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A collection of historical glass containers and decorative pieces with intricate designs, showcasing craftsmanship from various cultures.

Bowl 1830 Eiraku Hozen. Bowl. Eiraku Hozen (Japanese, 1795-1854). Japan. 1830. Faience() covered with rich green glaze, craquelé (Kyoto ware). Edo period (1615-1868). Ceramics
Bowl 1830 Eiraku Hozen. Bowl. Eiraku Hozen (Japanese, 1795-1854). Japan. 1830. Faience() covered with rich green glaze, craquelé (Kyoto ware). Edo period (1615-1868). Ceramics
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Bottle French, possibly Nevers 18th century View more. Bottle. French, possibly Nevers. 18th century. Glass, pewter. GlassBowl 1784-85 Matthew West. Bowl 191792CreampitcherClove Boiler 1760 Japan. Clove Boiler. Japan. 1760. White porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze (Hirado ware). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsBottle. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Diam. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Diam. of rim 1 in. (2.5 cm); Diam. of foot 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bottle. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 19 in. (48.3 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cup 1840 Japan. Cup. Japan. 1840. White porcelaneous ware with a crackled glaze over a design in black outlines (Satsuma ware). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsBasket 1783-84 Robert Hennell I. Basket 191790Creampot. Maker: Nathaniel Hurd, American, 1730-1777Pitcher 18th century possibly French. Pitcher 201833Water pot 16th-17th century China. Water pot. China. 16th-17th century. Stoneware with crackled glaze (Jingdezhen ware). Ming dynasty (1368-1644). CeramicsCovered Hobnail Sugar Bowl after 1886 Probably Hobbs, Brockunier and Company. Covered Hobnail Sugar Bowl. American. after 1886. Pressed cranberry, opalescent and colorless glass. Made in Wheeling, West Virginia, United StatesTeabowl. Artist: Ichigen (died 1722). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Diam. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm). Date: ca. 1720. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Teapot 1800 Shuhei Japanese. Teapot 47328Snuff Bottle China. Snuff Bottle 41281Covered Bowl. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Diam. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm). Date: late 18th-19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bowl China. Bowl. China. Porcelain. Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande period (1426-35). CeramicsCup and saucer 1750-55 Worcester factory. Cup and saucer 205114Dish 19th century China. Dish 40800Cup. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diam. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Incense holder (Navette) 19th century, after 16th century original British, after Italian original This electrotype is after a sixteenth-century original in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, at the time of reproduction.. Incense holder (Navette) 185863Bowl 1786 Japan. Bowl. Japan. 1786. Porcelain (Imari ware). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsApothecary jar (albarello). Culture: Italian, probably Faenza. Dimensions: Height: 12 15/16 in. (32.9cm). Date: ca. 1480. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Medical Cup. UnknownBowl. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam. 7 in. (17.8 cm). Date: first half of the 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Square Flask 18th century Japan. Square Flask. Japan. 18th century. Porcelain decorated with enamels (Arita ware, Imari type). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsFlask. Culture: American. Dimensions: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm). Date: 1700-1800. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Vase with cover. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); L. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bottle. