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Intricate artwork featuring abstract swirling patterns with earth tones, including greens, browns, and oranges, depicting stylized mythical creatures and natural elements.
Exhibition

Making It Modern: European Ceramics from the Martin Eidelberg Collection

OverviewExhibition Objects
Plaque with seahorses and snakes, Rozenburg Plateelfabriek Dutch, Glazed earthenware, Dutch, The Hague
Plaque with seahorses and snakes
Multiple artists/makers
1898–1899
Plate with snake, Martin Fritsche German, Glazed porcelain, German, Berlin
Plate with snake
Martin Fritsche
Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur
ca. 1900
Dish in the form of a pansy, Rörstrand Factory Swedish, Hard-paste porcelain, Swedish, Stockholm
Dish in the form of a pansy
Rörstrand Factory
La Maison Modern
ca. 1900
Vase with shrimp, Rörstrand Factory Swedish, Glazed porcelain, Swedish, Stockholm
Vase with shrimp
Rörstrand Factory
Karl Lindström
ca. 1900–10
Vase with seaweed, Rörstrand Factory Swedish, Glazed porcelain, Swedish, Stockholm
Vase with seaweed
Rörstrand Factory
Anna Boberg
ca. 1897–1905
Vase with calla lilies, Rörstrand Factory Swedish, Hard-paste porcelain, Swedish, Stockholm
Vase with calla lilies
Rörstrand Factory
Nils Emil Lundström
ca. 1900–1903
Vase with flowering plant, Rörstrand Factory Swedish, Glazed porcelain, Swedish, Stockholm
Vase with flowering plant
Rörstrand Factory
Karl Lindström
ca. 1900–10
Vase with sunflowers, Rozenburg Plateelfabriek Dutch, Glazed earthenware, Dutch, The Hague
Vase with sunflowers
Rozenburg Plateelfabriek
1896
Wall plaque, Jan Willem Mijnlieff Dutch, Glazed earthenware, Dutch, Utrecht
Wall plaque
Jan Willem Mijnlieff
Fayence en Tegelfabriek Holland
ca. 1900
Vase with peapods, Plateelbakkerij De Distel Dutch, Glazed earthenware, Dutch, Amsterdam
Vase with peapods
Plateelbakkerij De Distel
ca. 1900–10
Vase with stylized owls, Lambertus Nienhuis Dutch, Glazed earthenware, Dutch, Amsterdam
Vase with stylized owls
Lambertus Nienhuis
Plateelbakkerij De Distel
ca. 1900–10
Vase with stylized insects, Lambertus Nienhuis Dutch, Glazed earthenware, Dutch, Amsterdam
Vase with stylized insects
Lambertus Nienhuis
Plateelbakkerij De Distel
ca. 1900–10
Vase with seahorses, Plateelbakkerij Haga Dutch, Glazed earthenware, Dutch, Purmerend
Vase with seahorses
Plateelbakkerij Haga
Johannes Christiaan Lanooy
ca. 1904–07
Vase with owls, Plateelfabriek Purmerend Dutch, Glazed earthenware, Dutch, Purmerend
Vase with owls
Plateelfabriek Purmerend
Roelof Sterken
ca. 1900–10
Covered vase, T.A.C. Colenbrander Dutch, Glazed earthenware, Dutch, The Hague
Covered vase
T.A.C. Colenbrander
Rozenburg Plateelfabriek
1889
Wall plaque with reeds, T.A.C. Colenbrander Dutch, Glazed earthenware, Dutch, The Hague
Wall plaque with reeds
T.A.C. Colenbrander
Rozenburg Plateelfabriek
1889
Vase, T.A.C. Colenbrander Dutch, Earthenware, Dutch, The Hague
Vase
T.A.C. Colenbrander
Rozenburg Plateelfabriek
1888
Vase with yellow roses, Max Läuger German, Glazed earthenware, German, Kandern
Vase with yellow roses
Max Läuger
Tonwerke Kandern
ca. 1910
Vase with clover, Max Läuger German, Glazed earthenware, German, Kandern
Vase with clover
Max Läuger
Tonwerke Kandern
ca. 1899
Vase, Theodore Wilhelmus Nieuwenhuis Dutch, Glazed earthenware, Dutch, Amsterdam
Vase
Theodore Wilhelmus Nieuwenhuis
Plateelbakkerij De Distel
ca. 1903
Gourd-shaped bottle, Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat French, Glazed stoneware; wood stopper, French, Bourg-la-Reine
Gourd-shaped bottle
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
ca. 1900
Vase, Atelier de Glatigny French, Glazed porcelain, French, Versailles (Glatigny)
Vase
Atelier de Glatigny
ca. 1898
Wall plaque with salamander, Pierre Roche (pseudonym of Fernand Massignon), Glazed stoneware, French, Mer
Wall plaque with salamander
Pierre Roche (pseudonym of Fernand Massignon)
Alexandre Bigot
ca. 1895–1897
Covered jar, François-Rupert Carabin French, Glazed stoneware, French, Paris
Covered jar
François-Rupert Carabin
1897
La Nuit, Jean Coulon French, Glazed stoneware, French, Bourg-la-Reine
La Nuit
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1894
La Source, Alfred Finot French, Glazed stoneware, French, Paris
La Source
Alfred Finot
Mougin Frères
designed ca. 1900, executed ca. 1904
Bottle-shaped vase, Sèvres Manufactory French, Glazed porcelain, French, Sèvres
Bottle-shaped vase
Sèvres Manufactory
1907
Vase Cerny, Hector Guimard French, Glazed stoneware, French, Sèvres
Vase Cerny
Hector Guimard
Sèvres Manufactory
ca. 1901
