museums and institutions:
Attributed works:
10. ‘Elephant’ armchair, designed by Christopher Dresser. c.1880. Ebonised
mahogany with incised and painted decoration, 75 by 64.8 by 43.2 cm.,
seat height 37.5 cm.
Purchase, Barrie A. and Deedee Wigmore Foundation Gift, 2024 (2024.167).
Attributed works:
11. Inkstand in the form of a pomegranate, made by either the Chantilly or
Villeroy factory. Porcelain c.1735, mounts c.1740–50 and later. Soft-paste
porcelain and gilded bronze, body 13.7 by 26.2 by 17.8 cm., lid 2.7 by 4.4 cm.,
overall dimensions (with lid) 15.1 by 27.8 by 17.8 cm.
Bequest of Mrs Charles Wrightsman, 2019 (2019.283.55a, b).
Attributed works:
12. Longcase equation regulator, by Ferdinand Berthoud and Balthazar
Lieutaud. c.1752. Oak veneered with satinwood and kingwood, gilded
bronze, glass, enamel, steel and brass, 219 by 63 by 30 cm.
Purchase, Acquisitions Fund, and Annette de la Renta, Mercedes T. Bass, Beatrice Stern,
Susan Weber, William Lie Zeckendorf, Alexis Gregory and John and Susan Gutfreund Gifts,
in honour of Mrs Charles Wrightsman, 2015 (2016.28a–e).
Attributed works:
13. ‘Beckford-Behague’ ewer, design attributed to Jean Guillaume Moitte,
made by Henri Auguste. 1790. Gold, ebonised fruitwood and gilt-tooled
red Morocco leather, height 29 cm.
Wrightsman Fund, 2023 (2023.434a, b).
Attributed works:
14. Orrery clock, by Louis Thouverez. 1790. Cast and gilded bronze,
Carrara marble, copper, brass, steel and enamel, 48.3 by 24.1 cm.
Bequest of Mrs Charles Wrightsman, 2019 (2019.283.73).
Attributed works:
15. Pair of eight-light candelabra, designed by Aimé Chenavard, made by
Guillaume Denière; figures by Jean-Jacques Feuchère, and semi-precious
and hardstone ornaments by M. Combettes. 1834–39. Gilt bronze, rock
crystal and carnelian, 109.2 by 55.9 cm.
Gift of Tobias Meyer and Mark Fletcher, 2020 (2020.96.1, 2).
Attributed works:
16. Basin with snake, ferns and bark, by Charles-Jean Avisseau. 1850–55.
Glazed earthenware, 9.5 by 65.1 by 53.3 cm.
Gift of Wallis Katz, in memory of Marshall Katz, and in celebration of the Museum’s 150th
anniversary, 2020 (2020.86.15).
Attributed works:
17. Cabinet, designed by Louis-Constant Sévin, made by Maison Barbedienne.
1867. Brass with polychrome cloisonné enamel and velvet, 63.5 by 69.2 by
39.4 cm.
Purchase, Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, by exchange, 2017 (2017.666).
Attributed works:
19. Dish with a landscape, by Jacopo da Pesaro. c.1545–50. Tin-glazed earthenware
painted with dark blue and white highlights on berettino ground, 5.7 by 45.7 by
45.7 cm.
Johnston Fund, 2017 (2017.129).
Attributed works:
2. Mother and child, by the Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory. c.1749–50. Soft-paste
porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration, 22.5 by 15.2 by 11.7 cm.
Purchase, Larry and Ann Burns Gift, in honour of Austin B. Chinn, 2023 (2023.433).
Attributed works:
20. Monumental vase with scenes from ‘Jerusalem Delivered’ (front and back),
probably by Pietro Papi. 1670. Tin-glazed earthenware, 80 by 48 by 35 cm.
Purchase, Wrightsman Fellows and Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts,
2022 (2022.492.2) (one of a pair).
