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Tag Archives: Chinese Export Porcelain
Making a Meal of it—Preparing for Winterthur’s Upcoming Dining Exhibition
Dining by Design: Nature Displayed on the Dinner Table, opening April 1, 2018, takes a fresh look at the history of dining and dinnerware from the 1600s through modern times and celebrates how hosts and hostesses have brought the natural … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, Behind-the-Scenes, Ceramics, chinese export porcelain, collection, Decorative Arts, exhibition, Exhibitions, galleries, museum collection, Students & Alumni, Uncategorized
Tagged antiques, Chinese Export Porcelain, dining, dining by design, museum, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture
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Chinese Export Porcelain, Swedish Iron, and Beer: A Union of Late 18th-Century Global Connections
An extraordinary pair of Chinese export porcelain mugs recently donated to Winterthur and featured in our Collecting for the Future: Recent Additions to the Winterthur Collection exhibition opening May 6, has a fascinating private as well as global history. Likely … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, Asian goods, Ceramics, China, chinese export porcelain, Decorative Arts, Eastern objects, exhibition, Exhibitions, galleries, museum collection, Prints, Photos & Drawings, Uncategorized
Tagged 18th century global trade, antiques, Chinese Export Porcelain, museum acquisitions, sweden, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library
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Historians as Detectives
One of the best examples of the difficulty involved in dating and verifying a genuine antique is represented by the Chinese export porcelain in the Intent section of the Treasures on Trial exhibition. These objects were not sold in a … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, antiques, art fraud, Ceramics, declaration of independence, Decorative Arts, House, museum collection, Treasures on trial, Uncategorized
Tagged antiques, ceramics, Chinese Export Porcelain, fake antiques, treasures on trial, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library
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