Both at the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature

"Traditions in Miniature: The Louise Westbrook Collection of Chinese Ceramics"
through Sept. 24, 2006

This exhibition features miniature ceramic artworks dated between from 3,000 B.C.E. and A.D. 1911, selected from more than 130 pieces from the Louise Westbrook Collection of Chinese ceramics. A variety of forms used for ritual, functional, and decorative purposes are chronologically displayed to examine the influence of imperial taste on ceramic design and style.


Parian Porcelain: A Nineteenth-Century Passion
April 7 to September 17, 2006

Developed in the mid-nineteenth century, European and American parian ware was notable for its affordability that allowed the middle class to bring sculpture into their homes. Featuring works from the permanent collection, this exhibition will present an overview of parian and will include additional information such as the process of making parian, major U.S. makers, and the history of American collectors of parian ware in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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