Approximately 350 pieces of Chinese export porcelain, made for both the American and European markets, constitute one of the museum's strongest and most complete ceramic collections. Of the over four hundred English and Irish ceramics, nearly all date from the second half of the 18th century through the beginning of 19th. Factories with the largest representations are Worcester (166) and Wedgwood (136). French porcelains number under 80 with the majority being 18th-century Sèvres ware. There are also several examples of German Meissen and Russian porcelain.

Sixty-five Greek and Etruscan vases show stylistic developments starting from 14th century BC, through Attic black-and red-figure vases, to the South Italian vases of the third century BC. A large number and variety of Asian ceramics, primarily Chinese and Korean, await appropriate cataloguing and study. Glass objects range in date from ancient Roman times to contemporary with two particularly interesting subsets: an ancient Roman table service and pre-WWII Lalique. Early American and British silver form the bulk of the metalwork holdings.

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