Artistic Designs

Illustrations of brooches, lamps, and decorative objects, characterized by their artistic and historical significance, rendered in delicate watercolor styles.

Charles Criswell, Man's Shoe Buckle, c 1936 Man's Shoe Buckle
Charles Criswell, Man's Shoe Buckle, c 1936 Man's Shoe Buckle
Isidore Steinberg, Brooch, c 1937 BroochSpark Lamp. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.8 x 22.8 cm (11 5/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 7/8" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Tarantino.Pa. German Treen Double Butter Stamp. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 28.2 x 23.1 cm (11 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/2" high; 1 3/4" wide; 1 1/4" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Archie Thompson.Alexander Anderson, Handled Door Latch, 1940 Handled Door LatchYolande Delasser, Crock, c 1938 CrockCharles Criswell, Man's Shoe Buckle, c 1936 Man's Shoe BuckleErnest A Towers, Jr, Sewing Table, c 1938 Sewing TableEdna C Rex, Sewing table, 1935 1942 Sewing-tableOx Shoes. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 33 x 24.2 cm (13 x 9 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Walter Praefke.Wagon Jack. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 45.8 cm (14 1/16 x 18 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mary Hansen.Candle Holder. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: W. J. Goodacre.Red Plush Morris Chair. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 31.4 x 23.3 cm (12 3/8 x 9 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 44"high. 28" arm length; 25 1/2"wide at arms. Extends to 66 1/4".. Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florence Truelson.Paul Ward, Small Vase, c 1938 Small VaseJohn Wilkes, Foot Scraper, c 1938 Foot ScraperCooper's Chamfer Knife. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 24.3 x 35.7 cm (9 9/16 x 14 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Dooley.Salvatore Borrazzo, Gridiron, c 1938 GridironPie Plate. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.9 x 23 cm (11 3/4 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 18 cm(Dia) 3.5 cm (High). Medium: watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, and heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Anna Aloisi.Albert Taxson and Jacob Lipkin, Skewers and Holder, c 1940 Skewers and HolderTurpentine Dip Iron. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 24.2 cm (14 x 9 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fred Hassebrock.Table with Three Levels with Ornamental Objects. Artist: Anonymous, Chinese, 19th century. Dimensions: Overall: 14 1/8 x 18 3/8 in. (35.9 x 46.7 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Warsaw. Bronze door knob from the Royal Castle - front and side views, from the collection of Kazimiera Marconi in Warsaw in the year 1915. Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950), draughtsman, cartoonistFlorence Stevenson, Cup Plate, c 1936 Cup PlateDoris Beer, Charm for Watch Chain, c 1936 Charm for Watch ChainSword and Scabbard. Unknown makerTrivet. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 23.2 x 28.9 cm (9 1/8 x 11 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 1/4" in diameter; 9 1/8" long; 2" high. Medium: pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Irene Lawson.Flatiron. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 23.1 cm (11 x 9 1/8 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Spector and Julius Bellamy.Tilt Table. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.8 x 22.3 cm (11 5/16 x 8 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 28 1/2"high; 36 1/8"diameter; 31"deep (this meas. a bit unclear on d.s.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ferdinand Cartier.Berndtson, Gunnar, work, Sketch book, drawing, 9 cm x 15.5 cm, Berndtson, GunnarElmer R Kottcamp, Pa German Chandelier, 1935 1942 Pa. German ChandelierAlvin J Doria, Bracket, c 1940 BracketMourning Ring. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John H. Tercuzzi.Edward A Darby, Ebony, Marble top Table, c 1938 Ebony, Marble-top TableA chair in the style of "Queen Anna" with a church of visits to Warsaw, from the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw, war loss - general view; Jaworski, Józef Ko Ciecza- (Fl. Ca 1911-Ca 1929); Not after 1925 (1920-00-00-1925-00-00);Cannon Stove. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 43.3 x 35.1 cm (17 1/16 x 13 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Regina Henderer.Log Marker. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: head: 4 3/4" long; 4" in diameter; handle: 29 1/2" long. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Samuel Faigin.Irving I Smith, Shaker Peg Leg Stand, 1935 1942 Shaker Peg Leg StandPost Hole Axe. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 30.8 cm (9 x 12 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 31 1/2" long;. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George C. Brown.Gordon Sanborn, Fender Plate Warmer, c 1938 Fender Plate WarmerCamp Chair. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 55.5 x 48.2 cm (21 7/8 x 19 in.) Original IAD Object: 27"high; 18"wide at back; 18 1/2"deep at seat.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George C. Brown.Muffin Pan. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 22.4 x 35.5 cm (8 13/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 3/4" wide; 12 3/4" long; 1" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Paul Poffinbarger.M Louise Kent, Pincushion, c 1938 PincushionStreet Car Bell. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 31 x 22.9 cm (12 3/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: L. B. Hartmann.Scouring Board. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 28.1 cm (14 1/16 x 11 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/2" high; 8 3/4" wide; 3/4" thick. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Max Fernekes.John H Tercuzzi, Ring, 1935 1942 RingRalph Atkinson, Jewel Casket, 1939 Jewel CasketJacob Lipkin, Door Handle, c 1941 Door HandlePiece of fabric (a coat) from the collection of the Minutoli Institut, Liegnitz (now Legnica, Poland). Belitski, Ludwig (1830-1902), photographerTrivet. