Taft Museum of Art Collections - European Decorative Arts

Francis I of Cleves, Duke of Nevers

Léonard Limosin
Enamel and gold on copper; enameled copper and gilded wooden frame added in the 19th century
about 1556

The Children of Mars

Léonard Limosin
Enamel on copper
about 1570

Ewer with Adam and Eve

Master IC (probably Jean Court or Jean de Court)
Enamel and gold on copper
about 1550–1575

Dish with Apollo and the Muses

Attributed to the Master of the Triumph of the Moon at Marcigny, possibly Pietro da Castel (Durante)
Earthenware with tin glaze (maiolica)
about 1525

Triptych with the Crucifixion, Saint James, and Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Monvaerni Master
Enamel and gold on copper in gilded metal frame
about 1484–1497

Snuffbox with Views of a Portuguese Villa

Alexandre-Jean Nöel painter
Jean-Baptiste Carnay goldsmith
Enamel on gold with gouache on vellum panels, glass, and japanning
1789–1790

Watch in the Form of a Skull with Skeleton Hand

J. Perron watchmaker
Silver with steel and gilded brass
about 1675

Platter with Joseph Interpreting the Pharaoh’s Dream

Pierre Reymond
Enamel and gold on copper
1577

Casket with the Triumph of Diana

Pierre Reymond
Enamel and gold on copper; gilded metal mounts; and wood-lined interior
about 1550

Commode

Pierre Roussel
Oak with rosewood, tulipwood, holly, sycamore, and fruitwood veneers; gilded bronze mounts; and marble top
about 1750

Covered Jug

Rock crystal; gilded silver mounts added in Nuremberg, Germany, about 1540
about 1350

Saltcellar

Earthenware with lead glaze
about 1555