Decorative Arts and Design Galleries

Permanent event at the Risd Museum in Providence, United States

2 September 2017

Russel Wright, American, 1904-1976, Morgantown Glass Works, engraver, American, 1899-1965, American Modern Dessert Bowl, 1951, Glass, Height: 7.4 cm (2 7/8 inches) Gift of James Brayton Hall and Mark Hambleton Stevens in honor of Ellen Fitzgibbon Hall, RISD 1945 Apparel 2010.67.6

Works of decorative arts and design are integrated into many galleries throughout the Museum, with concentrations presented in the Lucy Truman Aldrich Porcelain Gallery, featuring 18th-century porcelain figures and tableware.

The Mrs. Alexis B. Hafken Farago Bridge Gallery, featuring Asian and European ceramics from the 17th to the 19th centuries; and the Happy White Pendleton Bridge, featuring European and American glass from the 16th to the 20th centuries.

Risd Museum

The RISD Museum was founded on the belief that art, artists, and the institutions that support them play pivotal roles in promoting broad civic engagement and creating more open societies.

Museum profile

Location

Providence, United States

Founded in

1877

Russel Wright, designer, American, 1904-1976
Morgantown Glass Works, manufacturer, American, 1899-1965, American Modern Iced Tea Glass, 1951, Glass, Height 13 cm (5 1/8 inches) Gift of Jan Howard and Dennis Teepe 2000.47.1

Russel Wright, designer, American, 1904-1976, Morgantown Glass Works, manufacturer, American, 1899-1965, American Modern Juice Glass, 1951, Glass, Height: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 inches) Gift of James Brayton Hall and Mark Hambleton Stevens in honor of Ellen Fitzgibbon Hall, RISD 1945 Apparel 2010.67.7

Russel Wright, designer, American, 1904-1976
Morgantown Glass Works, manufacturer, American, 1899-1965, American Modern Goblet, 1951, Glass, Height 10.2 cm (4 inches)
Gift of Jan Howard and Dennis Teepe 2000.47.4

Russel Wright, designer, American, 1904-1976 Morgantown Glass Works, manufacturer, American, 1899-1965, American Modern Iced Tea Glass, 1951, Glass, Height 13 cm (5 1/8 inches) Gift of Jan Howard and Dennis Teepe 2000.47.1
Russel Wright, designer, American, 1904-1976, Morgantown Glass Works, manufacturer, American, 1899-1965, American Modern Juice Glass, 1951, Glass, Height: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 inches) Gift of James Brayton Hall and Mark Hambleton Stevens in honor of Ellen Fitzgibbon Hall, RISD 1945 Apparel 2010.67.7
Russel Wright, designer, American, 1904-1976 Morgantown Glass Works, manufacturer, American, 1899-1965, American Modern Goblet, 1951, Glass, Height 10.2 cm (4 inches) Gift of Jan Howard and Dennis Teepe 2000.47.4

Russel Wright, designer, American, 1904-1976, Morgantown Glass Works, manufacturer, American, 1899-1965, American Modern Juice Glass, 1951, Glass, Height: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 inches) Gift of James Brayton Hall and Mark Hambleton Stevens in honor of Ellen Fitzgibbon Hall, RISD 1945 Apparel 2010.67.7
Russel Wright, designer, American, 1904-1976 Morgantown Glass Works, manufacturer, American, 1899-1965, American Modern Goblet, 1951, Glass, Height 10.2 cm (4 inches) Gift of Jan Howard and Dennis Teepe 2000.47.4
Russel Wright, designer, American, 1904-1976 Morgantown Glass Works, manufacturer, American, 1899-1965, American Modern Iced Tea Glass, 1951, Glass, Height 13 cm (5 1/8 inches) Gift of Jan Howard and Dennis Teepe 2000.47.1