Decorative Arts Collection (page 8)

Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058487 Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

The ceiling of the roman Mammisi, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058463 The ceiling of the roman Mammisi, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Polychrome bowl with red and white racquet pattern, circa 1900 BC -1850 BC (clay, pigment)
7310008 Polychrome bowl with red and white racquet pattern, circa 1900 BC -1850 BC (clay, pigment); 6.2(restored) cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay)

Sherd, -600 BC (ceramic)
7310004 Sherd, -600 BC (ceramic); 5.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic, Material: ceramic); © Ashmolean Museum

Brassy belt buckle with encrusted glasses, 7th century
CUL4852667 Brassy belt buckle with encrusted glasses, 7th century by Visigothic, (7th century); Archaeological Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4901604 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4901470 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4901391 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4901344 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900959 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900951 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Tapestry illustrating The Trojan War: Achilles Death, c.1470 (tapestry)
CUL4895965 Tapestry illustrating The Trojan War: Achilles Death, c.1470 (tapestry); 482x942 cm; (add.info.: AGAMEMNON. Legendary king of Argos and Mycenae)

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900735 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900277 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry)
CUL4899056 Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry); (add.info.: Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475. History of the founder and fifth king of Rome according to the account of Livy)

Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry)
CUL4898886 Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry); (add.info.: Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475. TARQUINIUS PRISCUS, Lucius (579 BC). King of Rome (616 BC-579 BC)

Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry)
CUL4898844 Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry); (add.info.: Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475. TARQUINIUS PRISCUS, Lucius (579 BC). King of Rome (616 BC-579 BC)

Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry)
CUL4899419 Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry); (add.info.: Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475. History of the founder and fifth king of Rome according to the account of Livy)

Silver buckle. Celtic art. Jewelry. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Museum of Archaeology
CUL4875849 Silver buckle. Celtic art. Jewelry. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Museum of Archaeology. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. JAEN. Villacarrillo; (add.info.: Silver buckle)

A Vincennes Two-Handled Circular Tureen, Cover & Stand, c.1750 (porcelain)
8701654 A Vincennes Two-Handled Circular Tureen, Cover & Stand, c.1750 (porcelain) by French School, (18th century); stand width: 42 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ewer, 1776 (silver)
8685083 Ewer, 1776 (silver) by Wyatt, James (1746-1813); height: 38 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House) UK; (add.info.: Made by Matthew Boulton and John Fothergill)

Cassolet (or Perfume Burner), Birmingham, 1779-80 (silver & ebonised wood)
8684700 Cassolet (or Perfume Burner), Birmingham, 1779-80 (silver & ebonised wood) by Boulton, Matthew (1728-1809) and Fothergill

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4902007 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4901870 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4902669 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4902612 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4902207 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4902059 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4901954 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4903011 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4902928 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Redemption of Man or Vices and Virtues, c.1510 (tapestry)
CUL4903802 Redemption of Man or Vices and Virtues, c.1510 (tapestry); 420x798 cm; Burgos Cathedral, Burgos, Spain; (add.info.: Crucifixion and Virtues win the battle to Vices. ca. 1510)

Redemption of Man or Vices and Virtues, c.1510 (tapestry)
CUL4903732 Redemption of Man or Vices and Virtues, c.1510 (tapestry); 420x798 cm; Burgos Cathedral, Burgos, Spain; (add.info.: Crucifixion and Virtues win the battle to Vices. ca. 1510. (c)

Pixides of Zamora - Zamora Pyxis. 946
CUL4932288 Pixides of Zamora - Zamora Pyxis. 946; (add.info.: Pixides of Zamora - Zamora Pyxis. 946. (16 cm). This pyxis has a notice explaining how in the 353 year of the Hijra

Adoration of the Magis, 15th century (tapestry)
CUL4934665 Adoration of the Magis, 15th century (tapestry); (add.info.: Embroidered altar frontal Vic Episcopal Museum GERONA. Sant Joan de les Abadesses); AIC

Black-figure amphora and kylix. 6th-5th c. BC (ceramic)
CUL4934473 Black-figure amphora and kylix. 6th-5th c. BC (ceramic); (add.info.: Black-figure amphora and kylix. 6th-5th c. BC. Geometric Greek art. Ceramics. BARCELONA. Barcelona)

