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General Brayton Ives

American, 1840 - 1914

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This is a decorative ceramic vase. The vase features intricate designs that include large green lotus leaves, white lotus flowers, and a scene of a marsh or pond at the lower part of the vase. A white crane or heron is depicted standing in the water amongst the reeds. The background and top of the vase are dark gray, contrasting with the vibrant greens and whites of the vegetation and wildlife. The top of the vase is rounded, with a short, narrow neck.
Chinese Qing Dynasty, Vase, Meiping Shape, Kangxi period, 1662/1722, porcelain with famille verte enamels on the biscuit, Widener Collection, 1942.9.610

Vase, Meiping Shape

Chinese Qing Dynasty · Kangxi period, 1662/1722 · porcelain with famille verte enamels on the biscuit ·  Accession ID  1942.9.610

The sculpture is a rounded vase or vessel with a crackle glaze. It is a vibrant green color which is slightly lighter in some areas, highlighting the thin cracks running across it. The vase has a curved shape with a narrow neck and a flared white lip.
Chinese Qing Dynasty, Jar, late 18th century, porcelain with apple-green glaze, Widener Collection, 1942.9.533

Jar

Chinese Qing Dynasty · late 18th century · porcelain with apple-green glaze ·  Accession ID  1942.9.533

This print shows a person seated on a lion. The person's body is turned towards us, their head facing the bottom right. They are holding a sword upright in their right hand and a set of scales in their left hand. The person is wearing flowing fabric that drapes over their shoulders and arms and goes down to their bent knees. They have wide round eyes, short curly hair, and slightly downturned lips. Around their eyes and forehead, is a mask-like covering shaped like a maple leaf, extending upwards and out to either side. Their head is surrounded by rays of light shooting outward and forming a halo. The lion the person sits on is standing, positioned horizontally, its head on the left and its tail on the right. It has a long, wavy mane, furrowed brows, and a partially open mouth. The background is blank beige paper.
Albrecht Dürer, Sol Iustitiae ("Sun of Righteousness"), c. 1499/1500, engraving on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.3484

Sol Iustitiae ("Sun of Righteousness")

Albrecht Dürer · c. 1499/1500 · engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1943.3.3484

Bibliography

1914

  • New York Times, 23 October 1914: 11 [obituary]