The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Shou Lao

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The Usefulness of Magnificence: Silver and the English Court

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Ellenor M. Alcorn, Associate Curator, Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses how in England, as in Europe, a rich display of silver was essential to the expression of power. Discover how English sovereigns from Elizabeth I to George III and their courtiers competed culturally on the international stage, commissioning silver and other luxury goods to establish their stature. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition British Silver: The Wealth of a Nation, on view May 15, 2012–January 20, 2013.

Recorded October 12, 2012

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Shou Lao

Chantilly

Date:: ca. 1735–40
Culture:: French (Chantilly)
Medium:: Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions:: Overall (confirmed): 10 1/4 x 8 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. (26 x 21.9 x 11.4 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Accession Number:: 1982.60.371

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 543

Provenance

[ Cartier , Paris (before 1910; sold to Morgan) ] ; J. Pierpont Morgan (until 1944; sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, January 6–7, 1944, no. 492); Forsyth Wickes (until 1960; sale, Christie's, London, May 2, 1960, no. 149; to Clerke); Clerke (from 1960)
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