RevolutionCrossroads/si_us_revolutionary_era_collections huggingface dataset:
Teapot with Lid
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Teapot
date made: 1775-1800
place made: United Kingdom: England, Worcester
Physical Description: ceramic, porcelain, soft-paste (overall material)
gilt (overall production method/technique)
monochrome, blue (overall surface decoration color name)
Measurements: overall: 5 1/2 in; 13.97 cm
Topics: Social life and customs
Colonization and Settlement
Family
Food
Description: Sugar was a very expensive item when first exported across the Atlantic from the Caribbean plantations in the 1600s. Only the wealthiest members of European society could afford to use it to sweeten the equally exotic and expensive commodities such as coffee, tea, and chocolate. By the late 18th century, when this tea service was made at the Worcester Porcelain manufactory in England, the increasingly well-to-do middle class could afford to buy English porcelain, and the lower cost of tea and sugar made these desirable commodities accessible to many people. These pieces from a tea set represent this social and economic transition. The service, made of fluted porcelain with a gilt scalloped pattern and bordered in royal blue with gold banding, is not characteristic of Worcester’s most refined output of hand-painted tea wares.
The tea set also represents the truly international nature of new tastes and new trades. Although made in England, the porcelain tea service is rooted in the Chinese culture of tea drinking, but with adaptations to suit European tastes. The Chinese did not take tea with sugar or milk, so a milk jug, covered sugar bowl, and sugar tongs were European additions in response to the Atlantic sugar trade. The uncovered bowl in the set was used for “slops,” where waste tea was disposed of before a fresh cup was poured from the teapot.
Worcester porcelain cup and saucer
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: cup
saucer
date made: 1785
place made: United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
Physical Description: blue (?? color)
monochrome, blue (component surface decoration color name)
oriental garden scene (joint piece description of decoration)
oriental garden scene (overall description of decoration)
ceramic, porcelain, soft-paste (?? material)
gilt (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: cup: 2 1/2 in x 3 5/16 in x 2 3/8 in; 6.35 cm x 8.41375 cm x 6.0325 cm
saucer: 1 1/4 in x 4 13/16 in; 3.175 cm x 12.22375 cm
Topics: Manufacturing industries
Industrialization
Art
Furnishings
Worcester porcelain cup and saucer
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: cup
saucer
date made: 1780-1792
place made: United Kingdom: England, Worcester
Physical Description: blue (cup color)
blue (saucer color)
monochrome, blue (component surface decoration color name)
lily pattern (joint piece description of decoration)
lily pattern (overall description of decoration)
ceramic, porcelain, soft-paste (cup material)
ceramic, porcelain, soft-paste (saucer material)
gilt (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: cup: 2 5/8 in x 3 9/16 in x 2 3/4 in; 6.6929 cm x 9.04875 cm x 6.985 cm
saucer: 1 1/8 in x 5 in; 2.8575 cm x 12.7 cm
Topics: Manufacturing industries
Industrialization
Art
Furnishings
Tea Cup and Saucer
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Cup and Saucer
date made: 1775-1800
place made: United Kingdom: England, Worcester
Physical Description: monochrome, blue (component surface decoration color name)
abstract motifs (joint piece description of decoration)
abstract motifs (overall description of decoration)
ceramic, porcelain, soft-paste (cup material)
ceramic, porcelain, soft-paste (saucer material)
gilt (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 2 5/8 in x 5.562 cm; 6.6675 cm x 2 3/16 in
Topics: Social life and customs
Colonization and Settlement
Family
Furnishings
Food
Description: Sugar was a very expensive item when first exported across the Atlantic from the Caribbean plantations in the 1600s. Only the wealthiest members of European society could afford to use it to sweeten the equally exotic and expensive commodities such as coffee, tea, and chocolate. By the late 18th century, when this tea service was made at the Worcester Porcelain manufactory in England, the increasingly well-to-do middle class could afford to buy English porcelain, and the lower cost of tea and sugar made these desirable commodities accessible to many people. These pieces from a tea set represent this social and economic transition. The service, made of fluted porcelain with a gilt scalloped pattern and bordered in royal blue with gold banding, is not characteristic of Worcester’s most refined output of hand-painted tea wares.
