Soup plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. ( 4.4 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
Molded edge soup plate with deep cavetto decorated with blue enamel and gilding; border decoration consists of a thick blue enamel band with gold stars, and gold spearhead border; interior decoration consists of blue and gold floral swags; shield at center with a star border, inscribed initials, and ribbons and leafy swag above.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Kenneth McNeil
Object Number:
1984.10
Gallery Label:
This dish, part of a fifty-four-piece dinner service, was owned by New York statesman and merchant James Watson, Jr. (1750-1806) and his wife Mary Talcott (1752-1806).commissioned by James M. Watson (1750-1806), a New York City businessman.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
34549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tea service (partial)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1787
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
see individual records
Description:
See individual records
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny F. Clark
Object Number:
1923.15-32
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:
34542
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tea and coffee set
Classification:
Date:
1840-1853
Medium:
Porcelain
Description:
Porcelain tea and coffe set comprised of lidded teapot, lidded coffee pot, sugar bowl with lid, creamer, fruit bowl, cake plate, 12 cups, 12 saucers, 12 plates. Bulbous forms with panels in low relief; scattered floral design with gilding on rims, spouts, finials and handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number:
1944.331a-ss
Marks:
printed: on underside of each: "TPM" with eagle
Gallery Label:
This tea and coffee set was purchased for donor's grandmother from the New York Crystal Palace Exhibiton (World's Fair 1853-1854).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
34522
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Basket
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820-1830
Medium:
Molded porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 6.4 x 9.5 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Rectangular molded porcelain basket with foliate edge and twisted handle with shell joints; black transfer printed view of kneeling figure in chains; painted overglaze enamel palm tree; gilt highlights on rim, handle and foot. Printed on reverse: "Remember them that are in bonds."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number:
1945.381
Marks:
printed: on reverse near rim: "Remember them that are in bonds."
Gallery Label:
This small basket, transfer-printed with an antislavery image of a kneeling slave in chains, was probably made as part of a dresser set. It may have been sold at one of the many antislavery bazaars run by women. Fair managers often displayed antislavery slogans, such as the one printed on the underside of this basket, on walls and signs. The Biblical phrase, "Remember them that are in bonds," comes from Hebrews 13:3, and was also the title of an antislavery poem published in Boston in 1843.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
34520
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1833
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 9 x 6 1/2 in. ( 23.5 x 22.9 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Molded porcelain pitcher with scrolls on handle and under spout in low relief, paneled neck rimmed in gold and rounded cylindrical bowl both with lavender sprigs of scroll foliage rosettes, the base with molded gardroons and wave pattern band, circular foot has gold band and band of lavender beads.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Mary Hoyt Hays Collins
Object Number:
1946.122
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, Mr. E. L. Hoyt, grandfather of the donor, comes from an old Long Island family. This pitcher was delivered to the society by Mr. Frederick L. Washbourne of the Italian consulate, Florence, Italy, to whom it was entrusted by the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
34519
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tea bowls (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1785-1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Two porcelain tea bowls decorated with blue enamel star and circle band combined with blue and gold spearhead band; blue, red, and gold floral spray on exterior bowls.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary MacKaye Greenwood
Object Number:
1969.19ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
34516
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Platter
Classification:
Date:
1805
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 31.8 x 26.7 cm )
Description:
Porcelain oval platter decorated in polychrome enamels with a realistic lake side scene; the scene is bounded by a rust and gold border of bands and fleur-de-lis; around the brim are eight colorful chinese figures, and at the top are gilded initials.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Iola Stetson Haverstick in memory of her mother, Mrs. Iola Wise Stetson
Object Number:
1978.43
Gallery Label:
See Howard, p. 113. Initals "DWMC" are for DeWitt and Maria Clinton.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
34515
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oval dish
Classification:
Date:
1785-1795
Medium:
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions:
overall: 4 x 8 x 5 in.
Description:
Oval dish part of a porcelain dinner set; blue underglaze around the rim and blue underglaze flowers, decorated with gilded bands, swags, flowers, and other embellishments; all pieces have scalloped edges.
Object Number:
INV.12874
Marks:
printed: in blue on back : "5"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1795
eMuseum Object ID:
34493
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sugar bowl with lid
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 6 x 3 7/8 in. ( 14.6 x 15.2 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Footed porcelain bowl with interlaced handles terminating in blue and gilded molded flowers; cover has a gilded berry knop; orange and gold lappet decoration at rim and pseudo arms of New York State with gilded initials either side of shield.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary MacKaye Greenwood
Object Number:
1969.18b
Marks:
painted: in gold on shield: "JEG"
Gallery Label:
This sugar bowl is a part of a set that belonged to John Greenwood (1760-1819) and Elizabeth (Weaver) Greenwood (1764-1831) of New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
34485
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teapot with lid
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. ( 14 x 24.1 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical porcelain teapot with interlaced reeded strap handles terminating in blue and gilded molded flowers; cover has a gold berry knop with a blue leaf; orange and gold lappet band at rim and pseudo arms of New York State with blue-robed Justice and red-robed Liberty; gilded initials on shield.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary MacKaye Greenwood
Object Number:
1969.18a
Marks:
painted: on shield: "JEG"
Gallery Label:
This teapot is part of a set that belonged to John Greenwood (1760-1819) and Elizabeth (Weaver) Greenwood (1764-1831) of New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
34484
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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