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Oblong Collection

"Discover the beauty of oblong: from rare Dutch Delft blue plaques to art deco mirrors, this shape captivates

Background imageOblong Collection: A very rare Dutch Delft blue and white rectangular plaque

A very rare Dutch Delft blue and white rectangular plaque
1766903 A very rare Dutch Delft blue and white rectangular plaque, depicting wayfarers on a road in a wooded landscape (porcelain) by Frijtom

Background imageOblong Collection: Fragile fern, Cystopteris fragilis, and rusty woodsia fern, Woodsia ilvensis

Fragile fern, Cystopteris fragilis, and rusty woodsia fern, Woodsia ilvensis
5856193 Fragile fern, Cystopteris fragilis, and rusty woodsia fern, Woodsia ilvensis; (add.info.: Fragile fern, Cystopteris fragilis, and rusty woodsia fern, Woodsia ilvensis)

Background imageOblong Collection: LONDON Houses of Parliament & Red Buses

LONDON Houses of Parliament & Red Buses
Melanie Viola

Background imageOblong Collection: VENICE Grand Canal and St Mark's Campanile

VENICE Grand Canal and St Mark's Campanile
Melanie Viola

Background imageOblong Collection: Idyllic Field of Poppies with Sun

Idyllic Field of Poppies with Sun
Melanie Viola

Background imageOblong Collection: VENICE Grand Canal and St Mark's Campanile

VENICE Grand Canal and St Mark's Campanile
Melanie Viola

Background imageOblong Collection: VENICE Canal Grande & Santa Maria della Salute

VENICE Canal Grande & Santa Maria della Salute
Melanie Viola

Background imageOblong Collection: CHICAGO Skyline

CHICAGO Skyline
Melanie Viola

Background imageOblong Collection: Modern Art Beyond Control

Modern Art Beyond Control
Melanie Viola

Background imageOblong Collection: FLORENCE Ponte Vecchio at Night

FLORENCE Ponte Vecchio at Night
Melanie Viola

Background imageOblong Collection: CHICAGO Monochrome Skyline

CHICAGO Monochrome Skyline
Melanie Viola

Background imageOblong Collection: NEW YORK CITY Brooklyn Bridge & Manhattan Skyline

NEW YORK CITY Brooklyn Bridge & Manhattan Skyline
Melanie Viola

Background imageOblong Collection: Crossbow-man (right), pavisier (man firing from behind an oblong shield or pavise

Crossbow-man (right), pavisier (man firing from behind an oblong shield or pavise, bottom), archer with bow and arrow (left), and the standard of Richard, Earl of Warwick (top)

Background imageOblong Collection: Variety of homemade breads. Sourdough bread bowl, sourdough loaf, three seed loaf

Variety of homemade breads. Sourdough bread bowl, sourdough loaf, three seed loaf, three cheese loaf, stone milled rye loaf, everything bagel, cinnamon swirl and raisin bagel and whole grain bagel

Background imageOblong Collection: RMS Queen Mary - art deco style oblong mirror

RMS Queen Mary - art deco style oblong mirror
RMS Queen Mary - art deco style first-class oblong mirror bearing a peach tint, marked on reverse RMS Queen Mary. 30 x 10 inches. Date: 20th century

Background imageOblong Collection: RMS Olympic - glass paperweight

RMS Olympic - glass paperweight
RMS Olympic - period glass paperweight of rectangular form depicting the liner at sea. 4 inches

Background imageOblong Collection: A brigandine jacket dating from A. D. 1560, from The British Army: Its Origins

A brigandine jacket dating from A. D. 1560, from The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868
619325 A brigandine jacket dating from A.D. 1560, from The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868

Background imageOblong Collection: The Doorway; La Porte, (oil on canvas)

The Doorway; La Porte, (oil on canvas)
825810 The Doorway; La Porte, (oil on canvas) by Roy, Pierre (1880-1950); 63.8x38.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Doorway; La Porte. Pierre Roy (1880-1950). Oil on canvas

Background imageOblong Collection: Censer in the Form of an Ancient Bronze Rectangular Cauldron (Fangding)

Censer in the Form of an Ancient Bronze Rectangular Cauldron (Fangding), Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Background imageOblong Collection: Rectangular Tureen (fu), Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-481 B. C. )

Rectangular Tureen (fu), Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-481 B. C. )
Rectangular Tureen (fu), Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-481 B.C.)