The tea set also represents the truly international nature of new tastes and new trades. Although made in England, the porcelain tea service is rooted in the Chinese culture of tea drinking, but with adaptations to suit European tastes. The Chinese did not take tea with sugar or milk, so a milk jug, covered sugar bowl, and sugar tongs were European additions in response to the Atlantic sugar trade. The uncovered bowl in the set was used for “slops,” where waste tea was disposed of before a fresh cup was poured from the teapot.
Vienna porcelain cup and saucer
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: cup
saucer
date made: c. 1806
place made: Austria: Vienna state, Vienna
Physical Description: black (cup color)
blue (cup color)
blue (saucer color)
gold (cup color)
gold (saucer color)
abstract floral motifs (joint piece description of decoration)
abstract floral motifs (overall description of decoration)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (cup material)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (saucer material)
gilt (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall cup: 2 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 8.255 cm x 6.35 cm
overall saucer: 1 in x 5 5/16 in; 2.54 cm x 13.5255 cm
Topics: Manufacturing industries
Industrialization
Art
Furnishings
teapot
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Teapot
date made: 1800
place made: China
Physical Description: polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 4 7/8 in x 6 5/16 in x 4 in; 12.3825 cm x 16.03375 cm x 10.16 cm
Credit line: Helen Augusta Mosher in memory of her parents Ellen and Richard Rothwell
Chinese porcelain reticulated teapot
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Teapot
date made: 18th century
place made: China
Physical Description: monochrome, blue (component surface decoration color name)
monochrome, blue (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 5 3/4 in x 6 3/8 in x 4 1/8 in; 14.605 cm x 16.1925 cm x 10.4775 cm
Topics: Manufacturing industries
Industrialization
Art
Furnishings
cup; saucer
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: cup
saucer
place made: United Kingdom: England
Physical Description: ceramic, earthenware, refined (cup material)
ceramic, earthenware, refined (saucer material)
transfer printed (overall production method/technique)
monochrome, black (component surface decoration color name)
fishing scene (joint piece description of decoration)
garden scene with figures (joint piece description of decoration)
Measurements: cup: 2 3/8 in x 4 in x 3 1/8 in; 6.0325 cm x 10.16 cm x 7.9375 cm
saucer: 1 1/8 in x 5 3/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 13.6525 cm
Credit line: Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
cup; saucer
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: cup
saucer
place made: United Kingdom: England
Physical Description: monochrome, black (component surface decoration color name)
fishing scene (joint piece description of decoration)
garden scene with figures (joint piece description of decoration)
ceramic, earthenware, refined (cup material)
ceramic, earthenware, refined (saucer material)
transfer printed (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: cup: 2 3/16 in x 4 in x 3 1/16 in; 5.55625 cm x 10.16 cm x 7.77875 cm
saucer: 1 1/8 in x 5 1/2 in; 2.8575 cm x 13.97 cm
Credit line: Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
cup; saucer
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: cup
saucer
place made: United Kingdom: England
Physical Description: monochrome, black (component surface decoration color name)
fishing scene (joint piece description of decoration)
garden scene with figures (joint piece description of decoration)
ceramic, earthenware, refined (cup material)
ceramic, earthenware, refined (saucer material)
transfer printed (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: cup: 2 1/8 in x 3 15/16 in x 3 1/16 in; 5.3975 cm x 10.00125 cm x 7.77875 cm
saucer: 1 1/16 in x 5 5/16 in; 2.69875 cm x 13.49375 cm
Credit line: Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
cup; saucer
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: cup
saucer
place made: United Kingdom: England
Physical Description: monochrome, black (component surface decoration color name)
fishing scene (joint piece description of decoration)
garden scene with figures (joint piece description of decoration)
ceramic, earthenware, refined (cup material)