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bowl with Cover Korea. Bowl with Cover 57504Cruet frame and two cruets with covers ca. 1755 French, Sceaux Faience, or tin-glazed and enameled earthenware, first emerged in France during the sixteenth century, reaching widespread usage among elite patrons during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, prior to the establishment of soft-paste porcelain factories. Although characterized as more provincial in style than porcelain, French faience was used at the court of Louis XIV as part of elaborate meals and displays, with large-scale vessels incorporated into the Baroque garden designs of Versailles. Earlier examples of French faience attest to the strong influence of maiolica artists from Italy. Later works demonstrate the ways in which cities such as Nevers, Rouen, Lyon, Moustiers, and Marseille developed innovative vessel shapes and decorative motifs prized among collectors throughout Europe. While faience can be created from a wide mixture of clays, it is foremost distinguished by the milky opaque white color achieveDish second half 17th century or later Manner of Bernard Palissy French. Dish. French. second half 17th century or later. Lead-glazed earthenware. Ceramics-PotteryCup and saucer ca. 1740 Chinese, for Continental European market. Cup and saucer 185905Incense burner China. Incense burner 61008Bowl. Culture: American. Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm). Date: 1830-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Teabowl. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm). Date: ca. 1820. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Ewer late 16th-early 17th century French, Saintonge Part of a service presented to François I on one of his visits to Savignies (1536, 1540, 1544), this piece, with its inverted bell shape, pedestal foot, and architectural handle, imitates contemporary silver ewers. The silver mounts were probably added in the seventeenth century.. Ewer 194307Vase 1830-70 American. Vase. American. 1830-70. Parian porcelain. Probably made in Bennington, Vermont, United StatesSugar Bowl 1871-91 Hobbs, Brockunier and Company. Sugar Bowl. American. 1871-91. White opaque glass. Made in Wheeling, West Virginia, United StatesHurricane Shade ca. 1800 British or Irish. Hurricane Shade. British or Irish. ca. 1800. Glass. Possibly made in Ireland; Possibly made in EnglandDish ca. 1670-1700 Probably by Thomas Toft II. Dish 195224Tumbler. Culture: American. Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm). Date: 1700-1800. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Palette with a sculpted female head and incised decoration ca. 7th century B.C.. Palette with a sculpted female head and incised decoration 327043Vase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cup 1780 Japan. Cup 62801Bowl with cover 18th-19th century European. Bowl with cover. European. 18th-19th century. Glass. GlassCup China. Cup 50744Dish ca. 1771-86 De Porceleyne Fles Manufactory. Dish 202715Segmental dish (part of a service) mid-18th century Chinese, for German market. Segmental dish (part of a service) 201274Wineglass ca. 1785-90 Engraved by David Wolff. Wineglass. Dutch, The Hague. ca. 1785-90. Glass. Engraved by David Wolff (Dutch, 's Hertogenbosch 1732-1798 The Hague). GlassVase. Culture: British. Dimensions: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm). Date: 1784-1810. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Platter ca. 1760 Chinese, for British market. Platter. Chinese, for British market. ca. 1760. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-Porcelain-ExportCaddy spoon 19th century Dutch. Caddy spoon 188255Figure of an Apple 1800-1830 British (American market). Figure of an Apple. British (American market). 1800-1830. Earthenware, lusterware. Made in Staffordshire, EnglandFruit basket (one of a pair) 1830 Sèvres Manufactory French. Fruit basket (one of a pair) 209065Candlestick 1840-60 American. Candlestick. American. 1840-60. Pressed glass. Probably made in New England, United StatesCream jug ca. 1760 Irish, Dublin. Cream jug 192164Saucer 18th century Meissen Manufactory German. Saucer 188608 Factory: Meissen Manufactory, German, 1710present, Saucer, 18th century, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Alfred Duane Pell, 1902 (02.6.49b)Standing cup with cover ca. 1760 Lauenstein Manufactory. Standing cup with cover. German, Hanover (Kalenberg). ca. 1760. Glass. GlassPlate. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Diam. 7 in. (17.8 cm). Date: ca. 1850. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Terracotta kyathos (cup-shaped ladle). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); diameter 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm); H. with handle 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm). Date: ca. 520-510 B.C..Between eyes, horsemen; at the handle, panthersThe decoration of the bowl is applied to a light slip, a technique that began to be popular about 530 B.C. The horsemen are riding to left, which is unusual. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Snuff Bottle China Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95)Salt 1835-45 American. Salt. American. 