Ribbed vase, Atelier de Glatigny French, Glazed porcelain, French, Versailles (Glatigny)
Ribbed vase
Atelier de Glatigny
ca. 1898
Plaque with lobster and seaweed, Albert-Louis Dammouse French, Glazed stoneware, French, Sèvres
Plaque with lobster and seaweed
Albert-Louis Dammouse
ca. 1895–1905
Plaque with irises, Auguste Delaherche French, Glazed stoneware, French, Armentières
Plaque with irises
Auguste Delaherche
ca. 1894–1904
Wall plaque with flowering mimosa, Fernand Rumèbe French, Glazed stoneware, French, Paris
Wall plaque with flowering mimosa
Fernand Rumèbe
ca. 1904–10
Vase with seaweed, François-Emile Décorchemont French, Glazed stoneware, French, Paris
Vase with seaweed
François-Emile Décorchemont
1901–02
Inkwell with seaweed and a small crab, Henry Nocq French, Glazed stoneware, French, Paris
Inkwell with seaweed and a small crab
Henry Nocq
Alexandre Bigot
1897–98
Les Fleurs étranges de mer, François-Emile Décorchemont French, Salt glazed stoneware, French, Paris
Les Fleurs étranges de mer
François-Emile Décorchemont
1901
Decorative plate, Taxile Maximin Doat French, Hard-paste porcelain, French, Sèvres
Decorative plate
Taxile Maximin Doat
1905
Vase with masks, Taxile Maximin Doat French, Glazed porcelain, French, Sèvres
Vase with masks
Taxile Maximin Doat
ca. 1901
Gourd-shaped vase, Taxile Maximin Doat French, Glazed porcelain, French, Sèvres
Gourd-shaped vase
Taxile Maximin Doat
ca. 1901
Vase in the form of a gourd on a stand, Taxile Maximin Doat French, Hard-paste porcelain; stoneware stand, French, Sèvres
Vase in the form of a gourd on a stand
Taxile Maximin Doat
1901
Vase with leaves and seed pods, Henri Alphonse Laurent-Desrousseaux working under the collective name of Robalbhen French, Glazed earthenware, French, Paris
Vase with leaves and seed pods
Henri Alphonse Laurent-Desrousseaux
ca. 1896–1900
Vase with flowering plants, Mougin Frères French, Glazed stoneware, French, Nancy
Vase with flowering plants
Mougin Frères
ca. 1906–14
Vase with thistle leaves, Gustave Guéttant French, Glazed stoneware, French, Nancy
Vase with thistle leaves
Gustave Guéttant
Mougin Frères
ca. 1906–14
Vase with iris, Lucien Jules Clément d'Eaubonne French, Glazed stoneware, French, Sèvres
Vase with iris
Lucien Jules Clément d'Eaubonne
Sèvres Manufactory
ca. 1903–04
Vase with seaweed, Emile Belet French, Glazed stoneware, French, Sèvres
Vase with seaweed
Emile Belet
Paul Jean Milet
ca. 1900–01
Vase, Emile Decoeur French, Glazed stoneware, French
Vase
Emile Decoeur
Edmond Lachenal
ca. 1900–04
Vase, Edmond Lachenal French, Glazed stoneware, French, Chậtillon-sous-Bagneux
Vase
Edmond Lachenal
ca. 1900
Vase with vines, Emile Decoeur French, Glazed stoneware, French, Châtillon-sous-Bagneux
Vase with vines
Emile Decoeur
Edmond Lachenal
ca. 1900–05
Vase, Peter Behrens German, Glazed earthenware, German
Vase
Peter Behrens
Franz Anton Mehlem
ca. 1901–02
Vase, Peter Behrens German, Glazed stoneware, German, Höhr bei Coblenz (today Höhr-Grenzhausen)
Vase
Peter Behrens
Reinhold Hanke
ca. 1902
Green and brown vase, Henry van de Velde Belgian, Glazed earthenware, German
Green and brown vase
Henry van de Velde
ca. 1900
Vase, Henry van de Velde Belgian, Glazed stoneware
Vase
Henry van de Velde
Reinhold Hanke
ca. 1902
Vase with snakes, Christian Thomsen Danish, Glazed porcelain, Danish, Copenhagen
Vase with snakes
Christian Thomsen
Royal Copenhagen
ca. 1900–10
Vase with mushrooms, Royal Copenhagen Danish, Glazed porcelain, Danish, Copenhagen
Vase with mushrooms
Royal Copenhagen
ca. 1900
Vase with centipede, Royal Copenhagen Danish, Glazed porcelain, Danish, Copenhagen
Vase with centipede
Royal Copenhagen
ca. 1900
Vase with beetles, Royal Copenhagen Danish, Glazed porcelain, Danish, Copenhagen
Vase with beetles
Royal Copenhagen
ca. 1900
Vase with snails, Royal Copenhagen Danish, Glazed porcelain, Danish, Copenhagen
Vase with snails
Royal Copenhagen
ca. 1900
Vase with nasturtium leaves, Effie Hegermann-Lindencrone Danish, Glazed porcelain, Danish, Copenhagen
Vase with nasturtium leaves
Effie Hegermann-Lindencrone
Bing & Grøndahl
ca. 1900
Vase with maple seed pods, Effie Hegermann-Lindencrone Danish, Glazed porcelain, Danish, Copenhagen
Vase with maple seed pods
Effie Hegermann-Lindencrone
Bing & Grøndahl
ca. 1900
Vase, Bing and Gröndahl Danish, Porcelain
Vase
Bing and Gröndahl
ca. 1900
Vase, Georges Hoentschel French, Glazed stoneware, French
Vase
Georges Hoentschel
Emile Grittel
ca. 1895
Basket vase, Georges Hoentschel French, Glazed stoneware, French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye
Basket vase
Georges Hoentschel
Emile Grittel
ca. 1900