Ewer和盆地 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	Ewer和盆地
品名（英）	Ewer and basin
入馆年号	1948年，48.187.413, .414
策展部门	欧洲雕塑和装饰艺术（European Sculpture and Decorative Arts）
创作者	Joseph-Pierre-Jacques Duguay【1724 至 1824】
创作年份	公元 1761 - 公元 1762
创作地区
分类	金属制品银（Metalwork-Silver）
尺寸	高 (ewer .413): 9 7/16 英寸 (24 厘米); 整体 (basin .414): 2 9/16 × 8 7/16 × 13 9/16 英寸 (6.5 × 21.4 × 34.4 厘米)
介绍（中）	这种大小的水壶和盆要么是梳妆台服务的一部分，要么是独立的部分。它们用于卧室的日常梳理，而不是在餐桌上冲洗双手或在餐具柜或分层自助餐上展示。在十七世纪末和十八世纪初，银色马桶套装演变成最时尚的豪华配饰之一，是主人社会地位的雄辩象征。像这样的带盖水壶盛着温香的水，用于在厕所开始时洗手和洗脸。在这里，装饰包括该时期典型的洛可可，浮雕中的鲜花和天鹅暗示了水壶中的水。水壶颈部的起伏线条、手柄和盆的轮廓以及装饰图案的曲线形式都反映了洛可可风格的影响。有各种各样的香味水可供选择，许多强调单一的花香或来自水果，而另一些则更复杂。有些人声称有好处，例如定期使用去除天花疤痕，改善记忆力或振奋精神。凯瑟琳·温特沃斯惠好木材公司创始人之一凯瑟琳·温特沃斯（Catherine D. Wentworth，1865-1948 年）的女儿是一位在法国生活了三十年的艺术学生和画家。她成为美国最重要的十八世纪法国银收藏家之一，并于 1948 年去世后，将她收藏的大量银、金盒、法国家具和纺织品的一部分遗赠给了大都会博物馆。该系列在国内银器方面特别强大，其中大部分是省级的，其中包括一些罕见的早期作品。
介绍（英）	Ewers and basins of this size were either part of dressing table services or were independent pieces. They were used for the daily grooming in the bedroom rather than for the rinsing of hands at the dining table or for display on the sideboard or tiered buffet. During the later seventeenth century and early eighteenth century, the silver toilet set evolved into one of the most fashionable luxury accessories and was an eloquent symbol of the owner’s social status. A lidded ewer such as this one held warm scented water for washing the hands and face at the beginning of the toilet. Here, the decoration comprises rocailles typical of the period, with flowers in relief and swans alluding to the water contained in the ewer. The undulating lines of the neck of the ewer, its handle, and the profile of the basin as well as the curvilinear forms of the decorative motifs all reflect the influence of the Rococo style. A remarkable variety of scented waters was available, many emphasizing a single floral note or derived from fruits, while others were more complex. Some had purported benefits such as removing smallpox scars with regular use, improving the memory or lifting the spirits. Catherine D. Wentworth Daughter of one of the founders of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, Catherine D. Wentworth (1865-1948) was an art student and painter who lived in France for thirty years. She became one of the most important American collectors of eighteenth-century French silver and on her death in 1948 bequeathed part of her significant collection of silver, gold boxes, French furniture and textiles to the Metropolitan Museum. The collection is particularly strong in domestic silver, much of it provincial, and includes a number of rare early pieces.