Collection Highlights
Drawing by Sargeant: Figure Studies after Tintoretto's "Worship of the Golden Calf"; verso: sketch of a horse-drawn carriage and a more finished study of a horse
c. 1874
1935.85.2.24
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 1
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Garniture
Object name
Garniture
Date
2003
Medium
Ceramic: slip cast porcelain from an original model with porcelain slip and under-glaze cobalt decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 14 1/4 x 5 x 5 in. ( 36.2 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description
Three of three piece garniture; bowling pin shaped form resembling women in burka; cobalt blue design of downtown Manhattan skyline with World Trade Center and decorative motifs on white ground.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
2003.75c
Gallery Label
Artist's statement: "The environment in which terrorism thrives is oppression and the breeding ground for extremism is poverty, desperation and hopelessness. The imagery of women anonymously shrouded combined with the unforgettable Manhattan skyline, transposed onto porcelain bowling pins simultaneously depicts extreme vulnerability and strength. The precarious balance of the pins fired and frozen in time, provide a window into a poignant horrific moment in history..."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
