Basket
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Diam. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Classification
Basket
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Lucy Washington and Renwick Clifton Hurry Fund Gift, 2005
Accession Number
2005.316
Art Historical Context
This exquisite porcelain *Basket*, produced by the Willets Manufacturing between 1887 and 1893, captures the elegance of late 19th-century American arts. Measuring 9 inches in diameter, its delicate form reflects the era's fascination with ornate tableware, blending functionality with artistic flourish. Willets, a prominent American firm based in Trenton, New Jersey specialized in fine porcelain, contributing to the nation's growing ceramic industry during the Gilded. Porcelain's translucency and durability made it a prized medium for such objects, often mimicking luxury European wares while ...