ceramic, earthenware, refined (saucer material)
transfer printed (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: cup: 2 1/4 in x 4 in x 3 1/8 in; 5.715 cm x 10.16 cm x 7.9375 cm
saucer: 1 in x 5 3/8 in; 2.54 cm x 13.6525 cm
Credit line: Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
cup; saucer
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: cup
saucer
place made: United Kingdom: England
Physical Description: monochrome, black (component surface decoration color name)
fishing scene (joint piece description of decoration)
garden scene with figures (joint piece description of decoration)
ceramic, earthenware, refined (cup material)
ceramic, earthenware, refined (saucer material)
transfer printed (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: cup: 2 3/8 in x 4 in x 3 1/16 in; 6.0325 cm x 10.16 cm x 7.77875 cm
saucer: 1 1/16 in x 5 1/4 in; 2.69875 cm x 13.335 cm
Credit line: Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Chinese porcelain reticulated tea bowl
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Tea Bowl
bowl, tea
date made: 18th century
place made: China
Physical Description: monochrome, blue (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 2 in x 3 1/4 in; 5.08 cm x 8.255 cm
Topics: Manufacturing industries
Industrialization
Art
Furnishings
Chinese porcelain reticulated tea bowl
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Tea Bowl
bowl, tea
date made: 18th century
place made: China
Physical Description: ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
monochrome, blue (overall surface decoration color name)
Measurements: overall: 2 in x 3 1/4 in; 5.08 cm x 8.255 cm
Topics: Manufacturing industries
Industrialization
Art
Furnishings
jar
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jar
date made: circa 1800
maker: unknown
place made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
Physical Description: ceramic, stoneware, coarse (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 10 1/2 in; 26.67 cm
overall: 10 5/8 in x 8 1/2 in; 26.9875 cm x 21.59 cm
Credit line: Lura Woodside Watkins
jar
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jar
date made: circa 1794- 1797
maker: unknown
place made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
Physical Description: blue (overall color)
monochrome, blue (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, stoneware, coarse (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 12 1/4 in; 31.115 cm
overall approximate: 12 in x 11 in; 30.48 cm x 27.94 cm
Credit line: Lura Woodside Watkins
jug
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jug
date made: circa 1800
maker: unknown
place made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
Physical Description: ceramic, stoneware, coarse (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
overall: 9 1/2 in x 6 5/8 in; 24.13 cm x 16.8275 cm
Credit line: Lura Woodside Watkins
jar
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jar
date made: circa 1800
maker: Seymour, Nathaniel
place made: United States: Connecticut, Hartford
Physical Description: monochrome, orange (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, earthenware, coarse (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 9 3/4 in; 24.765 cm
overall: 9 3/4 in x 7 5/8 in; 24.765 cm x 19.3675 cm
Credit line: Lura Woodside Watkins
plate
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Pan
plate
Date made: 18th century
maker: unknown
place made: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: monochrome, yellow (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, earthenware, coarse (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 9 in; x 22.86 cm
overall: 1 5/8 in x 9 1/16 in; 4.1275 cm x 23.01875 cm
Credit line: Mrs. Lura Woodside Watkins
pan
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: pan
Date made: 18th century
maker: unknown
place made: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: monochrome, yellow (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, earthenware, coarse (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 12 in; x 30.48 cm
overall: 1 7/8 in x 11 25/32 in; 4.7625 cm x 29.9339 cm
Credit line: Mrs. Lura Woodside Watkins
vase
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: vase
Date made: circa 1770
maker: Braintree Pottery
place made: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: monochrome, brown (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, earthenware, coarse (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 6 1/2 in; 16.51 cm