1835-45. Lacy pressed glass. Made in New England, United StatesPuzzle jug 1766 British, Staffordshire. Puzzle jug 197552Pitcher 1890 Dorflinger Glass Works The glass factories founded by Alsatian émigré Christian Dorflinger were arguably among the most significant glass factories in operation from the mid to late nineteenth century. His first factory was in Brooklyn, New York, from which he relocated his operations to White Mills, Pennsylvania, where this object was made. This cylindrical pitcher with elaborately cut designs represents the fine quality of glass and accomplished cutting for which they were renowned. It descended in the family of Christian Dorflinger.. Pitcher 5788Salt 1830-45 American. Salt. American. 1830-45. Lacy pressed blue glass. Made in New England, United StatesCup and saucer 18th-19th century Ludwigsburg Porcelain Manufactory. Cup and saucer 188756 Factory: Ludwigsburg Porcelain Manufactory, German, 17581824, Cup and saucer, 18th19th century, Hard-paste porcelain, Height (cup .258): 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diameter (saucer .259): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Alfred Duane Pell, 1902 (02.6.258, .259)Jar. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H. 10.8 cm; diam. of rim 3.2 cm; diam. of shoulder 4.8 cm. Date: possibly 3rd century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Dish ca. 1700 probably British, Staffordshire. Dish 192037Abruzzo, Civitaretenga, S. Antonio, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, EuropeCoffee Cup ca. 1784 Chinese. Coffee Cup. Chinese. ca. 1784. Porcelain. Made in ChinaVase mid-18th-late 19th century Japan. Vase 59965Lazio Latina Sezze Antiquarium Comunale44. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Salt 1830-40 American. Salt. American. 1830-40. Lacy pressed opaque white glass. Made in Massachusetts, United StatesSaltcellar (one of a pair) ca. 1785 British, Sheffield. Saltcellar (one of a pair). British, Sheffield. ca. 1785. Sheffield plate, glass. Metalwork-SilverplatePlate (Assiette à palmes) (1 of 102) (part of a service) 1767 Sèvres Manufactory French. Plate (Assiette à palmes) (1 of 102) (part of a service). French, Sèvres. 1767. Soft-paste porcelain. Ceramics-PorcelainCup, fragmentary 9th century B.C. Greek, Attic Black glaze overall except for a reserve band band below the rim.. Cup, fragmentary 252848Vase 1885-90 British, possibly. Vase. British, possibly. 1885-90. Blown satin cranberry and green glass. Possibly made in EnglandFlower holder 19th century China. Flower holder. China. 19th century. Jade. JadeSnuff bottle with stopper 18th-19th century China. Snuff bottle with stopper. China. 18th-19th century. Agate, quartz. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Snuff BottlesDish with cover 1775 Johan Gustaf Ryman. Dish with cover 191555Whale Oil Lamp 1830-40 American. Whale Oil Lamp 5430Stem Cup. Culture: China. Dimensions: Diam. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm). Date: 20th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Mug 1825-50 Jersey Glass Company of George Dummer. Mug 5346Well Head China. Well Head 52527Vase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm). Date: first half of the 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Saucer (part of a service) ca. 1780-85 Meissen Manufactory German. Saucer (part of a service) 209389Plate 1788-1820 Richard Lee. Plate. American. 1788-1820. Pewter. Possibly made in Springfield, Vermont, United States; Possibly made in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, United StatesWriter's Water Bottle. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Vase China. Vase 60615Cake dish 1806 Japan. Cake dish 63042Red Glazed Cup. UnknownTankard (Schnelle) with The Last Judgment 16th century F. Trac German stoneware tankards were brought to America in large numbers on Dutch fur-trading ships. Shards of these popular vessels have been uncovered at seventeenth century sites in New York and New England.. Tankard (Schnelle) with The Last Judgment 196342Vase. Dimensions: H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm). Date: 1880-90. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Jug ca. 1750 British, Staffordshire. Jug 199320Vase early 19th century China. Vase. China. early 19th century. Glass. GlassCovered vase 18th century China. Covered vase. China. 18th century. Jade. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). JadeCup 1840 Japan. Cup 47666Side Chair ca. 1735-60 American. Side Chair. American. ca. 1735-60. Maple. Probably made in Wellingford, Connecticut, United StatesSweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)