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 27.8 cm (14 1/16 x 10 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 3/4" in diameter; 1/2" high. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Helen Hobart.William Kieckhofel, Detail, Side of Confessional, 1937 Detail, Side of ConfessionalViolet Hartenstein, Metal Trivet, c 1942 Metal TrivetEva Fox and Harry Mann Waddell, Eagle Bit, c 1936 Eagle BitJames McLellan, Woman's Headdress, c 1939 Woman's HeaddressRay Price, Ornamental Urn for Flowers, c 1936 Ornamental Urn for FlowersAmerican 20th Century, Wooden Spoon, 1935 1942 Wooden SpoonSilver Sugar Tongs. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 22.6 x 29.9 cm (8 7/8 x 11 3/4 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.Candlestand. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 22.7 cm (11 1/2 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: Approximately 28"high. Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Max Schwartz.Candlestand. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 22.7 cm (11 1/2 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on heavy paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rosa Burger.Van Silvay, Bowl, c 1940 BowlBlown Glass. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.7 cm (12 x 8 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alvin Shiren.Ralph Atkinson, Ruby Pitcher, c 1936 Ruby PitcherAlvin Shiren, Bowl, c 1940 BowlElla Josephine Sterling, Wedding Garters, c 1936 Wedding GartersMajel G Claflin, One painted, Wooden Candelabrum, with Dove, c 1937 One painted, Wooden Candelabrum, with DoveCharles Bowman, Table, c 1939 TableEdward L Loper, Weather Vane, c 1937 Weather VaneBull's Eye Lamp. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.8 x 23.3 cm (11 3/4 x 9 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" high; 4" in diameter. Medium: graphite and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Charon.Mary E Humes, Child's Bonnet, c 1936 Child's BonnetJohn Tarantino, Bowl, 1935 1942 BowlBaby Cradle. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 38 x 50.8 cm (14 15/16 x 20 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Harley Kempter and Bruce Gentry.Table. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 27.7 cm (9 x 10 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 42" in diameter; 28" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alfred H. Smith.Cradle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 16.8 x 22.7 cm (6 5/8 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Gold.Knife and Fork. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 45.5 cm (14 x 17 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Stanley Mazur.LeRoy Griffith, Trivet, c 1941 TrivetEconomy Square Oil Lantern. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 23 cm (11 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ralph Atkinson.Mahogany chairs in the style of Ludwik Filip from the nineteenth century, from the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw from 1924, war loss - general view; Z Akowski, W Adys Aw ( -1944); around 1920-1924 (not after 1924) (1920-00-00-1924-00-00);Erwin Stenzel, Wooden Cutlery Box, c 1942 Wooden Cutlery BoxJack Staloff, Silver Funeral Spoon, c 1936 Silver Funeral SpoonRing. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 22.8 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Fenga.Joseph L Boyd, Parasol, c 1937 ParasolStudy sheet, including with a bottle, c. 1895  Also an ornament design. Leaf 15 Verso from a sketchbook with 23 sheets.  paper. pencil  container of glass: bottle, jar, vaseElizabeth Johnson, Branding Iron, c 1942 Branding IronLazio Latina Sezze Antiquarium Comunale91. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Medicine Bottle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27 x 22.9 cm (10 5/8 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Donald Streeter.Ruth M Barnes, Pincushion, c 1937 PincushionWhale Oil Lamp. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 36.3 x 29.9 cm (14 5/16 x 11 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 5/8" wide. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Amelia Tuccio.Silver Spoon. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 22.8 cm (10 15/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 4" long. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frederick Jackson.Butter Mold. Dated: 1940. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 25.7 cm (9 x 10 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marie Lutrell.William Hoffman, Plow and Plowpoint, c 1937 Plow and PlowpointToleware Canister. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 28.2 x 22.2 cm (11 1/8 x 8 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lelah Nelson.Ann Gene Buckley, Emery in the Shape of a Strawberry, c 1937 Emery in the Shape of a StrawberryWilliam H Edwards, Carpenter's Brace, c 1939 Carpenter's BraceThe handle Islazna at the house of os.  Arnów - 1: 1 view; Pretty, Szymon (Ca 1864-1942); 1918 (not after 3/04/1918) (1918-00-00-1918-00-00);Boule table de toilette in Louis VX style with oval mirror and compartments, Design for a handcraft table in neo-rococo style., draughtsman: M. Pagny, 1858 - 1868, paper, brush, pen, h 255 mm × w 390 mmHalyard Block. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 40.8 x 30.5 cm (16 1/16 x 12 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lloyd Charles Lemcke.John Matulis, Pie Plate, c 1938 Pie PlateAndiron (one of pair). Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 28.2 x 22.5 cm (11 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 17" high. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Filippo Porreca.Eva Wilson, Chest, c 1937 ChestChild's Handbag. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 29.5 x 22.9 cm (11 5/8 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gladys Cook.Jewelry from the region of Florence and Etruria, Anonymous, c. 1863 - in or before 1868 photograph   photographic support albumen print ornaments, jewels. necklace. ear-ringsKoffervis, 1958 print Surface on a bowl, with on the right in front of a shell.  paper. printing ink etching other fishes