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Detailed pencil sketches of lamp designs, furniture, and architectural elements, showcasing artistry from various time periods.

Three lantern lamps, c. 1830 - c. 1850 Paris tracing paper Paris tracing paper
Three lantern lamps, c. 1830 - c. 1850 Paris tracing paper Paris tracing paper
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Three lantern lamps, c. 1830 - c. 1850 Paris tracing paper Paris tracing paperVignette with a sign with a jug and two cups, Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print Netherlands paper vignette. signboard. containers. drinking-vesselsPilica (voivodeship L Skie). Synagogue on ul. Azienna - a porch of the porch, according to photography by nature from the collection of Mr. Czekidierski from Warsaw; Sztolcman, W Adys Aw Roman (1873-1950); 1915 (before 20.03.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);Armchairs. Leaf 36 Recto from a sketchbook with 77 sheets.Sailboat and sloop. Also a study of a (carikatural) cup with headgear. Leaf 3 recto from a sketchbook with 65 sheets.Drawer Pull. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 23.3 x 30.2 cm (9 3/16 x 11 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Janet Riza.Design for for Ornate Writing Table with Pierced Railing, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, January 13, 1905, furniture, Drawing, DrawingDesign for Two Tabletop Mirrors with Military Ornament early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for Two Tabletop Mirrors with Military Ornament 386948Diebitsch Carl von (1819-1869), Hocker, Cairo (without date): View of a stool, scale. Pencil on cardboard, 18.2 x 30.1 cm (including scan edges) Diebitsch Carl von (1819-1869): HockerTwo French Chairs, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I ca. 1753-1762 Thomas Chippendale British Unfinished drawing with designs for two French chairs. Not published in Chippendale's 'Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director'.. Two French Chairs, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I. Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718-1779 London). ca. 1753-1762. Black ink, gray ink, brown washChair and Dresser. Dated: 1880/1883. Dimensions: overall: 15.2 x 23.7 cm (6 x 9 5/16 in.). Medium: graphite on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: PAUL CEZANNE.Design for a chair, c. 1906 Page 14 Verso from a sketchbook with 27 magazines. paper. pencil chairTable. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 27.7 x 21.3 cm (10 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hans Westendorff.Drawing, Design for Serving Table with Two Drawers and Backsplash; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream tracing paper; 19.1 x 25.1 cm (7 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. )Drawing, Design for Small Round Table with Octagonal Base; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.Sarah F Williams, Blanket Chest, c 1938 Blanket ChestOval table with a marble top with the end of the 18th century, from the collections of Stanis Aawa Ursyn -Rusiecki in 1917 - views at the front, from above and top in advance with the cross -section on a scale of 1: 5; Sztolcman, W Adys Aw Roman (1873-1950); 1917 (before February 7, 1917) (1917-00-00-1917-00-00);Silver Ladle. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 18.8 x 27.3 cm (7 3/8 x 10 3/4 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Herman Bader and Hester Duany.Horace Reina, Silver Porringer, c 1936 Silver PorringerDuncan Phyfe Sewing Cabinet. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.7 cm (12 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 29 1/2"high; 28 3/4"long; 13 1/2"deep (cabinet). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mattie P. Goodman.Ornament designs and a chandelier, c. 1903 - c. 1904 Page 13 Recto from a sketchbook with 17 sheets. paper. pencil ornaments ~ art. chandelier, candelabrumOrnamentele bloemenkrans ; Treasure sacred historiaru m old testame n Ti , chose n tissimis pictures reproduced m excell n tissimoru m in this art viroru m works : nu n e first m light m edit. Ornamentele bloemenkrans . Prent maakt deel uit van list .Germanic bronze jewelry, Unknown, 1859 - 1864 print The jewelry is numbered and provided with a name in the legend. Haarlem paper ornaments, jewels. Germanic and Scandinavian religionsDesigns for lamps, c. 1905 - c. 1910 Page 27 Recto from a sketchbook with 27 sheets. paper. pencil lighting; lampsYolande Delasser, Book Bottle, c 1937 Book BottleDesign for Rolling Serving Table with Two Legs, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream tracing paper, Narrow rectangular body fitted with top tray with its own handles, shelf at front raised on 4 straight turned legs; conforming