I recently became aware that the New Jersey State Museum, which holds one of the largest surviving collections of Cybis porcelain, mounted an exhibit of 100 sculptures in memory of Marylin Chorlton. The curator of the collection was kind enough to send me the list of the pieces that formed the exhibit, which was held during the 1980s although they have no record of the precise dates.
The sculptures were displayed along both sides of the interior walls of the Auditorium. In this street view of the Museum, the Auditorium is the low building on the right. Although not all of the sculptures on display had been designed by Marylin, this in no way detracts from the honor that the exhibit afforded to her memory.
In the list below, the headings are those that the Museum used for their display groupings and exhibit brochure. All of the sculptures came from the Museum’s holdings. Any of the exhibited sculptures that have been attributed to Marylin herself are designated here with an asterisk following the name, and listed first.
‘Children to Cherish’
Skipper and Jens ‘Playing Leapfrog’ *
Nancy and Ned ‘Sledding’ *
Rusty and Johnny ‘Playing Marbles’ *
Christopher the Sea Listener *
Lisa and Lynette
Kara, Girl on the Beach
Little Princess
‘Birds and Flowers’
Turtle Doves ‘Doves of Peace’ * (in collaboration with Patricia Eakin)
Blue-headed Vireo with Lilac [pair]
Little Blue Heron
Skylarks [pair]
Wood Duck
Great White Heron
Kestrel
Hermit Thrush
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers
Yellow Condesa Rose
Pansies ‘Crinoline Lady’
Magnolia
Calla Lilly
Dutch Crocus ‘Blue Enchantress’
Wood Wren with Dogwood
Dahlia
Chipmunk with Bloodroot
Colonial Flower Basket
Narcissus
Iris
Pink Parfait Rose
‘Woodland Figures’
Duckings ‘Buttercup and Daffodil’
Chicks ‘Downy and Lemon’
Bullfrog ‘Enchanted Prince’
Deer Mouse ‘In Clover’ and also two brown examples in a sample color
Baby Owl
Appaloosa Colt
Pinto Colt
Bunny ‘Pat-a-Cake’
Bunnies ‘Cotton, Puff, and Snow’
Bunny ‘Muffet’
Bunny ‘Bisquet’
Bunny ‘Mr. Snowball’
Snail ‘Sir Henri Escargot’
‘Circus Figures’
Funny Face * (bust created by Marilyn; hat created by William Pae)
Rumples the Pensive Clown
Alexander, He’s the Greatest
Monkey ‘Bosun’
Circus Rider ‘Equestrienne Extraordinaire’
Seal ‘Sebastian’
Poppy the Performing Pony
Dandy the Dancing Dog
‘Portrait Figures’
Portia *
Berengaria * (begun by Marylin but finished by someone else after Marylin’s death)
Lady MacBeth
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Scarlett
Kwan Yin
Priscilla
Nefertiti
Noah
The [Polish] Bride
‘Fantasia and Chimera’
Unicorn
Unicorns ‘Gambol and Frolic’
Pegasus
Cybele
Horse Head ‘Satin’
Queen Titania
Marigold
Tiffin
Psyche
Eros
Pip the Elfin Player
Sharmaine the Sea Nymph
Sea King’s Steed ‘Oceanea’
‘North American Indians’
Sacajawea
Minnehaha ‘Laughing Water’
Wankan Tanka ‘The Great Spirit’
Hiawatha
Chato
Crow Dancer ‘Great Thunder’
Eskimo Mother
‘Children of the World’
Eskimo Child Head ‘Snow Bunting’
Jessica
Jason
Lotus Blossom
Cheerful Dragon
‘Storybook and Animal Kingdom Figures’
Hansel and Gretel *
Rebecca *
Little Bo Peep and Lamb ‘Mandy’
Betty Blue
Alice in Wonderland
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
Cinderella at the Ball
Rapunzel [unknown which colorway was on display]
Little Miss Muffet
Little Boy Blue
Tinkerbell
Wendy
Peter Pan
Pollyanna
A future Archive post will spotlight the New Jersey State Museum’s collection of Cybis porcelain in greater detail.
Name Index of Cybis Sculptures
Visual Index (for human figures/busts only)
About the Cybis Reference Archive
What is Cybis?
Images of Cybis porcelain sculptures are provided for informational and educational purposes only. All photographs are copyrighted by their owner as indicated via watermark and are used here only as reference material. Please see the copyright notice in the footer and sidebar for important information regarding the text that appears within this website.
The Cybis Archive is a continually-updated website that provides the most comprehensive range of information about Cybis within a single source. It is not and never has been part of the Cybis Porcelain studio, which is no longer in business.
THE CYBIS ARCHIVE 