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Key (France), 18th century

Key (France), 18th century
steel.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1952-161-23

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Foliate mermaid with post in the middle of the back.

Furniture Mount (probably France), 19th century
gilt bronze.
Gift of Jacob H. Schiff.
1904-20-25

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Wood block in the form of a pilaster capital with applied gilt bronze mounts: between narrow leaf and dart molding at top and a wide bottom tongue and flower border is Ionic volute formed of curved metal and terminating on each side in a rosette. Between the two volutes are egg and dart molding, bead and lozenge molding under acanthus leaves.

Mount (France), ca. 1810
cast and gilt bronze mounted on carved wood block.
Gift of Mrs. Charles B. Alexander.
1907-1-40

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Bidet (France)
carved fruitwood, caning, leather, tin-glazed earthenware.
1968-114-1-a/c

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

circular, with gilded metal ridged frame, with diamond-look pastes surrounding a portrait miniature in ca 1770 style

Button with portrait of a lady Button, ca 1900
watercolor on ivory, gilded metal, glass (pastes).
Bequest of Julia Hutchins Wolcott.
1959-66-351

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Button (France)
Bequest of Julia Hutchins Wolcott.
1959-66-298-a

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

a) leather outer case? marked: A Paris /chez Aucuc / Rue Saint-Honoré / No. 145
b) silver cup, possibly American replacement; marked on bottom: sterling
c) leather inner case case marked: A Paris /chez Aucuc / Rue Saint-Honoré / No. 145
d) knife/ corkscrew marked: Aucuc
e) spoon, Hanoverian pattern; marks: R / FUCHS?/ bird’s head? symbol
f) fork, Hanoverian pattern; maker’s marks rubbed
g) mustard spoon
h, i, j) salt and pepper and cap

Traveling Cutlery Set (France), 1819–1835
lined leather, silver, iron, ivory (possibly synthetic).
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-280-a/j

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Different color attachments for the bracelet and earrings and a screwdriver.

Set Of 12 Bracelet/earring Attachments And Screwdriver (France), 20th century
plastic.
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Monet....
1989-37-7-a/m

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Pair of black clip-on earrings, each with a nut and bolt for attachments.

Earrings (France), 20th century
plastic.
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Monet....
1989-37-5-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Box (France), 20th century
plastic.
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Monet....
1989-37-8

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Black bracelet with three nuts and bolts for attachments.

Bracelet (France), 20th century
plastic.
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Monet....
1989-37-6

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Christ emerging from the tomb in a red garb draped over one shoulder, with one hand raised, his body with wounds, one guard awakening to see him rise, the other asleep, with blue mountains and green trees in the background.

Resurrection of Christ Plaque With Frame, ca. 1530
enamel on copper.
Gift of the Estate of Harry G. Friedman.
1966-2-16-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Red leather holder with tooled gold borders and velvet lining, enclosiing a silver cup with fitted velvet-lines mount inside holding five implements: folding knife with steel blade and ebony handle, silver fork and spoon with ebony handle; holder fits into silver cup within case.

Traveling Set (France), 1809–19
raised and cast silver, carved ebony, ivory and horn, cut and honed steel....
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-281-a/j

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Cylindrical horn and ivory container consisting three components (can be screwed on to one another): covered container (h, i) and caster (j). Container cap with rounded ivory finial and decorated with two horizontal ivory bands. Caster on bottom has ivory lid, pierced with small holes.

Container Cap (France), 1809–19
horn, ivory.
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-281-h

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Cylindrical horn and ivory container consisting three components (can be screwed on to one another): covered container (h, i) and caster (j). Container cap with rounded ivory finial and decorated with two horizontal ivory bands. Caster on bottom has ivory lid, pierced with small holes.

Container (France), 1809–19
horn, ivory.
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-281-i

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Plain silver cup with flaring rim, decorated with horizontal bands.

Cup (France), 1809–19
silver.
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-281-b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Fork has four slightly curved tines, rounded shoulders, flat rectangular neck and hinge. Tapering flat handle, wood(?) with silver mounts and inlaid crest. Mounts have horizontal bands.

Folding Fork (France), 1809–19
silver, wood, steel.
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-281-f

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Blade has straight sides, upper edge tapering towards the point. Flat straight-sided wooden handle with inlaid silver crest and mounts with horizontal bands. Blade folds into handle.

Folding Knife (France), 1809–19
silver, wood, steel.
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-281-d

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Cylindrical horn and ivory container consisting three components (can be screwed on to one another): covered container (h, i) and caster (j). Container cap with rounded ivory finial and decorated with two horizontal ivory bands. Caster on bottom has ivory lid, pierced with small holes.

Caster (France), 1809–19
horn, ivory.
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-281-j

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Red leather holder with stamped gold decorations for five implements, holder fits into silver cup.

