hat; on a rectangular plinth with notched corners; c-shaped handle applied to reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund Astley Prentis
Object Number:
1965.2
Marks:
printed: in brown on base "COPELAND/ SPODE (with oval reserve imposed on rectangle)/ ENGLAND/REC- APPLIED FOR
Gallery Label:
Winston Churchill was Prime Minister of England during World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
35291
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1755-1770
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 10 1/4 in. ( 2.9 x 26 cm )
Description:
Porcelain plate with polychrome "famille rose" enamel decoration consisting of four flower clusters on outside rim; a band of floral decoration with four scalloped half-circles containing segmented flowers; a large peoney surrounded by budding branches in the center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny F. Clark
Object Number:
1923.34
Gallery Label:
These plates were owned by Ann (Rapelje) Duyckinck (1733-1789), who married Gerardus Duyckinck in 1752. According to the donor, these plates were given along with a set of wedding porcelain, 1923.15-1923.32.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1770
eMuseum Object ID:
35280
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tea bowl
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1787
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Porcelain cup with shaped edges decorated in gold with iron red embellishments; gold rim with gold husk below it; red and gold oval medallion with 2 birds facing each other standing on a red and gold bar and with a flower between them.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny F. Clark
Object Number:
1923.32
Gallery Label:
This tea service was owned by Ann (Rapelje) Duyckinck (1733-1789), who married Gerardus Duyckinck in 1752. According to the donor, the set was acquired at the time of their wedding; however, it was probably made about thirty-five years later, when such porcelain became available on the American market.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1787
eMuseum Object ID:
35279
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1787
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 21 cm )
Description:
Porcelain dish with shaped rim; decorated with underglaze blue border of butterflies and diaper and gilt details; plate center has a polychrome enamel shield with a floral surrounding and iron red and gilt initials in the center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny F. Clark
Object Number:
1923.29
Marks:
inscribed: in the shield interior: "A.D."
Gallery Label:
This tea service was owned by Ann (Rapelje) Duyckinck (1733-1789), who married Gerards Duyckinck in 1752. According to the donor, the set was acquired at the time of their wedding; however, it was probably made about thirty-five years later, when such porcelain became available on the American market.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1787
eMuseum Object ID:
35276
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1787
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 7 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Porcelain plate with shaped rim; decorated with underglaze blue border of butterflies and diaper and gilt details; plate center has a polychrome enamel shield with a floral surrounding and iron red and gilt initials in the center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny F. Clark
Object Number:
1923.28
Marks:
inscribed: in shield interior: "A.D."
Gallery Label:
This tea service was owned by Ann (Rapelje) Duyckinck (1733-1789), who married Gerards Duyckinck in 1752. According to the donor, the set was acquired at the time of their wedding; however, it was probably made about thirty-five years later, when such porcelain became available on the American market.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1787
eMuseum Object ID:
35275
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figurines
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
a: 8 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.; b: 8 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.
Description:
Biscuit porcelain figurines of boy and girl in white accented with orange; hollow stump behind each figure serves as vase for flowers.
Credit Line:
Purchase from the Estate of Charles G. Thompson
Object Number:
1942.648ab
Marks:
impressed: on bottom: stocking shape inside shield/"8520"/"3"
painted: on bottom in grey : "95"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
35274
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1844
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 7 x 5 1/4 in. ( 19 x 17.8 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Porcelain pitcher with magenta enamel around neck and molded leaves and branch with green enamel and gilding; peach-colored enamel around base; handle shaped like branch and highlighted with gilding; inscription in gilding.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Harper Skillin
Object Number:
1971.102
Marks:
scratched: on underside of pitcher: [illegible]
printed: in gold on both sides: "Mr. & Mrs. Harper"
Gallery Label:
The pitcher was presented by Mayor James Harper (1795-1869) as a wedding gift to the great-grandmother of the donor's husband, James Harper Skillin.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1844
eMuseum Object ID:
35251
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1787
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. ( 8.9 x 20 cm )
Description:
Porcelain bowl with shaped rim; interior rim decorated with underglaze blue border of butterflies and diaper and gilt details; exterior rim has a gilt wave band; exterior bowl has two polychrome enamel shields with a floral surrounding and iron red and gilt initials in the center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny F. Clark
Object Number:
1923.27
Marks:
inscribed: inside shield: "A.D."
Gallery Label:
This tea service was owned by Ann (Rapelje) Duyckinck (1733-1789), who married Gerards Duyckinck in 1752. According to the donor, the set was acquired at the time of their wedding; however, it was probably made about thirty-five years later, when such porcelain became available on the American market.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1787
eMuseum Object ID:
35246
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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