overall: 6 1/2 in x 5 1/4 in; 16.51 cm x 13.335 cm
Credit line: Mrs. Lura Woodside Watkins
Sèvres porcelain saucer
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Saucer
date made: 1789
1788
place made: France: Île-de-France, Sevres
Physical Description: blue (overall color)
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1 3/8 in x 6 3/4 in; 3.4925 cm x 17.145 cm
bowl
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Bowl
date made: 1778
place made: France: Île-de-France, Sevres
Physical Description: blue (overall color)
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 4 1/2 in x 11 3/8 in; 11.43 cm x 28.8925 cm
Credit line: Hanns Weinberg
Sèvres porcelain sugar bowl and cover (part of a service)
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bowl, sugar
date made: 1803
place made: France: Île-de-France, Sevres
Physical Description: polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 6 in x 4 13/16 in x 3 7/8 in; 15.24 cm x 12.22375 cm x 9.8425 cm
Topics: Manufacturing industries
Industrialization
Art
Furnishings
Sèvres porcelain pitcher (part of a service)
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Pitcher
date made: 1803
place made: France: Île-de-France, Sevres
Physical Description: red (overall color)
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 7 3/4 in x 4 5/8 in x 3 1/4 in; 19.685 cm x 11.7475 cm x 8.255 cm
Topics: Manufacturing industries
Industrialization
Art
Furnishings
Sèvres porcelain teapot (part of a service)
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Teapot
date made: 1803
place made: France: Île-de-France, Sevres
Physical Description: red (overall color)
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 7 5/16 in x 7 in x 4 1/4 in; 18.57375 cm x 17.78 cm x 10.795 cm
Topics: Manufacturing industries
Industrialization
Art
Furnishings
Sèvres sugar bowl and cover (part of a service)
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bowl, sugar
date made: 1805
place made: France: Île-de-France, Sevres
Physical Description: red (overall color)
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 5 15/16 in x 5 9/16 in x 3 3/4 in; 15.08125 cm x 14.12875 cm x 9.525 cm
Topics: Manufacturing industries
Industrialization
Art
Furnishings
Description: The sugar bowl and cover comes from a service that Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) gave to his sister Pauline (1780-1825) when she established a home in Paris at the hôtel de Charost. The light lilac ground was a fashionable color in post-revolutionary France, a time when interior designers experimented with new and unusual colors and color combinations, and one of the boudoirs in the hôtel de Charost was painted in a similar color. The figure subjects are painted in brown and highlighted in gold on a ground painted to imitate marble. On one side of the bowl the subject is the god Jupiter (the Greek god Zeus) who holds a thunderbolt in his right hand, and rides a chariot driven by two eagles. On the other side the subject is possibly Salacia, the Roman consort of Neptune (Poseidon in Greek mythology whose consort was Amphitrite). She is carried on a shell by two dolphins with cupids riding on their backs.
The sugar bowl's light lilac ground has dark purple ornament painted in overglaze enamel. A Greek key pattern circles the bowl below the rim, and a foliate frieze circles the base of the bowl. On the cover a purple foliate pattern is punctuated by a gold floral medallion, and a palmette pattern circles the gold finial. The handles and foot of the bowl are heavily gilded.
See Liana Paredes, 2009, exhibition catalog “Sèvres Then and Now: Tradition and Innovation in Porcelain, 1750-2000”, p.73, p.148.
This sugar bowl belongs to the Alfred Duane Pell collection in the National Museum of American History. Before Pell (1864-1924) became an Episcopalian clergyman quite late in life, he and his wife Cornelia Livingstone Crosby Pell (1861-1938) travelled widely, and as they travelled they collected European porcelains, silver, and furniture. Pell came from a wealthy family and he purchased the large William Pickhardt Mansion on 5th Avenue and East 74th Street in which to display his vast collection. The Smithsonian was one of several institutions to receive substantial bequests from the Reverend Pell which laid the foundation for their collections of European applied arts.
