Parian Porcelain: A Nineteenth-Century Passion
Apr
21
2006
Thru
May
27
2007
Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
On April 21, 2006, University of Richmond Museums will open Parian Porcelain: a Nineteenth-Century Passion. On view in the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature will be more than sixty parian porcelains made in the nineteenth century in America, Britain, and Europe and selected from the museum's permanent collection as well as several private collections. From the busts of American presidents and figures from the Enlightenment to decorative pitchers, the exhibition will examine the development of parian statuary and wares, its impact on popular culture and decorative arts in America, and themes of Victorianism and nationalism with specific emphasis on the 1876 Centennial Exhibition.