J. Pierpont Morgan, Sr.

American, 1837 - 1913

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Chinese Qing Dynasty, Reticulated Perfume Ball, Kangxi period, 1662/1722, porcelain with famille verte enamels on the biscuit, Widener Collection, 1942.9.566

Reticulated Perfume Ball

Chinese Qing Dynasty · Kangxi period, 1662/1722 · porcelain with famille verte enamels on the biscuit ·  Accession ID  1942.9.566

Chinese Qing Dynasty, Reticulated Perfume Ball, Kangxi period, 1662/1722, porcelain with famille jaune enamels on the biscuit, Widener Collection, 1942.9.564

Reticulated Perfume Ball

Chinese Qing Dynasty · Kangxi period, 1662/1722 · porcelain with famille jaune enamels on the biscuit ·  Accession ID  1942.9.564

Kashan 16th Century, Silk Medallion Rug, late 16th century, silk pile on silk warp and weft, Widener Collection, 1942.9.478

Silk Medallion Rug

Kashan 16th Century · late 16th century · silk pile on silk warp and weft ·  Accession ID  1942.9.478

A woman and child are carved in low relief from a white marble, vertically oriented, rectangular panel, which is set within a painted wood frame. The woman’s body is angled to our right, and she looks down in that direction at the child seated on her lap. She has a long, delicate nose, a pointed chin, and her lips are closed. Her wavy hair is pulled back under a cloth that covers her heads and drapes over her shoulders. Her cloak waves in lively but shallow folds across the surface of the marble. She rests the long fingers of one hand on the baby’s shin and braces his side torso with the other. The nude boy has short, curly hair, round cheeks, chubby proportions, and his lips are parted. He holds a cylindrical object in one hand and reaches his right hand, to our left, to touch the woman’s clothing near her neckline. They both have flat, disk-like halos. The background is lightly carved to resemble an arched niche with leafy and geometric patterns and a leafy garland hanging from loops at the top corners. The marble panel is rounded at the top to encompass the woman’s halo and the top of her head. The frame is painted with stylized flowers and patterns in dark red, sky blue, ivory white, and black against a muted white background. Some of the stepped molding in the frame is gilded. A band across the top of the frame has roundels with two haloed women to either side and a nude baby carrying a cross over one shoulder, appearing to float against a blue background. Three roundels in a band below show women with long hair and halos, each holding objects like palm fronds, a plate, wheel, and a book.
Anonymous Artist, Madonna and Child, 1460s or later, marble, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.116

Madonna and Child

Anonymous Artist · 1460s or later · marble ·  Accession ID  1937.1.116

Chinese Qing Dynasty, Covered Box for Seal Paste, Kangxi period, 1662/1722, porcelain with peachbloom glaze, Widener Collection, 1942.9.507

Covered Box for Seal Paste

Chinese Qing Dynasty · Kangxi period, 1662/1722 · porcelain with peachbloom glaze ·  Accession ID  1942.9.507

Chinese Qing Dynasty, Vase, early 18th century, porcelain with oxblood glaze, Widener Collection, 1942.9.526

Vase

Chinese Qing Dynasty · early 18th century · porcelain with oxblood glaze ·  Accession ID  1942.9.526

Chinese Qing Dynasty, Covered Box for Seal Paste, Kangxi period, 1662/1722, porcelain with peachbloom glaze, Widener Collection, 1942.9.510

Covered Box for Seal Paste

Chinese Qing Dynasty · Kangxi period, 1662/1722 · porcelain with peachbloom glaze ·  Accession ID  1942.9.510

Chinese Qing Dynasty, Covered Jar in Gilt-Bronze Mount, mid/late 18th century, porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamel decoration, in gilt-bronze mount, Widener Collection, 1942.9.439

Covered Jar in Gilt-Bronze Mount

Chinese Qing Dynasty · mid/late 18th century · porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamel decoration, in gilt-bronze mount ·  Accession ID  1942.9.439

Chinese Qing Dynasty, Covered Box for Seal Paste, Kangxi period, 1662/1722, porcelain with peachbloom glaze, Widener Collection, 1942.9.508

Covered Box for Seal Paste

Chinese Qing Dynasty · Kangxi period, 1662/1722 · porcelain with peachbloom glaze ·  Accession ID  1942.9.508

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Writing Table (bureau plat à espagnolettes coiffées d'aigrettes)

Charles Cressent, Western European 19th Century, Western European 20th Century · c. 1720/1725 and after · veneered on pine with tulipwood and kingwood, the top inlaid with black leather; oak drawers; gilded bronze mounts ·  Accession ID  1942.9.415

Bibliography

1914

  • E.R. "The J. Pierpont Morgan Collection." Metropolitan Museum of Art [New York] Bulletin 9 (February 1914): 34-42.

1939

  • Satterlee, Herbert L. J. Pierpont Morgan, an Intimate Portrait. New York, 1939.

1957

  • Taylor, F.H. Pierpont Morgan as Collector and Patron 1837-1913. New York, 1957.

1958

  • Saarinen, Aline B. The Proud Possessors. New York, 1958: 56-91.