lower shelf attached and supported by 2 large bicycle wheels on left and 2 baluster-like legs on right; long horizontal steering handles attach at side of body., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingArthur Johnson, Side Chair, c 1936 Side ChairReliquary of Saint Gertrudis, 1857 - 1859 Leaf 50 Recto from a sketchbook with 77 sheets. paper. pencil relics (and reliquaries)Memorial medal of the construction of the Viaduc d'Ateuil, in or after 1865 - in or before 1868 photograph On the left the mint side with a face on the Viaduc d'Ateuil, on the right the head side with a portrait of Emperor Napoleon III. Ile-de-France photographic support albumen print bridge. viaduct. historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) (+ profile portrait). memorial medalOrnaments, including with a triangle motif, c. 1928 Leaf 11 Verso from a sketchbook with 24 sheets. paper. pencil ornament ~ geometric motifsOrnament made of flowers used radiats (monstrance) - for a poster design (); Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936); 1905-1931 (1905-00-00-1931-00-00);Partage Plus, ornaments, poster designs, purchase (provenance)Drawing, Design for Round Dining Table of Mahogany on Scroll-Like Feet; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream paper; 17.1 x 27.6 cm (6 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. )Drawer Pull. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 29.2 cm (9 x 11 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Janet Riza.Description: Cyprus Antiquities Location: Cyprus Date: 1876-1942 mediterranean, mediterraneanthroughalensChair and vases. Leaf 36 Verso from a sketchbook with 72 sheets.Hugh Clarke, Candle Mold, c 1936 Candle MoldDrawing, Design for Curio Cabinet in Rosewood; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; pen and black ink on thin cream paper; 21.0 x 27.6 cm (8 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. )Drawing, Design Rectangular Oak Table with Five Stile Legs; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin, cream paper; 21.3 x 27.6 cm (8 3/8 x 10 7/8 in. )Tile Tableau of twelve tiles, Anonymous, 1775 - 1825 Tile tableau of 12 tiles (3 x 4) with a purple painted workshop where two figures make a carriage. The show is surrounded by an egg list with rosettes in the corners. See Pendant: BK-NM-5198. Holland earthenware. tin glaze majolica Tile tableau of 12 tiles (3 x 4) with a purple painted workshop where two figures make a carriage. The show is surrounded by an egg list with rosettes in the corners. See Pendant: BK-NM-5198. Holland earthenware. tin glaze majolicaCandlestick. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 26.9 x 21.5 cm (10 9/16 x 8 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4" high; 4 1/2" wide. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eugene Barrell.Rabbet Plane. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 35.6 cm (10 15/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 13 1/2" long; 3 1/2" high; 1 5/8" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Clarence Secor.Design for Serving Rack with Three Shelves (Front and Side elevations), A.N. Davenport Co., Pen and dark brown ink on thin, cream paper, Side elevation of serving rack at left; each shelf supported by curvolinear brackets. Front elevation of rack is at right. On front elevation, atop top shelf are punch bowl and six glasses; stack of plates rests on middle shelf; serving dishes are on bottom shelf., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingPress. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" long; 5 1/2" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Fallon.Pencil collection of objects related to a landscape meal by Josef von Führich, begun March 1, 1815.Jesion desk from the nineteenth century from the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw in 1920 - views from the side, front and in advance on a scale of 1:10; Rozbicka, Mieczysław (1891-1925); 1920 (not after 8.10.1920) (1920-00-00-1920-00-00);Rat Trap. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 24.8 x 35.8 cm (9 3/4 x 14 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" high; 5" deep; 9 1.4" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Waldeck.Design for an Oval Serving Dish with Circular Raised Platform ca. 1770-90 Anonymous, French, 18th century French. Design for an Oval Serving Dish with Circular Raised Platform 344263Shoe Buckle. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 22.9 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sylvia De Zon.Silver Spoon. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 23.1 x 29 cm (9 1/8 x 11 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9" long; 1 3/4" wide. