Underplate for tureen
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1816
Medium:
Porcelain with blue underglaze
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 31.8 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Chinese export porcelain underplate in elongated octagonal shape with blue underglaze in "Canton" design over white ground. Central landscape image with water, pagodas and bridge surrounded by continuous diaper-pattern band and three decorative borders.
Credit Line:
Gift of Barbara Parker Chasis, Descendant of Gerrit Huybert Van Wagenen (1753-1835)
Object Number:
2004.30.2
Gallery Label:
This tureen underplate is part of a 107 piece service of Chinese export porcelain purchased by the donor's great-great grandfather, Gerrit Huybert Van Wagenen (1753-1835), a hardware merchant at Beekman Slip in New York City. Gerrit purchased the service in 1816 for a dinner held for "all the Episcopal clergymen of New York except one." The N-YHS collection includes eight pieces of this service.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1816
eMuseum Object ID:
56638
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tureen and cover
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1816
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall (a: Cover): 3 in. × 11 1/4 in. × 8 in. (7.6 × 28.6 × 20.3 cm)
Overall (b: Tureen): 5 in. × 12 1/4 in. ×
Description:
Chinese Export porcelain tureen with blue underglaze design in "Canton" pattern over white ground; scene includes landscape with water, pagodas and bridges. Side handles in form of pig-like animal heads covered with blue glaze. Foot decorated with continuous diaper-pattern band. Matching cover topped with naturalistic asymmetrical knop finial; landscape pattern on top surrounded by continuous border of three decorative bands.
Credit Line:
Gift of Barbara Parker Chasis, Descendant of Gerrit Huybert Van Wagenen (1753-1835)
Object Number:
2004.30.1ab
Gallery Label:
This tureen and cover are part of a 107 piece service of Chinese export porcelain purchased by the donor's great-great grandfather, Gerrit Huybert Van Wagenen (1753-1835), a hardware merchant at Beekman Slip in New York City. Gerrit purchased the service in 1816 for a dinner held for "all the Episcopal clergymen of New York except one." The N-YHS collection includes eight pieces of this service.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1816
eMuseum Object ID:
56634
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Custard cup and cover
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1816
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
cup: 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 8.9 x 5.7 cm )
Part (cover): 2 3/4 x 1 in. (7 x 2.5 cm)
Description:
Chinese export porcelain custard cup decorated with blue "Canton" design over white ground. Exterior of cup has landscape image including water, pagodas and bridge; interior is white; handle decorated with naturalistic spray of foliage. Cover decorated with similar landscape scene surrounded by decorative borders; glazed knop finial top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Barbara Parker Chasis, Descendant of Gerrit Huybert Van Wagenen (1753-1835)
Object Number:
2004.30.5ab
Gallery Label:
This custard cup and cover are part of a 107 piece service of Chinese export porcelain purchased by the donor's great-great grandfather, Gerrit Huybert Van Wagenen (1753-1835), a hardware merchant at Beekman Slip in New York City. Gerrit purchased the service in 1816 for a dinner held for "all the Episcopal clergymen of New York except one." The N-YHS collection includes eight pieces of this service.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1816
eMuseum Object ID:
56619
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saucer
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1816
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 14 cm )
Description:
Chinese export porcelain saucer with elongated scalloped edge; decorated with blue "Canton" design. Interior central landscape with water, pagodas and bridge surrounded by decorative borders.
Credit Line:
Gift of Barbara Parker Chasis, Descendant of Gerrit Huybert Van Wagenen (1753-1835)
Object Number:
2004.30.4
Gallery Label:
This saucer is part of a 107 piece service of Chinese export porcelain purchased by the donor's great-great grandfather, Gerrit Huybert Van Wagenen (1753-1835), a hardware merchant at Beekman Slip in New York City. Gerrit purchased the service in 1816 for a dinner held for "all the Episcopal clergymen of New York except one." The N-YHS collection includes eight pieces of this service.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1816
eMuseum Object ID:
56618
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dinner plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1952
Medium:
Eartheneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 11 x 10 in. ( 2.5 x 27.9 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Oval earthenware dinner plate in the "Tomorrow's Classic" pattern with Buckingham pattern decal decoration along side borders; design of wrought iron fence in black, highlighted in yellow, with floral sprays at center and ends of fence. Stamped on reverse: "HALLCRAFT/by/Eva Zeisel/Made in U.S.A. by Hall China Co."
Credit Line:
Gift of Eva Zeisel
Object Number:
2004.25
Marks:
Stamp: on underside of plate: "HALLCRAFT/BY/Eva Zeisel/Made in U.S.A. by Hall China Co."
Gallery Label:
The casually organic "Tomorrow's Classic" dinner service was one of Eva Zeisel's most popular designs. Hall China Company engaged Zeisel to provide patterns for printed decals to ornament the plain white dinnerware. Many decals were designed by her studio assistants and industrial design students at Pratt Institute. This pattern, known as Buckingham, was inspired by the wrought ironwork fence outside Zeisel's studio on West 115th Street and Riverside Drive.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1952
eMuseum Object ID:
56290
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fluted vegetable dish
Classification:
Date:
1785-1795
Medium:
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions:
overall: 1 5/8 x 10 3/4 x 7 in.
Description:
One of a set of three fluted vegetable dishes that is part of a porcelain dinner set; blue underglaze around the rim and blue underglaze flowers, and is decorated with gilded bands, swags, flowers, and other embellishments; all pieces have scalloped edges.
Object Number:
INV.12869
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1795
eMuseum Object ID:
56282
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870-1882
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
overall: 1 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.
Description:
One of a set of 10 circular porcelain plates with gold band around rim and green band around brim with three yellow garters; monogram at center.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
INV.13529
Gallery Label:
These plates are from the Astor House which was erected in New York City in 1836.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1882
eMuseum Object ID:
56281
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870-1882
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
overall: 1 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.
Description:
One of a set of 10 circular porcelain plates with gold band around rim and green band around brim with three yellow garters; monogram at center.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1937.25
Gallery Label:
These plates are from the Astor House which was erected in New York City in 1836.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1882
eMuseum Object ID:
56279
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870-1882
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
overall: 1 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.
Description:
One of a set of 10 circular porcelain plates with gold band around rim and green band around brim with three yellow garters; monogram at center.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1937.24
Gallery Label:
These plates are from the Astor House which was erected in New York City in 1836.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1882
eMuseum Object ID:
56278
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870-1882
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
overall: 1 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.
Description:
One of a set of 10 circular porcelain plates with gold band around rim and green band around brim with three yellow garters; monogram at center.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1937.23
Gallery Label:
These plates are from the Astor House which was erected in New York City in 1836.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1882
eMuseum Object ID:
56277
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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