1988.43.5, J.R. Wendt & Co, Tea and coffee service, bowl
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
With its bold, geometric forms and classical engraved and cast ornaments, this J.R. Wendt waste bowl, part of a tea and coffee service, balances modernism and revivalism, themes that often competed for dominance in 19th-century design.
1988.43.3, J.R. Wendt & Co, Tea and coffee service, creamer
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
With its bold, geometric forms and classical engraved and cast ornaments, this J.R. Wendt creamer, part of a tea and coffee service, balances modernism and revivalism, themes that often competed for dominance in 19th-century design.
1989.2.McD Tiffany & Co., Water pitcher
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Tiffany & Co. produced at least eleven versions of this water patcher characterized by a circular rim foot, globular body, and prominent handle.
Félix Vallotton (1865-1925)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Born in Lausanne, Félix Vallotton moved to Paris in 1882 and studied at the Académie Julian, alongside Pierre Bonnard, Maurice Denis, and Edouard Vuillard. In 1899 he married Gabrielle Rodrigues-Henriques, a wealthy widow with three children.
1990.164.1-2 Frederick Elkington & Co., Pair of candelabra
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Inspired by the construction of the Suez Canal and the erection of an obelisk, Cleopatra's Needle, on the bank of the Victoria Embankment in London, English designers produced a variety of exceptional objects in the Egyptian Revival taste during the 1870s. This pair of candelabra was manufactured by Frederick Elkington & Co, one of the most important exponents of the style.
1988.44.1.A-L Albert Wilms, Candelabrum for Pompeian dessert service
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Closely related to a silver, silvergilt, and enamel candelabrum exhibited as part of the Pompeian dessert service by English firm Frederick Elkington & Co.
1987.360.1-2.McD Pair of lokapalas (heavenly guardians)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
As Buddhism moved into China from India, Central Asian elements entered the iconography. Among the most dramatic and energetic were guardian figures, as seen in these magnificent examples.
1987.360.1.McD Pair of lokapalas (heavenly guardians) copy
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
As Buddhism moved into China from India, Central Asian elements entered the iconography. Among the most dramatic and energetic were guardian figures, as seen in these magnificent examples.