Story of Porcelain

Porcelain through the ages, from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Click on the links below for photographs, more information and location in the museum for many of the objects shown. At the time this video was made, all of the objects were either on view or scheduled to be on view when the new early American galleries will open in spring 2021.

Music: brysonkempmusic.com

CHINESE PORCELAIN

Octagonal Jar with Eight Immortals, mid 14th century
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio..., Gallery 334

Wine Bottle, 11th century, Made in Hebei Province, China, Asia
https://philamuseum.org/collections/p...|1

Conical bowl with three friends of winter, early15th century
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...|6

Blue and white dish, Early 15th century
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...|10#

Reception Hall from the Palace of Duke Zhao (Zhaogongfu)
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...

Hexagonal Lantern (from reception hall), 1700s
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...|21

Tomb Figure of a Bactrian Camel, 8th century
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...

ITALIAN MAIOLICA

Vase with Biblical Scenes, including the Building of the Tower of Babel and the Scattering of the People, Workshop of Orazio Fontana, 1560-1571
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...|33

Dish with a Triton, late 1500s
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...|8

Plate with Pluto Abducting Persephone, Circle of Nicola di Gabriele Sbraghe, called Nicola da Urbino, c. 1525-1535
http://alpha.philamuseum.org/collecti...

DUTCH DELFTWARE

Still Life with Flowers in a Vase, Christoffel van den Berghe, 1617
https://philamuseum.org/collections/p...

Chinese Dish made for export early 17th century
Made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China, Asia
https://philamuseum.org/collections/p...|1

Delft Plate with Dragon, Made by De Porceleyne Byl (The Porcelain Ax), 1725-50
https://philamuseum.org/collections/p...|1

FRENCH "SOFT PASTE" PORCELAIN

Covered Tureen with Stand, Made by the Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, 1757
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...|10

Vase with Lid (blue). Model probably by Jean-Claude Duplessis, Sr., c. 1695 - 1774. Made by the Sèvres porcelain factory, https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...|51#

Vase with Lid, Made by the Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, France, Decorated by Vincent Taillandier, French, 1758
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...|62#

MEISSEN PORCELAIN

Billy Goat, Meissen porcelain factory, c 1732
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...|1

Nanny Goat, Meissen porcelain factory, c 1732
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...|6

Tray Originally from the "Swan Service", Modeled by Johann Friedrich Eberlein, German, 1693/6 - 1749. Made by the Meissen porcelain. 1740
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...|72

PRESIDENTIAL CHINA (this gallery is being reinstalled in the new Early American wing, which should be open in spring of 2021).

Custard Cup and Lid, From the state dinner and dessert service of Abraham Lincoln
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...

Dessert Plate, Abraham Lincoln Service
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...

Sugar Bow, Abraham Lincoln Service
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...

Fish Platter, "The Shad", From the state dinner and dessert service of Rutherford B. Hayes, 1880-87
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...

Oyster Plate, Rutherford B. Hayes
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...

Ice Cream Plate, Rutherford B. Hayes
https://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...

DUCHAMP

Fountain, Marcel Duchamp, 1917 (1950- replica of 1917 original)
https://philamuseum.org/collections/p...