Sèvres milk pitcher (part of a service)
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Pitcher
date made: 1805
place made: France: Île-de-France, Sevres
Physical Description: red (overall color)
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 5 3/8 in x 4 9/16 in x 2 13/16 in; 13.6525 cm x 11.58875 cm x 7.14375 cm
Description: The pitcher comes from a service that Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) gave to his sister Pauline (1780-1825) when she established a home in Paris at the hôtel de Charost. The light lilac ground was a fashionable color in post-revolutionary France, a time when interior designers experimented with new and unusual colors and color combinations, and one of the boudoirs in the hôtel de Charost was painted in a similar color. The figure subject is painted in brown and highlighted in gold on a ground painted to imitate marble. Under the spout the subject is a centaur seated on the ground with a club raised over his right shoulder, his left hand pointing behind him.
The pitcher's light lilac ground has dark purple ornament painted in overglaze enamel. A Greek key pattern is painted below the rim and at the base of the pitcher above a band of gold. The handle is heavily gilded and the interior is white with no decoration apart from a band of gold on the rim.
See Liana Paredes, 2009, exhibition catalog “Sèvres Then and Now: Tradition and Innovation in Porcelain, 1750-2000”, p.73, p.148.
This pitcher belongs to the Alfred Duane Pell collection in the National Museum of American History. Before Pell (1864-1924) became an Episcopalian clergyman quite late in life, he and his wife Cornelia Livingstone Crosby Pell (1861-1938) travelled widely, and as they travelled they collected European porcelains, silver, and furniture. Pell came from a wealthy family and he purchased the large William Pickhardt Mansion on 5th Avenue and East 74th Street in which to display his vast collection. The Smithsonian was one of several institutions to receive substantial bequests from the Reverend Pell which laid the foundation for their collections of European applied arts.
Sèvres compote bowl (part of a service)
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Bowl
date made: 1805
place made: France: Île-de-France, Sevres
Physical Description: polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 5 11/16 in x 8 1/4 in; 14.44625 cm x 20.955 cm
Topics: Manufacturing industries
Industrialization
Art
Furnishings
Description: The compote bowl comes from a service that Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) gave to his sister Pauline (1780-1825) when she established a home in Paris at the hôtel de Charost. The pale lilac used as a ground color was fashionable in post-revolutionary France, a time when interior designers experimented with new and unusual colors and color combinations, and one of the boudoirs in the hôtel de Charost was painted in a similar color. The figure subjects are painted in brown and highlighted in gold on a ground painted to imitate marble. On one side the subject appears to be Mars the god of war with helmet, club, and vulture at his feet, his chariot drawn by three hybid monsters, but we see also the attributes of other gods like Mercury's staff, and neptunes trident. On the other side of the bowl the subject of a female figure in a chariot drawn by cupids holding flaming torches is also not clear. Two Roman heads in profile are painted on medallions with marble grounds, and framed by gold stars, purple beads and foliate ornament.
The compote's light lilac ground has dark purple ornament painted in overglaze enamel. A Greek key pattern circles the bowl below the rim, and a foliate frieze circles the base of the bowl where it meets the foot. The foot stem supporting the bowl is heavily gilded, and a band of gold circles the interior of the compote, which is otherwise left undecorated.
See Liana Paredes, 2009, exhibition catalog “Sèvres Then and Now: Tradition and Innovation in Porcelain, 1750-2000”, p.73, p.148.
This compote belongs to the Alfred Duane Pell collection in the National Museum of American History. Before Pell (1864-1924) became an Episcopalian clergyman quite late in life, he and his wife Cornelia Livingstone Crosby Pell (1861-1938) travelled widely, and as they travelled they collected European porcelains, silver, and furniture. Pell came from a wealthy family and he purchased the large William Pickhardt Mansion on 5th Avenue and East 74th Street in which to display his vast collection. The Smithsonian was one of several institutions to receive substantial bequests from the Reverend Pell which laid the foundation for their collections of European applied arts.