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charlotte Winter.Jessie M Benge, Wedding Gloves, 1935 1942 Wedding GlovesThis photograph, taken on December 27, 1918, shows Sergeant Moscioni of the U.S. Signal Corps at Barracks #66 in Tours, France. The image captures a collection of amplifier bulbs, which are of French origin. The photograph has been approved by the A.E.F. censor, although the exact date of approval is unknown.Gordena Jackson, Carved Stone Wash Basin at Carmel Mission, 1938 Carved Stone Wash Basin at Carmel MissionDesk. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 29.1 cm (9 x 11 7/16 in.). Medium: pen and ink and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.Still life with book, letter opener and basket, Pieter de Goeje, 1789 - 1859 drawing paper. chalk still life of miscellaneous objects. bookPulley with suspension chain & hook. Technical illustrations. 1963. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. PulleysPhoto production of a title page, Anonymous, After Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1899 photograph Title page with the head of a woman, ornaments and above and below space for text in a frame. photographic support ornaments ~ artSausage Grinder. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 45.7 x 58 cm (18 x 22 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Koehl.Henry Meyers, Pewter Tankard, c 1936 Pewter TankardBöhmer Franz (1907-1943), Reich Ministry of Nutrition and Agriculture in Berlin-Mitte (1938-1938): Floor lamp for Deetjen. Light break heighted on paper, 48.5 x 35.8 cm (including scan edges)Band decoration with leaves. Leaf 21 Recto from a sketchbook with 43 sheets.Design for a Bracelet, George E Germer, 1868 - 1936, Graphite, brush and white gouache, brush and yellow, brown watercolor on cardboard, Bordering lines as 1939-84-20. Fasces., USA, 1910-1920, Projects for braclets, Projects for bracletsSteel coniferous side with coarse thread made as an example of scented bars as applied in Spanish Venetian needle side. Steel natural-colored coniferous side. Rectangular model. In a rectangular frame, two parallel running tanning threads are set that are first scanned and then focused on both sides. The framework also consists of feston stitches, wherein the stitches worked at the inner and outer edge around a wire. The inside and outer edge thus form light relief contour lines, as well as the center of the bars. The steel is made with coarse wire as an example of bars as applied in Spanish Venetian needle side. The steel means a fragment side in which this technique has been applied.Little mail of the ladies no. 3, 1823 - 1830 Leaf with three hats, each shown twice. paper engraving Leaf with three hats, each shown twice. paper engravingMichael Fenga, Silver Bowl, c 1937 Silver BowlPierzh shadows and badges from the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw; Jaworski, Józef Ko Ciecza- (Fl. Ca 1911-Ca 1929); Not after 1925 (1918-00-00-1925-00-00);Designs for stitch needles with openwork bulbs, medallions and Malteser crosses, c. 1864 - c. 1894 Paris paper. pencil. deck paint. ink pen / brush ornaments, jewelsChair with an openwork back and a thatched seat, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph photographic support chairRohscanTwo spoons or bowls found in the Mesa Verde National Park, c. 1891 - In or Before 1893 photomechanical print Mesa Verde National ParkVienna paper dish, plate, saucer. spoonObjects on a mantelpiece. Leaf 3 recto from a sketchbook with 25 sheets.Kettle with Spirit Burner and Stand 1800-1900 Anonymous, Italian, 19th century Italian. Kettle with Spirit Burner and Stand 390144Still life with jacket and basket; Sketch sheets with figure studies.Map Case 1825 Louis Boudo. Map Case. American. 1825. Silver. Made in Charleston, South Carolina, United StatesTwo scales found in a grave in the Step House in the Mesa Verde National Park, c. 1891 - In or Before 1893 photomechanical print Mesa Verde National ParkVienna paper dish, plate, saucerRoger Deats, Dough Mixer, c 1940 Dough MixerSteel bobbin with coarse wire as an example of a picotrand, anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1930 sample Steel natural -colored bobbin with coarse wire as an example of a picot edge. It is a strip made in netslag with a picot edge on the outside. Pico edges are made in different ways. The matching fragment shows a piece of Chantilly side in which the type of picot edge as made in the steel. The date concerns the steel. Other types of edges in which such a picotrand can be found are: Valenciennes side, Mechelen side, Lille side, Parisian side, Brussels bobbin side (both the older and more modern spools that have been made in Brussels). Amsterdam cotton (textile) bobbin laceCabinet des Modes ou les modes nouvelles, 1 Mai 1786, pl. III, A.B. Duhamel, After Pugin, 1786 Four shoe spots for