Vase

Worcester factory

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The distinctive hexagonal shape of this early Worcester vase is based on an archaic Chinese bronze form. The painted decoration is in a Chinese "famille verte" color palette, which differed from that of Japanese Kakiemon porcelain which British factories also imitated. The vase is representative of a rare group of early Worcester porcelain closely copying Chinese examples, though Asian motifs were typically interpreted more loosely by British artists.

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The fifty thousand objects in the Museum's comprehensive and historically important collection of European sculpture and decorative arts reflect the development of a number of art forms in Western European countries from the early fifteenth through the early twentieth century. The holdings include sculpture in many sizes and media, woodwork and furniture, ceramics and glass, metalwork and jewelry, horological and mathematical instruments, and tapestries and textiles. Ceramics made in Asia for export to European markets and sculpture and decorative arts produced in Latin America during this period are also included among these works.

Metropolitan Museum of Art