Background imageOblong Collection: Rectangular Cauldron, Shang dynasty ( about 1600-1046 BC ), 12th / 11th century B. C

Rectangular Cauldron, Shang dynasty ( about 1600-1046 BC ), 12th / 11th century B. C
Rectangular Cauldron, Shang dynasty ( about 1600-1046 BC ), 12th/11th century B.C

Background imageOblong Collection: Coffer, France, 1700 / 20. Creator: Andre-Charles Boulle the Elder

Coffer, France, 1700 / 20. Creator: Andre-Charles Boulle the Elder
Coffer, France, 1700/20

Background imageOblong Collection: Box, England, 1760 / 80. Creator: Unknown

Box, England, 1760 / 80. Creator: Unknown
Box, England, 1760/80

Background imageOblong Collection: Box, Bilston, c. 1785 / 1800. Creator: Unknown

Box, Bilston, c. 1785 / 1800. Creator: Unknown
Box, Bilston, c. 1785/1800

Background imageOblong Collection: Snuff Box, Bilston, c. 1775. Creator: Unknown

Snuff Box, Bilston, c. 1775. Creator: Unknown
Snuff Box, Bilston, c. 1775

Background imageOblong Collection: Painted Chest of Drawers, c. 1937. Creator: Isabella Ruth Doerfler

Painted Chest of Drawers, c. 1937. Creator: Isabella Ruth Doerfler
Painted Chest of Drawers, c. 1937

Background imageOblong Collection: Pa. German Dower Chest, c. 1937. Creator: John Dieterich

Pa. German Dower Chest, c. 1937. Creator: John Dieterich
Pa. German Dower Chest, c. 1937

Background imageOblong Collection: Specimens of the Mosaics, from the Tomb of the Emperor, c. 1815 (pencil, pen, ink, w / c)

Specimens of the Mosaics, from the Tomb of the Emperor, c. 1815 (pencil, pen, ink, w / c)
1196926 Specimens of the Mosaics, from the Tomb of the Emperor, c. 1815 (pencil, pen, ink, w/c) by Agra School, (19th century); 53.4x68 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Indian

Background imageOblong Collection: Woman Lying Down; Femme Couchee, 1924 (oil on canvas)

Woman Lying Down; Femme Couchee, 1924 (oil on canvas)
656194 Woman Lying Down; Femme Couchee, 1924 (oil on canvas) by Valmier, Georges (1885-1937); 72.5x99 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman Lying Down; Femme Couchee. Georges Valmier (1885-1937)

Background imageOblong Collection: Meditation, 1934 (oil on linen-finished paper laid down on card)

Meditation, 1934 (oil on linen-finished paper laid down on card)
656193 Meditation, 1934 (oil on linen-finished paper laid down on card) by Jawlensky, Alexej von (1864-1941); 17.7x12.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Meditation)

Background imageOblong Collection: The Panel of the Mabinogian, No. 10, (watercolour, gouache

The Panel of the Mabinogian, No. 10, (watercolour, gouache
827356 The Panel of the Mabinogian, No. 10, (watercolour, gouache and gold paint on silk laid down on paper) by Sheringham

Background imageOblong Collection: Page 28. Flowering plant, 'a Creeper'(Watling 442 / 377) (w / c)

Page 28. Flowering plant, "a Creeper"(Watling 442 / 377) (w / c)
5671058 Page 28. Flowering plant, " a Creeper" (Watling 442/377) (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

Background imageOblong Collection: Vases (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)

Vases (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)
877754 Vases (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70) (after); Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; Acquired by Henry Walters; French, out of copyright

Background imageOblong Collection: Coffin of Senbi, Middle Kingdom, c. 1918-1859 BC (gessoed & painted cedar)

Coffin of Senbi, Middle Kingdom, c. 1918-1859 BC (gessoed & painted cedar)
490752 Coffin of Senbi, Middle Kingdom, c.1918-1859 BC (gessoed & painted cedar) by Egyptian 12th Dynasty (1991-1786 BC); 55x213x70 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageOblong Collection: A Frankenthal rectangular snuff box and bombe cover, the interior of the cover with a

A Frankenthal rectangular snuff box and bombe cover, the interior of the cover with a
1766880 A Frankenthal rectangular snuff box and bombe cover, the interior of the cover with a scene of gentlemen playing billards, c.1770 by German School

