IQI 
HALL 33. 
DIVISION OF CERAHIC INDUSTRIES. 
The introduction of the most primitive of ceramic arts in any 
part of the globe is regarded as a first step in the beginning of 
civilization, and many objects made by the ancient peoples are to 
be found in the halls devoted to archeology. While the fabrica- 
tion of Chinese and Japanese porcelain has been carried on for cen- 
turies, the manufacture in Europe began only about two hundred 
years ago. There the great masters of the art for years enjoyed 
the patronage of the kings and princes. 
Seventy years ago the first hand porcelains made in America 
came from the Tucker works near Philadelphia, but the industry 
languished after 1838. Several pieces of fine “Tucker ’’ ware are 
in the collection. 
The development of the art in America in late years is most 
encouraging. The handsome pavilion presented to the Museum 
by the Northwestern Terra Cotta Company of Chicago, which 
occupies a position in the West Court near the west entrance, is a 
fine example of the success achieved in artistic terra cotta work. 
The most striking objects in the Section of Ceramics are the 
two large handsome royal blue Berlin porcelain vases, decorated 
with medallions, cupids and festoons of golden vines and raised 
flowers. They stand 9 feet 2 inches high, and are among the larg- 
est porcelain vases ever made. They are a gift from Richard 
Horstman, of Berlin, and are of great value. 
Gerard Dufraisseix & Co., of Limoges, France, also made a 
handsome contribution to this section, consisting of a large porce- 
lain center-piece for dining-table, remarkable for success achieved 
indelicate coloring at high temperature. 
Through the exigencies of his art, that of making colored 
glass windows, Mr. Louis C. Tiffany instituted a series of experi- 
ments which resulted in the discovery of a formula for making 
glass, and the revival of some that had fallen into disuse. With 
these he has succeeded in getting novel, artistic and most beauti- 
ful effects in transparent, semi-transparent and opaque glass. 
