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Marc-James Collection
The Marc-James Collection began in January of 1982.
James F. Neal and Marc R. Belair
merged two small collections into a single
one. Each partner had different interests
in the Decorative Arts. Over the following
decades the combined collections
expanded in size and scope. They formed what is
today a rather extensive representation
of European Art and History beginning in the
early 12th Century.
A Grouping of Staffordshire Pottery Teapots, both Polychrome and Blue Transfer
along
with
a few A. W. G. Pugin / Minton Tiles.
An English medieval slip-decorated earthenware tile with white flower-head
decoration on a
deep red clay body. Meaux Abbey, Yorkshire East Riding, Circa 1249-69
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This is a very rare and beautiful surviving English
medieval tie. It is heavy and thick and made from a red-firing
clay. It would have been made as part of a repeating floor pattern which
would have initially contained four tiles. The surface is
inlaid with white slip in a repeating flower-head and arabesque
pattern. The original surface lead glaze has worn away through use
over many hundreds of years but the pattern remains. Some of the
original lead glaze is still adhering to the sides and the back.
Some of the old lime mortar remains. The tile measures approximately 4
3/4 by 4 3/4 inches and is 1 inch thick. Reverse side. |
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An Oak Tree grows on the former sight of Meaux Abbey. Only Earthworks are visible today. |
An Oak Tree grows on the former sight of Meaux Abbey. Only Earthworks are visible today.
Meaux Abbey was a Cistercian Abbey founded in 1151 by William
Le Gros, 1st Earl of Albemarle,
Earl of York and 4th lord of Holderness, near Beverley in the East Riding of
Yorkshire.
A chronicle of its history was written by Abbot Thomas Burton.
The abbey owned the land of Wyke,
which was purchased from them by King Edward I of England in 1293 and the town
Kingston upon Hull was established.
Meaux was closed in 1539 by King Henry VIII during the
dissolution of the monasteries. The abbey was
demolished and the stones where re-carved to construct defenses for the town of
Kingston upon Hull.
Rampant Lion Tile C. 1500
Rampant Lion Tile C. 1510, Lyl
Medieval Floor Tile, Mid- 14th Century
13th Century wood carving of Mary Magdalene, France.
This statue is beautifully carved and retains some of the original
polychrome including the red garments distinctive to Mary Magdalene.
Previously in the Santa Barbara Museum.
Provenance: the Butterfield & Butterfield Fall Auction, San Francisco,1983.
To view items from this period please click on the Religious Art Button
at the top of this page.
Jesus and Mary Magdalene Boarder, Painted Book of Hours
Book of Hours, France, Use of Rome, circa 1490,
in Latin and on Vellum
Horae: ad usum Sarum, 1495
To view more items like this click on link to Literary Leaves
at the top of this page.
An interesting vignette of Victorian Staffordshire and Georgian books.
A Grouping of Framed Prints and Cartoons
A view of a corner of the library dining room. Featured in the photograph is a
Grand Tour issue of a Michelangelo painting of the Holy Family
Circa 1910, one of
two Louis XIII fruitwood chairs and some 19th Century ecclesiastic
embroidery.
Here's a
slightly different perspective.
Mid- 18th Century Clock, Wrexham.
A selection of brass rubbings taken from York Minster.
A detail of a Father Edward M. Catich**
slate engraving, titled "Jesus, The Good Shepherd."*
An interesting collection of Early English Blue and White.
The coffee pot by Christian's and the sauce by Pennington's,
both Liverpool and from the mid-18th Century.
The Platter is a 19th C transfer of Windsor Castle. The shelf is a
composite using 19th Century (1860's) doors. The marble columns
were part of
an Altar Rail from a demolished Catholic church in Brooklyn.
*A gift from Thomas Kimball, PhD who attended St. Ambrose College
and was in Father Catich's Art Class, 1953-54
**Founder and former chairperson of the St.
Ambrose University Art Department,
Fr. Edward Catich was well known as an author, stone-cutter, calligrapher,
photographer, musician, liturgical artist, historian and lecturer. His alphabet
stones are
in permanent collections of seven museums. His reputation as a stone cutter,
calligrapher,
liturgical artist and craftsman commands the highest respect in the United
States and abroad.
Examples of his lettering work in stone have been exhibited in institutions
throughout the country
and are a permanent part of the collection at Encyclopedia Britannica's
corporate headquarters,
the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Reed College, Morton Arboretum and Harvard
College.
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