Background imageOblong Collection: Poster advertising Montreux-Oberland-Bernois train journeys, c. 1910 (colour litho)

Poster advertising Montreux-Oberland-Bernois train journeys, c. 1910 (colour litho)
1197956 Poster advertising Montreux-Oberland-Bernois train journeys, c. 1910 (colour litho) by Reckziegel, Anton (1865-1932); 99x68 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Reckziegel)

Background imageOblong Collection: The Construction of Space - Time III; Construction de L Espace - Temps III

The Construction of Space - Time III; Construction de L Espace - Temps III
825131 The Construction of Space - Time III; Construction de L Espace - Temps III, 1924 (gouache, pen and ink and pencil on tracing paper) by Doesburg

Background imageOblong Collection: Lid of the coffin of Senbi, Middle Kingdom, c. 1918-1859 BC (gessoed & painted cedar)

Lid of the coffin of Senbi, Middle Kingdom, c. 1918-1859 BC (gessoed & painted cedar)
490753 Lid of the coffin of Senbi, Middle Kingdom, c.1918-1859 BC (gessoed & painted cedar) by Egyptian 12th Dynasty (1991-1786 BC); 55x213x70 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageOblong Collection: Vase, c. 1780 (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)

Vase, c. 1780 (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)
877755 Vase, c.1780 (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70) (after); height:43.9 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Background imageOblong Collection: Halomitra pileus coral

Halomitra pileus coral (Oblong madrepore, Madrepora pileus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Background imageOblong Collection: Oblong snow-wort, Niphaea oblonga

Oblong snow-wort, Niphaea oblonga. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley, London

Background imageOblong Collection: Advert for Mappin & Webb tea & coffee service 1929

Advert for Mappin & Webb tea & coffee service 1929
Seletion of three different style sterling silver tea and coffee service, with tea pot, sugar basin, cream jug, coffee pot, kettle and stand and tea tray. 1929

Background imageOblong Collection: Paint Box of Vizier Amenemope, New Kingdom, c. 1427-1401 BC (boxwood)

Paint Box of Vizier Amenemope, New Kingdom, c. 1427-1401 BC (boxwood)
490748 Paint Box of Vizier Amenemope, New Kingdom, c.1427-1401 BC (boxwood) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); 21x3.6x2.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageOblong Collection: A French gilt gesso overmantel wall mirror (gilt gesso)

A French gilt gesso overmantel wall mirror (gilt gesso)
1765119 A French gilt gesso overmantel wall mirror (gilt gesso) by French School; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageOblong Collection: Page 33. Plant, Banksia spinulosa (Watling, 423 / 358) / aHairpin Banksia (w / c)

Page 33. Plant, Banksia spinulosa (Watling, 423 / 358) / aHairpin Banksia (w / c)
5671066 Page 33. Plant, Banksia spinulosa (Watling, 423/358) /AHairpin Banksia (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library



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"Discover the beauty of oblong: from rare Dutch Delft blue plaques to art deco mirrors, this shape captivates. Feast your eyes on an heirloom squash plate dating back centuries, a testament to the enduring allure of oblong. Step aboard the majestic RMS Queen Mary and admire its elegant oblong mirror, a symbol of timeless sophistication. The glass paperweight from RMS Olympic transports you to another era, where craftsmanship reigned supreme. Heal and Son's advertisement showcases how even everyday objects can be transformed into works of art with their oblong designs. Travel back in time with Crossbow-man and pavisier as they wield their weapons behind sturdy oblong shields - a glimpse into medieval warfare tactics. Indulge in a variety of homemade breads, each lovingly crafted in unique oblong shapes like sourdough bread bowls or three seed loaves. Immerse yourself in history with a brigandine jacket dating back to 1560 - an exquisite piece preserved through time. Let "The Doorway; La Porte" painting transport you to another world as it captures the essence of an entrance framed by an alluring oblong shape. Marvel at the ancient bronze rectangular cauldron censer (Fangding), evoking rituals and traditions passed down through generations. Delve further into antiquity with Eastern Zhou dynasty's rectangular tureen (fu) and Shang dynasty's rectangular cauldron - artifacts that connect us to civilizations long gone. Oblong is more than just a shape; it represents heritage, elegance, creativity, and cultural significance across various realms throughout history.