Decorative Arts

On my visit to the Cleveland Museum of Art, the last gallery that I visited was devoted to decorative arts from the 19th and early 20th centuries.  These luxury items would have adorned the homes of the wealthy.  Some of the companies are still in existence.

Here are a few of the items in the gallery...

A ruby glass vase from Bohemia dating from around 1850

A covered urn in jasperware from around 1890 by Josiah Wedgewood and Sons of England

A vase from around 1860 from the Sevres Porcelain Factory of France

Also from the Sevres Porcelain Factory is this large vase which was exhibited at the Paris World's Fair in 1855.

A cup and saucer of Sevres porcelain made in 1827

A lily of the valley comb designed around 1900 by Frenchman René Lalique

A vase decorated with frogs and lily pads also designed by Lalique from around 1910

A Lalique carafe from 1917 decorated with mermaids

A porcelain vase from 1903 from Limoges, France

A cut glass and silver claret jug from Tiffany & Co,, around 1880

An English earthenware plate from around 1900

A vase from 1873 manufactured by the Worcester Royal Porcelain Company, England

A French mahogany cabinet in Art Nouveau style from about 1910

A cabinet from about 1895 designed by the Italian Carlo Bugatti

(His son was the founder of the Bugatti Automobile Co,)

A French ice cream pail from about 1840

In the early 19th century, ice cream was a luxury dessert and was served at the table in elegant pails such as this.  The ice cream was kept in containers within the pail, and the wall of the lid was packed with ice to keep the pail cold.