men's shoes. The accompanying text states that the different shoe spices for men's shoes follow each other rapidly and that the amount of boundless is. The types shown here that are 'to the latest taste and from the latest model'. The modern shoe buckle is not square, not round, but oval. (Material described on. p. 95) A complete range can be found in the Monsieur Grancher store. Paris paper engraving Four shoe spots for men's shoes. The accompanying text states that the different shoe spices for men's shoes follow each other rapidly and that the amount of boundless is. The types shown here that are 'to the latest taste and from the latest model'. The modern shoe buckle is not square, not round, but oval. (Material described on. p. 95) A complete range can be found in the Monsieur Grancher store. Paris paper engravingProcessional candlestick. Artist: Ernest Geldart (British, London 1848-1929). Dimensions: sheet: 24 1/2 x 13 in. (62.2 x 33 cm). Date: late 19th-early 20th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Tools and machine parts manufactured at the Queen Emma School, 1933 photograph Examples of different types of tools and machine parts manufactured as workpieces at the Queen Emma School in Surabaya. Displaying products numbered 1-17. Picture Packed in the photo album offered to J.H.A. Van der Hoeven at the termination on July 31, 1933 of his service in industrial education in the Dutch East Indies. Surabaya photographic support gelatin silver print Dutch East Indies, The. SurabayaOversluijs, After Anonymous, c. 1855 - In or Before 1863 photograph This photo is part of a cover with 35 photos on 16 sheets. Delft paper. cardboard albumen print mug, beaker, goblet DelftDrawing, Design for Oval Table, with Tablecloth; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.Design for a Hanging Lamp second half 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for a Hanging Lamp 386463American 20th Century, Desk Bell, 1935 1942 Desk BellStill-life with Violin, Bow and Sheet Music..Pots, jugs and other crockery, 1875 - 1934 Page 15 Recto from sketchbook LVI with 26 sheets. paper. chalk drinking-vessels. kitchen-utensils: potWorld exhibition , Fass made of Slovenian oak wood by Josef Pfeifer, Vienna No, Michael Frankenstein , Comp, Photo Studio, Viennese Photographer Association, Publishing HouseMusic tent with chairs and music stands, Anonymous, 1853 print paper bandstand AmsterdamWheelbarrow lying against a stone ..Design for a brooch. Design for a piece of jewelry.A pencil and watercolor still life by Carl Pischinger featuring a dog among arranged objects.Steel bobbin with coarse wire as an example of a deep end soil, anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1930 sample Steel natural-colored bobbin with coarse wire as an example of Dieppe-Ground. West-Europa cotton (textile) bobbin laceAdvertising photo with dinnerware and kitchen utensils of the company C. Read & Co., Baltimore, Maryland, Stadler Photographing Company, 1920 - 1930 photograph United States of America paper. textile materialsLadies glove over a heart, 1913 - 1970 drawing paper. paint (coating). deck paint. pencil brush heart symbolism. gloves, mittens, etc.Osler Design Pattern Book - Crystal Glass Cabinet, 1850-1900. Glass Furniture Design. Designer & Manufacturer: F & C Osler (Ltd)Catalogs card, so -called catalog patch, from the Nordic Museum. Objects invoice 94128, rock head, linen bracket, from Hälsingland. Watercolor by Emelie von Walterstorff. NordicDesign for a Round Table on a Triangular Base, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin, cream paper, Round table top raised on flaring molded triangular support sitting on molded base with three animal-paw feet., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingDrawing, Design for Semi-Circular Writing Table with Brass Railing; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; pen and black ink on thin cream paper; 15.6 x 21.0 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. )Still life with fish baskets with yoke and a cat.Silver wedding case at the exhibition of Antiquities in Delft, A.L. Oversluijs, After Anonymous, c. 1855 - In or Before 1863 photograph This photo is part of a cover with 35 photos on 16 sheets. Delft paper. cardboard albumen print wedding-gift from groom to bride. minerals and metals: silver DelftSteel bobbin with coarse wire as an example of a ribbon in linen stroke with open picotrand and thereby a fragment side in which this technique is applied, anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1930 sample Steel natural -colored bobbin with coarse wire as an example of a ribbon in linen stroke with open picotrand and thereby a fragment side in which this technique is used. The date concerns the steel. West-Europa cotton (textile) bobbin lace