Teapot

J.E. Terry and Co.

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Prominently displayed within shaped shields are the arms of Sir George Wombwell, second baronet (1769–1846), on one side, and on the other his crest—a unicorn's head. The form of this teapot is that of a low compressed pear shape. The ornament, with its double curve handle and stand-away spout modeled in relief with the head of a serpent, is a flight of fancy far removed from the prevailing correct taste for Neoclassic serenity and massiveness. There are Chinese figures in landscapes in low relief on both sides and on the dome of the hinged cover a disarming figure of a Chinese boy, leaning backwards and looking out.

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