Attributed works:
21. Commode, by Pietro Piffetti, gilt-bronze mounts attributed to Francesco
Ladatte. c.1760. Marquetry of ebony, boxwood, walnut and fruitwood;
poplar (alberone) carcass; gilded bronze and iron, 83.7 by 125 by 60.6 cm.
Bequest of Errol M. Rudman, 2020 (2020.371).
Attributed works:
22. Book cover for Mahzor prayer book with leather case, by Giuseppe Merlini.
1755–57. Chased and embossed silver, 17.5 by 13 by 6.4 cm.
Purchase, Manda and Albert Kalimian Gift, in memory of Victoria and Rouhollah Kalimian,
2024 (2024.380a–c).
Attributed works:
25. Honour from the series The Honours, design attributed to Bernard van Orley
and workshop, with collaborators. Designed before 1520, woven between 1525
and 1532. Wool and silk, 462.5 by 799 cm. (6–7 warp threads per cm.).
Purchase, 2014 Benefit and Director’s Funds, several members of The Chairman’s Council Gifts,
Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, Ambassador and Mrs W.L. Lyons Brown, Mr and Mrs Richard L.
Chilton Jr, and Josephine Jackson Foundation Gifts, 2015 (2015.396).
Attributed works:
28. Apothecary cabinet, by Nicolaus I Kolb. 1617–18. Ebonised pearwood (Pyrus
communis), ebony, partially gilded silver, conifer, red silk, red silk velvet, gold,
partially gilded brass, glass, low-carbon steel and leather, 28 by 28 by 23 cm.
Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, 2019 (2019.229.1a–c–.32a, b).
Attributed works:
29. Orpheus cup, figures attributed to Jan Vermeyen, painted enamel by Johann
Wilhelm Baur, goldsmith work by Hans Georg Bramer, enamel scene on
interior of cup lid by unknown Viennese enamel painter. c.1600 and 1641–42.
Cast, embossed and engraved gold, rubies and ronde-bosse and painted enamel,
18.1 by 13 by 8.9 cm.
Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, 2020 (2020.400a, b).
Attributed works:
3. Botanical plate with spray of lilies, by the Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory. c.1755.
Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration, 3.2 by 27.9 by 27.9 cm.
Purchase, Sidney R. Knafel Gift, in honour of Jeffrey Munger, 2016 (2016.223).
Attributed works:
30. Ewer with scenes depicting the legend of Marcus Curtius, by Adam van Vianen.
1619. Silver, 23 by 12.7 by 12.1 cm.
Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace and Howard S. and Nancy Marks Gifts; Gift of Irwin
Untermyer and funds from various donors, by exchange; From the Marion E. and Leonard
A. Cohn Collection, Bequest of Marion E. Cohn, by exchange; Bequest of Bernard M. Baruch
and Gift of Mrs Robert M. Hillas, by exchange; Bequest of John L. Cadwalader and Gifts of
Lewis Einstein and William H. Weintraub, by exchange; From the Collection of Mrs Lathrop
Colgate Harper, Bequest of Mabel Herbert Harper and Bequest of Alexandrine Sinsheimer,
by exchange, 2018 (2018.194a, b).
Attributed works:
31. Vase with cover, made by the Meissen Manufactory. c.1725.
Hard-paste porcelain, 43 by 14.6 by 14.6 cm.
Bequest of Henry H. Arnhold, 2018 (2019.139.2a, b).
Attributed works:
32. Bust of Baron Schmiedel, made by the Meissen Manufactory, modelled
by Johann Joachim Kändler. 1739. Hard-paste porcelain, 48 by 36.5 by 25.6 cm.
Purchase, Marina Kellen French Gift, 2023 (2023.385).
Attributed works:
33. Strongbox with clockwork, by Alexander Fromery and Christian Ludwig
von der Fecht. 1750. Iron, steel, copper, partially silvered and gilded brass,
glass and red silk velvet, 54.6 by 57.5 by 35.2 cm.
Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, 2022 (2022.366a–d).
