Chelsea Botanicals Hand-Painted Glass Ornament Set*The Met Store Best

Art ornaments inspired by The Met collection.

This artful ornament set celebrates a trio of porcelain plates in The Met’s European Sculpture and Decorative Arts collection. Featuring lush illustrations of a flowering eggplant, a spray of lilies, and a tropical specimen, the Museum’s plates were produced around 1755 by the Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory. They’re often referred to as “Hans Sloane” wares after the British Enlightenment-era botanist and royal physician. The exuberance and detail defining the original decorations reflect a growing public fascination with the natural world as global commerce brought exotic species from Asia, the Caribbean, and the Americas to England.

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