Last week, I posted an article about a great late-eighteenth or early-nineteenth century slip-decorated red earthenware pot that I recently acquired, which my nephew Jason and myself brought to the steps of the MET in Manhattan. We thought it was the most appropriate place to photograph the object since it was directly linked to the museum and hundreds of artifacts owned by the museum. Until recently, the pot had descended in the family of Robert Weeks and Emily Johnston De Forest, who were instrumental in developing the MET's collection of artifacts in the late-nineteenth and twentieth century.
After we photographed the pot, we spent the next three or four hours touring the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where we enjoyed decorative arts from ancient-to-modern civilizations from all around the world. But we also made it a priority to see the Americana Wing.
The collection of American ceramics in the MET is as diverse as any other major museum's collection of American pottery. However, the MET may also be the most daring in the variety of ceramics it displays, which likely could only be duplicated by combining collections from multiple museums throughout the country.
In fact, there are a number of iconic pieces on display, such as wares from New England, New York, New Jersey, the Mid-Atlantic region, the South and even the Midwest. It's a splendid assortment that may take more than one visit to really understand the magnitude of what the museum has collected in the past 100 or more years.
The following pictures are merely an example of what is on display, and it should also be noted that the pottery is displayed throughout the Americana Wing; it's not all centrally located in one room or a single display.
Some of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Red Earthenware Collection
My Nephew Jason with Some of the American Red Earthenware Owned by the MET
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Some of the Domestic Red Earthenware Owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Some of the Domestic Red Earthenware Owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Some of the Domestic Red Earthenware Owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Some of the Domestic Red Earthenware Owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Some of the Domestic Red Earthenware Owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Some of the Domestic Red Earthenware Owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Some of the Domestic Red Earthenware Owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Some of the Domestic Red Earthenware Owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Some of the Domestic Red Earthenware Owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Some of the Domestic Red Earthenware Owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Some of the Domestic Red Earthenware Owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Some of the Domestic Red Earthenware Owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Some of the Domestic Red Earthenware Owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Some of the Domestic Red Earthenware Owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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George Ohr Ceramics, Biloxi, Mississippi
Ceramics Made by George Ohr in Biloxi, Mississippi
Circa 19th and Early-20th Century
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Red Earthenware Bottle
19th Century American Red Earthenware Bottle
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Another View of the Bottle
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Information on Display with the Bottle
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Stasburg, VA Stoneware Water Cooler
19th Century Stoneware Water Cooler Made in Strasburg, VA
Possibly Made by Richard Franklin (Polk) Bell
Circa 1870-1890
Stands 14 1/2" Tall
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Anna, IL Stoneware Jug
19th Century Anna, Illinois Stoneware Temperance Snake Jug
Circa 1877
Stands 9 7/8" Tall
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18th Century Manhattan Stoneware
18th Century Stoneware Jug Attributed to John Crolius in Manhattan
Circa 1775
Stands 10" Tall
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Another View of the Jug
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Another View of the Jug
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Information on Display with the Jug
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Three of the Four Century Vases Owned by the MET Made in Brooklyn, NY
19th Century Union Porcelain Works Century Vase
Made by Karl L.H. Muller in Brooklyn, NY
Made in 1877
Stands 12 3/4" Tall
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19th Century Union Porcelain Works Century Vase
Made by Karl L.H. Muller in Brooklyn, NY
Made in 1877
Stands 12 3/4" Tall
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19th Century Union Porcelain Works Century Vase
Made by Karl L.H. Muller in Brooklyn, NY
Made in 1877
Stands 12 3/4" Tall
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