Collection of wine glasses illustrating coloured glass, overlay, staining and enamelling, late 19th century
XTC3496 Collection of wine glasses illustrating coloured glass, overlay, staining and enamelling, late 19th century; Stourbridge Glass Museum, Dudley, West Midlands, UK

Papier-mache vase, handpainted, c.1890
BAL3014 Papier-mache vase, handpainted, c.1890; Private Collection

Tall vase painted in enamel colours, K'ang Hsi period (1662-1722)
BAL2276 Tall vase painted in enamel colours, K'ang Hsi period (1662-1722); Private Collection

Hispano-Moresque dish, lustre and blue, c.1470
BAL2264 Hispano-Moresque dish, lustre and blue, c.1470; Private Collection

Sugar-vases, a pair, part of an ambassadorial service, made by Benjamin & James Smith, 1810-11 (silver-gilt)
BAL1313 Sugar-vases, a pair, part of an ambassadorial service, made by Benjamin & James Smith, 1810-11 (silver-gilt); Apsley House, The Wellington Museum, London, UK

Florentine 15th century carved, gilt and polychrome tabernacle, the unworked canopy cornice above a frieze with painted
BON50231 Florentine 15th century carved, gilt and polychrome tabernacle, the unworked canopy cornice above a frieze with painted anthemion decoration

European wheel-cut and silvered bottle or hookah base, probably by Fritz Heckert of Germany, c.1882 (glass)
BON93380 European wheel-cut and silvered bottle or hookah base, probably by Fritz Heckert of Germany, c.1882 (glass); height: 25.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Bonhams, London, UK

Blue and White Reticulated Teapot, Chinese, Kangxi period, 1662-1722 (porcelain)
PFR121318 Blue and White Reticulated Teapot, Chinese, Kangxi period, 1662-1722 (porcelain) by Chinese School, (17th-18th century); Private Collection; © Paul Freeman; © Paul Freeman

Pomander, 17th-18th Century (spherical rock crystal cover with enameled silver mounts)
XOS5881288 Pomander, 17th-18th Century (spherical rock crystal cover with enameled silver mounts) by Mughal School; 4.5x3.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Indian)

The Swing, c.1723-27 (oil on canvas)
XOS5871933 The Swing, c.1723-27 (oil on canvas) by Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743); 157x96 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by Nicolas Lancret Typically found in fashionable)

Horticulture, c.1723-27 (oil on canvas)
XOS5871931 Horticulture, c.1723-27 (oil on canvas) by Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743); 157x43 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by Nicolas Lancret Typically found in fashionable)

The Gardener, c.1723-27 (oil on canvas)
XOS5871924 The Gardener, c.1723-27 (oil on canvas) by Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743); 157x43 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: By Nicolas Lancret Typically found in fashionable)

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Decorative Arts: From Ancient Rome to Modern Marvels" Step into a world where artistry and craftsmanship intertwine, as we delve into the captivating realm of decorative arts. Journey back in time to the Baths of Caracalla, where Roman mosaics dating back to AD 212-216 still astound with their intricate designs and vibrant colors. Venturing further through history, we encounter the Apocalypse Tapestry, a masterpiece from 1375-80 that depicts an epic tale woven into fabric. This awe-inspiring tapestry transports us to medieval Angers, France, offering glimpses into a tumultuous era. Turning our gaze towards ancient Greece, we discover Black-figure pottery adorned with scenes like the fight for Patroclus' body on a Krater from Farsala. These vessels not only served practical purposes but also showcased Greek civilization's artistic prowess. Traveling northwards brings us to Stockholm's Royal Palace ceiling painting by Julius Kronberg. Created in the 1890s, this opulent artwork immerses visitors in regal splendor and showcases Kronberg's mastery of his craft. Embarking on a cultural journey takes us next to Portugal during its enchanting Festa dos Tabuleiros (Festival of Trays). The streets of Tomar come alive with vibrant decorations that celebrate tradition and community spirit. Portuguese traditional blue tiles captivate our attention next; they adorn Santarem market walls since 1932. These exquisite tiles tell stories through delicate patterns and hues that have stood the test of time. From Portugal to Marrakech in Morocco, we find ourselves surrounded by breathtaking contrasts at Majorelle Garden – an oasis filled with vivid blues contrasting against striking yellows. This harmonious blend creates an atmosphere that enchants all who visit. Shifting gears once more leads us to explore diverse materials used in decorative arts.