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Fresh Eyes on Old Porcelain: Reinterpretation of an Allegory of the Four Continents Group

Author:
Walthew, Jessica  Search this
Barack, Sarah  Search this
Godfrey, Jakki  Search this
Li, Yuyin Charlotte  Search this
Editor:
Gridley, Rebecca  Search this
Schussler, Victoria  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
2022
Citation:
Walthew, Jessica, Barack, Sarah, Godfrey, Jakki, and Li, Yuyin Charlotte. 2022. "Fresh Eyes on Old Porcelain: Reinterpretation of an Allegory of the Four Continents Group." In Recent Advances in Glass and Ceramics Conservation: 6th Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Glass and Ceramics Working Group; 9–11 November 2022, Lisbon, Portugal. Gridley, Rebecca and Schussler, Victoria, editors. 71–79.
Identifier:
170383
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_170383

Once hate has taken root it is, like bad repute, difficult to eradicate.--Baltasar Gracian on the ways of hate. From the series Great Ideas.

Artist:
Corita Kent, born Fort Dodge, IA 1918-died Boston, MA 1986  Search this
Medium:
screenprint and watercolor on paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet: 28 x 17 3/8 in. (58.3 x 44.0 cm.)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1958
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Landscape\plant\root  Search this
Allegory\passion\hate  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America
Object number:
1984.124.144
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7200a19d4-2b5d-415e-8ff3-b0f0ff066084
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1984.124.144

2c Allied Nations plate proof

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 907
Printer:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this
Designer:
Leon Helguera, Mexican, 1899 - 1970  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (rose carmine) / engraving
Type:
Bureau Plate Proofs
Place:
United States of America
Date:
January 28, 1943
Topic:
Military & Policing Forces  Search this
Object number:
0.242263.15971
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm831023602-72ba-4a31-abaa-5ed2aec99cb0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.242263.15971

3c Polio plate proof

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 1087
Printer:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (red lilac) / engraving
Type:
Bureau Plate Proofs
Place:
United States of America
Date:
December 14, 1956
Object number:
0.242263.16242
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm833ffd267-ca70-4749-b782-f239fafbfa54
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.242263.16242

3c Allegory "Cuba" plate proof

Title:
Scott Catalogue Cuba 229
Printer:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (purple) / engraving
Type:
Bureau Plate Proofs
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 10, 1899
Topic:
U.S. Related Areas  Search this
Object number:
0.242263.872
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National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm828f46a5f-b740-439e-8284-fb5471f802f9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.242263.872

3c Gardening - Horticulture single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 1100
Printer:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (green); adhesive / engraving
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
March 15, 1958
Topic:
Plants  Search this
The Environment  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Object number:
1980.2493.5221
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National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm85f6609a3-8156-47ee-943f-b382ce4d2b90
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1980.2493.5221

50 lire "Theology" single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Vatican City 725
Medium:
paper; ink(multicolored)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
Date:
June 14, 1983
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
1984.0602.3151
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National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8f804e351-bd8f-44d6-b240-2067357bf98b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1984.0602.3151

400 lire "Poetry" single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Vatican City 726
Medium:
paper; ink(multicolored)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
Date:
June 14, 1983
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
1984.0602.3152
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National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8e67eda76-5ed1-4b5b-a168-50dbf888ec17
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1984.0602.3152

500 lire "Justice" single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Vatican City 727
Medium:
paper; ink(multicolored)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
Date:
June 14, 1983
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
1984.0602.3153
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8de31205e-6910-45b0-8c6b-92a8b7d56dea
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1984.0602.3153

1200 lire "Philiosophy" single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Vatican City 728
Medium:
paper; ink(multicolored)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
Date:
June 14, 1983
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
1984.0602.3154
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8a6ebb691-2f38-49f6-a60b-3104778bb458
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1984.0602.3154

600 lire Arms of Pope Leo XIII and Encyclical Rerum Novarum single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Vatican City 882
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
Date:
May 23, 1991
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
1993.2015.430
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm886726020-9d4c-4420-8e53-0e6197514844
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1993.2015.430

750 lire Arms of Pope Leo XIIi and Allegory single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Vatican City 883
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
Date:
May 23, 1991
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
1993.2015.432
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8d1fd4bbf-985e-47ac-9a32-d14af446d1cd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1993.2015.432

3500 lire Arms of Pope Leo XIII and Pope Leo XIII single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Vatican City 884
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
Date:
May 23, 1991
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
1993.2015.434
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National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8f9b9be50-3fcc-40ca-86ea-44dbb83eef79
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1993.2015.434

25c Allegory single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Mexico C224
Medium:
paper; ink (red brown, deep blue)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
MEXICO (republic)
Date:
September 15, 1954
Topic:
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Object number:
2007.2004.97
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm86f13a234-4925-4514-8fd4-739960bdf0b9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2007.2004.97

10c Allegory of Church and Bible single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Vatican City 48
Medium:
paper; ink(multicolored)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
Date:
June 22, 1936
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
2008.2009.43
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm89e316b72-77c4-4ced-bdd4-1334ed3696cb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2008.2009.43

75c Allegory of Church and Bible single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Vatican City 51
Medium:
paper; ink(multicolored)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
VATICAN CITY (independent city state)
Date:
June 22, 1936
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
2008.2009.46
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Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm87c43b8de-0341-4b6b-9618-7210fcf2bfc7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2008.2009.46

3p Allegory of Ireland and Constitution single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Ireland 100
Medium:
paper; ink; adhesive
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 1 x 1 9/16 in. (2.5 x 4 cm)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
IRELAND (republic)
Date:
1937
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
2011.2005.224
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On View:
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm83842229d-096e-48f2-9fd2-acde6fdc0bd9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2011.2005.224

Peking

Artist:
Wendy Maruyama, born La Junta, CO 1952  Search this
Medium:
polychromed mahogany and gold leaf
Dimensions:
46 × 20 × 10 5/8 in. (116.8 × 50.8 × 27.0 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts-Furniture
Crafts
Date:
1993
Topic:
Allegory\place\China  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Stephen L. Weber
Copyright:
© 2023, Wendy Maruyama
Object number:
2023.17
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Renwick Gallery
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk72b05d26e-29b2-4809-b159-efc08415feaa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2023.17

Pitcher, "Washington/Independence"

Physical Description:
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, earthenware, refined (overall material)
transfer printed (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 12 3/8 in x 12 3/4 in x 9 in; 31.4325 cm x 32.385 cm x 22.86 cm
Object Name:
pitcher
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, Liverpool
Date made:
1800-1805
Depicted:
Freemasonry  Search this
Credit Line:
Robert H. McCauley
ID Number:
CE.63.167
Catalog number:
63.167
Accession number:
248619
Collector/donor number:
44-348
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Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
Government, Politics, and Reform
Domestic Furnishings
McCauley Liverpool Pottery
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-ddeb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_572528

Meissen figure group representing the grape harvest

Maker:
Meissen Manufactory  Search this
Physical Description:
blue (overall color)
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 3/4 in; 22.225 cm
overall: 8 7/8 in x 7 9/16 in x 6 1/4 in; 22.5425 cm x 19.20875 cm x 15.875 cm
Object Name:
figurine, group
Place made:
Germany: Saxony, Meissen
Date made:
ca 1760
1760
Subject:
Manufacturing  Search this
Credit Line:
Dr. Hans Syz
ID Number:
CE.65.388ab
Catalog number:
65.388ab
Accession number:
262623
Collector/donor number:
431
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
The Hans C. Syz Collection
Meissen Porcelain: The Hans Syz Collection
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-d8dc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_579872
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