Royal Ontario Museum Ceramics Collection Photos

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St Catherine of Alexandria with her spiked torture wheel & sword symbols alabaster sculpture from Nottingham, England at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.St Jerome with his lion, bishop's hat & book symbols sculpture from Rhine River Germany region at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.St George slaying dragon ceramic stove tile from Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.German salt-glazed stoneware tankards of brown clay by Jan Alers of Raeren & in Siegburg-type at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
St Catherine of Alexandria with her spiked torture wheel & sword symbols alabaster sculpture (late 1400s) from Nottingham, England at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.St Jerome with his lion, bishop's hat & book symbols sculpture (mid or late 1400s) from Rhine River Germany region at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.St George slaying dragon ceramic stove tile (1400s) from Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.German salt-glazed stoneware tankards of brown clay (1594-1600) by Jan Alers of Raeren & in Siegburg-type (early 1500s) at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Tin-glazed earthenware charger showing Queen Anne probably from Bristol, England at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Tin-glazed earthenware charger showing King William III probably from Lambeth, England at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Chinese import porcelain shaving dish at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.English red stoneware teapots & brazier atop small round Mahogany English table at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Tin-glazed earthenware charger showing Queen Anne (c1705) probably from Bristol, England at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Tin-glazed earthenware charger showing King William III (c1700) probably from Lambeth, England at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Chinese import porcelain shaving dish (1750-1800) at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.English red stoneware teapots & brazier (late 1770s-1800) atop small round Mahogany English table (c1760) at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Pearlware earthenware plate with transfer-print of Her Majesty / Caroline Queen of England from England at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Lusterware cake plate with transfer-print of Queen Victoria probably by Staffordshire at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.English & Bohemian red stoneware vessels atop Mahogany veneered English table at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain pitcher & basin with toothbrush box probably French at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Pearlware earthenware plate with transfer-print of Her Majesty / Caroline Queen of England (c1820) from England at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Lusterware cake plate with transfer-print of Queen Victoria (c1840) probably by Staffordshire at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.English & Bohemian red stoneware vessels (19thC) atop Mahogany veneered English table (c1870-1900) at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain pitcher & basin with toothbrush box (1860-76) probably French at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Arts & Crafts dragon tea pot in Japanese style reflecting the Aesthetic Movement at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Footed earthenware vase with winged lion by William De Morgan for Merton Abbey Factory of England at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Collection of Arts & Crafts object at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Pearlware mug with transferware image of Princess Victoria & enameled metal tumbler transfer-printed with Queen Victoria celebrating her Diamond Jubilee at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Arts & Crafts dragon tea pot in Japanese style (1870s) reflecting the Aesthetic Movement at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Footed earthenware vase with winged lion (1880s) by William De Morgan for Merton Abbey Factory of England at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Collection of Arts & Crafts object (1860s onward) at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Pearlware mug with transferware image of Princess Victoria (1837) & enameled metal tumbler transfer-printed with Queen Victoria celebrating her Diamond Jubilee (1897) at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
"Delftsche Slaolie" poster by Jan Toorop of Holland at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware pitcher with yellow flower by Amelia Browne Sprague of Rookwood Pottery Co. of Cincinnati at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain vase with pink flowers by Edward Colonna made by Gérard Duraisseix & Abbot of Limoges, France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain cup & saucer in Donatello shape by Phillip Rosenthal made by Rosenthal & Co. of Kronack, Bavaria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
"Delftsche Slaolie" (Delft Salad Oil) poster (1894-5) by Jan Toorop of Holland at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware pitcher with yellow flower (1894) by Amelia Browne Sprague of Rookwood Pottery Co. of Cincinnati at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain vase with pink flowers (1900-1) by Edward Colonna made by Gérard Duraisseix & Abbot of Limoges, France at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain cup & saucer in Donatello shape (c1905) by Phillip Rosenthal made by Rosenthal & Co. of Kronack, Bavaria at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Earthenware tea & coffee service by Christiaan Johannes van der Hoef made by Zuid-Holland Pottery of Gouda, Netherlands at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Salt-glazed stoneware & pewter pitcher by Josephy Hahn made by Reinhold Merkelbach of Grenzhausen, Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Ceramic vase by Galileo Chini for L'Arte della Ceramica, Florence, Italy & red glass vase by unknown in Murano, Italy at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware vase in Utopian pattern by A.F. Best made by J.B. Owens Pottery of Zanesville, Ohio at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Earthenware tea & coffee service (c1904) by Christiaan Johannes van der Hoef made by Zuid-Holland Pottery of Gouda, Netherlands at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Salt-glazed stoneware & pewter pitcher (1905-10) by Josephy Hahn made by Reinhold Merkelbach of Grenzhausen, Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Ceramic vase (c1900-06) by Galileo Chini for L'Arte della Ceramica, Florence, Italy & red glass vase (c1880-1920) by unknown in Murano, Italy at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware vase in Utopian pattern (before 1906) by A.F. Best made by J.B. Owens Pottery of Zanesville, Ohio at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Earthenware pitcher in grey-blue over white pattern by Villeroy & Boch of Mettlach, Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware tray in stenciled slip pattern by Villeroy & Boch of Mettlach, Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware ewer & basin by Joseph Maria Olbrich made by Villeroy & Boch of Mettlach, Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware centerpiece by Wilhelm Süs made by Großherzoglische Keramische Manuf. of Karlsruhe, Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Earthenware pitcher in grey-blue over white pattern (c1910-20) by Villeroy & Boch of Mettlach, Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware tray in stenciled slip pattern (c1900-10) by Villeroy & Boch of Mettlach, Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware ewer & basin (c1903-20) by Joseph Maria Olbrich made by Villeroy & Boch of Mettlach, Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware centerpiece (c1910) by Wilhelm Süs made by Großherzoglische Keramische Manuf. of Karlsruhe, Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Arts & Crafts earthenware vase by Walter Crane & painted by William S Mycock made by Pilkington's of Manchester, England at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain loving cup commemorating coronation of George VI & Queen Mother Elizabeth by J.G. Robinson made by Paragon China of Longton, Staffordshire at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain cup & saucer with image of Queen Elizabeth to commemorate opening of St Lawrence Seaway by Aynsley China of Stoke-on-Trent at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware platter by Frederick Sigurd Lindberg made by A.B. Gustavsberg of Sweden at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Arts & Crafts earthenware vase (1911) by Walter Crane & painted by William S Mycock made by Pilkington's of Manchester, England at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain loving cup commemorating coronation of George VI & Queen Mother Elizabeth (1937) by J.G. Robinson made by Paragon China of Longton, Staffordshire at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain cup & saucer with image of Queen Elizabeth to commemorate opening of St Lawrence Seaway (1959) by Aynsley China of Stoke-on-Trent at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Earthenware platter (c1950-55) by Frederick Sigurd Lindberg made by A.B. Gustavsberg of Sweden at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Rage for tea created demand for tea services at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Chinese import porcelain resulting from tea trade at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain cup & cover commemorates marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spence by Aynsley China of Stoke-on-Trent at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
Rage for tea (1700s) created demand for tea services at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Chinese import porcelain (1700s) resulting from tea trade at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Porcelain cup & cover commemorates marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spence (1981) by Aynsley China of Stoke-on-Trent at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.
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