New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
GIFT OF THE REV. DIR. PELL
Presents Collection of China to
Brooklyn Institute.
SOME OF THE RARE PIECES.

Through the recent gift of the Rev. Alfred Du-
ane PeIl the Brooklyn Institute Of Arts and Sci
ences is the TOssessor of a complete colIecuon
of china. representing various stages in the his
torical development of the art In the six cases
which Mr. PelI has presented TO the institute are
many pieces of historic we'll as intrinsic value.
Plates of the first Napoleon. made at sevres. on
which the bigotry of the Restoration has LETT
mark by scratching out the imperial monogram
specimens from the service OF Louis Philippes des-
sert service at the Chateau of Fontaineoeau' so
that European museum has set nuted
cup and saucer from st. Cloud showing the earlier
stages OF the French art; these are some Oh 'hS
treasures of the collection.
Then there are copies of plates made for Queen
Victoria-two different services. one for Bucking-
ham Palace and for Windsor These are stray
pieces. picked up from dealers for no duplicates
are ever made of royal sets. few pieces. kept
for emergency by the makers however usually fall
at last into the hands OF dealers. There is piece
from the yacht service of the Prince Of Wales no"
Edward VII. and there is Duke of Clarence plate
made for the prince who ruled later as William ~
Not less interesting is the rare agate plate. from
the Sevres factory. with Illustration OF Jehoia-
kim Jeremiah xxxv) burning the rolls With this
are a cup and saucer Of the First Empire a rare
treasure made in 1871. There is a pierced Worces-
ter plate. the most valuable single plate IN Amer
ica II is said.
In making this gift, Mr.. Pen sought first Of all
to furnish specimen of each of the various de-
velopments OF the art in Europe. To do this he
French branch is represented thus:
sevres I7seNcup saucer Antolnette pattern;
ssli-crP and saucer, agate First Empire
ls29-Bud and vine piece from dessert service of Fon-
tainebeau: museum in Europe has a set
Compete from service Of Louis Philippe.
Various pieces from dinner services of the cha
teaus Of Fontainebleau. St Cloud. Dreux. Yer
sailles. etc. in the collection. There are mod
ern pierced cups and saucers. and also a bust of
President Grevy. An interesting piece is Paris
plate, representing the old French art, with love
poem engraved in gold it. There also
Mast cup and saucer, with playing cards engraved
made in 1910.
But the French field is only small part of the
range OF the collection. From all over Europe a
variety of specimens have been gathered. There is
a Venetian plate of 1776 the mate of which is in
the South Kensington Museum There are speci-
mems from Old Tourney Ludwigsburg. Moll
Zurich, Regensburg. and also from two interesting
Swiss sOurces-one from Nyon, Geneva, where
French refugees during the Revolution established
a factory hard by the residence of Nine. de Stael
and another from the Musee Ariana, established by
a rich citizen of Geneva. and given to Mr.. Pe by
the director.
An interesting piece of Dresden ware furnishes
Mr.. Pell with the story of a twenty-year search
In 1880 he picked up this plate which bears the
arms of two countries and the letters a. r. 1t
was only in 1901 that he discovered the piece be-
longed to the set of the Saxon Princess who
Saxony CASTLE, and the letters meant, Amelia
Regina. In the Dresden specimens is also a round
dish from famous set made for the King of Hol-
land and bearing views of Harlem in the centre
There are specimens covering the history of Ber-
lin TO the present date; a royal plate from the
palace at Coblentz. and a Wedgely cup of 1740.
The English work is also well represented. There
is specimen of the old Crown Derby pineapple
old chelsea and Chelsea Derby and productions
OF old Worcester There is the Duke OF Clarence
plate, which Mr.. Pel regards as the finest plate
in America. carries rather pathetic story. The
work was done by one old man. said to be the
sole master OF the art Il is SO expensive that the
been allowed to keep single specimen OF it,
An interesting curiosity of the collection is
brides bouquet holder a pierced Worcester flower
holder, intended the flowers in the brides
exists in America In addition to these European
pieces there are Chinese pierced work. teapots.
coffee pots. bowls cups and saucers and four
The coffee pot In this Chinese ware is valued at
$40
The only art unrepresented is the Russian and
Paul / The imperial Russian dishes hard to
such an Imitation is trip to Siberia Only through
the sales of poor nobility do these pieces come into
the market and then they are greedy snatched up
| from dealers who got hold of stray pieces, also
from a sale Of the Prince Borg sl1e ..
estimates the value of the Brooklyn collection.
He has larger plans for extending it, however At
Drexel Institute and Memorial Hall In Philadel-
phia. and largely enriching the museum at Gin
Nothing in his present or past gifts approaches
IN range. however. Mr.. Pells own personal col
lection, the gathering of which he has devoted
nearly twenty years of scientific research IN the
course of which he has travelled through all parts
of his collection Pell is able to entertain
his guests dinner. and have them not merely
vide that the very tablecloth and napkins shall be
OF imperial memory since he has in his service the