Attributed works:
34. Obelisk clock with a Franklin movement, by David Roentgen (case) and
Peter Kinzing (clock). c.1785–90. Oak, thuya burl wood, gilded bronze,
silver and steel, 190.5 by 53.7 by 19.3 cm.
Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, in honour of Wolfram Koeppe,
2015 (2015.504a–d).
Attributed works:
35. Writing table, by David Roentgen. c.1790. Mahogany and gilded bronze,
77.5 by 80.6 by 54 cm.
Bequest of Mrs Charles Wrightsman, 2019 (2019.283.10).
Attributed works:
4. Pair of tea caddies and a sugar box in a case, by Paul de Lamerie. 1738/39.
Silver, oak, and rosewood with boxwood and ebony inlay, case 19 by 33.7
by 14 cm., sugar box height 15.2 cm., caddies height 13.3 cm.
Wrightsman Fund, 2022 (2022.254a–g).
Attributed works:
5. Teapot, designed by Christopher Dresser. c.1879. Silverplate and ebony,
12.7 by 22.9 by 13.3 cm.
Gift of Lawrence A. and Janet Y. Larose, 2021 (2021.153.2).
Attributed works:
6. Brooch in the form of a dove on an olive branch, designed by Edward Burne-Jones.
c.1895. Gold, coral, turquoise, seed pearl, ruby and red and green translucent
enamel, 4.1 by 3.8 cm.
Gift of Judith H. Siegel, 2015 (2015.409).
Attributed works:
7. Clutha vase, designed by Christopher Dresser. c.1888. Glass, 39.2 by
17.3 by 17.3 cm.
Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 2015 (2015.250).
Attributed works:
8. Bench, designed by Thomas Hope. Before 1807. Gilded mahogany, modern
wool cover and silk trims, 75.1 by 127 by 62.2 cm., width at feet 116.2 cm.
Purchase, The James Parker Charitable Foundation Gift, 2014 (2014.136).
Attributed works:
9. Pair of tripod candlestands or torchères, designed by Thomas Chippendale.
c.1760. Carved and gilded wood (pine?), 137.2 by 63.5 by 63.5 cm.
Gift of Mrs Irene Roosevelt Aitken, 2023 (2023.488.1, .2).
Western art unattributed:
1. Bearing cloth. England. c.1600. Silk satin embroidered with silver and
gilded silver metal-wrapped threads, 166.5 by 108 cm.
Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 2016 (2016.526).
Western art unattributed:
18. Leather box. Venice. c.1490. Incised, tooled and stamped leather
(cuir bouilli), 12.9 by 22.5 by 21 cm., lid 4.1 by 22.5 by 21 cm.
Purchase, Wrightsman Fellows Gift, 2024 (2024.204a, b).
Western art unattributed:
23. Pair of Torah finials (Rimmonim). Galicia (present-day Poland and Ukraine).
1775–90. Partially gilded silver, rubies, emeralds, freshwater pearls, enamel and
coloured glass, height 16.5 cm.
Purchase, Dina Axelrad Perry and Ruth and Andrew Suzman Gifts, 2023 (2023.732.1, .2).
Western art unattributed:
24. Torah finials and crown, by Andrea Zambelli. c.1740–50. Partially gilded silver,
Torah finials 67.5 by 15.7 by 15.2 cm. (2016.416) and 67.8 by 15.2 by 15.2 cm. (2016.417),
Torah crown 27.5 by 31.4 by 31.4 cm.
Purchase, Walter and Leonore Annenberg Acquisitions Endowment Fund, 2016 (2016.416, .417);
and purchase, Director’s Fund, 2013 (2013.443).
Western art unattributed:
26. Claudius Tazza. Possibly Antwerp. c.1587–99. Gilded silver, height approx.
40.6 cm., diameter approx. 38.1 cm.
Wrightsman Fund, 2024 (2024.436).
Western art unattributed:
27. Tankard. Prague. c.1585–90. Gilded, cast, embossed, engraved and
chased silver, rock crystal and garnets. Height 21 cm., diameter of foot 13 cm.,
diameter of rim 8 cm.
Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, 2017 (2017.231).