Holder (France), 1809–19
leather.
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-281-c

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Small cork screw with knob on top with hole through knob.

Cork Screw (France), 1809–19
steel, wood, steel.
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-281-g

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Barrel-shaped red leather case with stamped gold decoration along the borders (bottom, centre, top). Case opens in the centre, small press button on front, hinge on back. Inside covered in green velvet. Small press-button on the front, hinge on back.

Case (France), 1809–19
gilt leather, velvet, metal, ivory, ebony.
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-281-a

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Oval spoon-bowl with pointed tip, flat slightly tapering neck with hinge. Tapering flat handle, wood(?) with inlaid silver crest and mounts. Mounts decorated with horizontal bands.

Folding Spoon (France), 1809–19
silver, wood, steel.
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-281-e

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Slender, lyre-shaped back on curved molded supports; exposed frame painted gray; bow-shaped arm rest; low rounded seat with exposed frame with simple molding; quatrefoil rosette in square above each short fluted forleg and above side of each sharply slanting fluted rear leg; small square within square above back of each rear leg; peg-top feet. Back, seat and arm rest upholstered in modern ivory silk with yellow stripe and multi-color bouquets.

Kneeling Chair (France), 1755–90
carved and painted beechwood, silk.
1968-158-15

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Frame And Photograph (France)

Frame And Photograph (France)
gilt bronze.
1956-76-5-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Twelve round plates, each with orange-red enamel ground on front, and with two wide L-shaped gilded bands and one wide L-shaped motif in platinum.

Plate Set (France), ca. 1937
porcelain, enamel, gold, platinum.
Gift of James M. Osborn.
1969-97-14-a/l

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Oval plate depicting head of white and beige goat with curved horns, on blue spotted ground. Border decorated with alternating abstract forms with white highlights.

Plate (France), ca. 1952
glazed earthenware.
Bequest of Margaret McCormack Sokol.
2007-4-2

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Walnut body, carved at several places to represent algae, consisting of two cabinets in the base, an open space under two drawers under a horizontal surface covered with a marble slab, all below an upper small wooden shelf backed by a vertical surface consisting of mottled colored glass representing the sea behind wrought iron in the form of seawood; gilded metal drawer pulls.

Buffet (France), ca. 1905
carved and veneered walnut , marble, wrought iron, stained glass.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-8-a/d

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Silver plated award plaque (issued to Monsieur N. Hamet in 1884).

Société des Agriculteurs Plaque, 1884
silverplate.
Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle.
1980-2-1

This object was made by Christofle.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Circular in form, with flat rim, concave center; dark blue background, turquoise blue leafy scrolls with white, yellow, orange flowers; right and left sides mirror image. Glaze colors contained in cloisonne-like channels. Back glazed mottled greens; high circular foot unglazed.

Plate (France), ca. 1870
glazed earthenware.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1931-40-37

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Hanging lamp with helmet-like cover and starburst over it; from it three chains, composed of square links, is suspended a light that is rounded and decorated with garlands, terminating in a knob and a ring.

Hanging Lamp (France), 18th century
copper, brass.
1948-4-1-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Key (France), 18th century

Key (France), 18th century
steel.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1952-161-3

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Deep bowl of rose-red glass paste streaked with black; rolled lip with sixteen grooves, low thick foot with scalloped upper edge; beneath lip border of four molded and carved S-wave forms with stylized animal forms between each pair of wave designs, all on a scalloped base line.

Vase (France), ca. 1925
pate-de-verre glass.
Museum purchase through gift of George A. Hearn.
1969-21-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Upright cabinet made of porcelain plaques in a gilt-bronze armature, of two sections; the upper section with two large doors and a peacock crest, the lower section projecting forward with a glass top, supported on two ceramic columns, and containing two drawers. The porcelain plaques painted with allegorical and naturalistic ornament, featuring two large roundels on the doors with cameo-like images of Psyche (left) and Venus (right). Bronzework and porcelain ornamented throughout with neoclassical motifs including swags, volute scrolls, grotesques, and palmettes.

Royal Jewel Cabinet (France), 1824–26
casework of molded hard-paste porcelain with enamel–painted and fired....
Bequest of the Reverend Alfred Duane Pell.
1991-31-2

This object was made by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 19 images of this object.

A tall and narrow vase in a varying brown color. Matching lid raises another piece of horizontal material (looking like a propeller).

Erigone a lame Vase And Lid, August 2, 1988
raku-fired ceramic.
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.
1989-17-1-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Dark green and orange on an opaque ground, decorated with a high relief forest scene of thick trees with a spire and town roofs in the distance, beneath a bright orange sky; the vase widens as it rises until reaching a narrow neck just below the mouth.

Vase (France), ca. 1895
mold-blown, etched and carved glass, enamel fusions.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-2

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.