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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
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Mecha (Cigarette Lighter). Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 35.9 x 24.7 cm (14 1/8 x 9 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and gold ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ann Gene Buckley.Doors to Confessional. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 42" wide; 79 3/4"high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ethel Dougan.Martin Partyka, Side View of Hartford Chest, c 1936 Side View of Hartford ChestSydney Roberts, Wick Trimmer, c 1941 Wick TrimmerRalph Atkinson, Economy Pie Plate, c 1937 Economy Pie PlateBetty Fuerst, Billethead from a Rockport Schooner, c 1938 Billethead from a Rockport SchoonerWooden Toys. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 50.6 x 38.1 cm (19 15/16 x 15 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 3/4" high; 2 3/4" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rex F. Bush.George V Vezolles, Shaker Scales, 1935 1942 Shaker ScalesFrancis Law Durand, Bonnet, c 1938 BonnetPaper Weight. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.8 x 22.9 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gertrude Lemberg.Wood and Tin Chandelier. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 50.8 x 40.8 cm (20 x 16 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 21" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Constantine.Michael J Miceli, Glass Dish, c 1937 Glass DishMargaret Stottlemeyer, Stoneware Cream Pitcher, 1935 1942 Stoneware Cream PitcherArthur Mathews, Duncan Phyfe Table, c 1938 Duncan Phyfe TableWhite tile with blue fruit, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed paintedSide Saddle - California Syle. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 24.3 x 35.5 cm (9 9/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 27: long; 15" high. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Harry Mann Waddell.Design for Two Ornamented Tabletop Mirrors early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for Two Ornamented Tabletop Mirrors 386956Footstool. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 24.4 x 32.9 cm (9 5/8 x 12 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/2"high; 14 3/8"long; 8"wide. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Moss.Shaker Case for Knitting Needles. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 34.9 x 26.7 cm (13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Helen E. Gilman.Alvin Shiren, Blown Glass, c 1937 Blown GlassSunbonnet. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.8 x 26.8 cm (14 1/8 x 10 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Manuel G. Runyan.William McAuley, Powder Horn, c 1940 Powder HornBootjack. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 22" long; 10 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lloyd A. Davidson.Harry Grossen, Glass Camphene Lamp, c 1937 Glass Camphene LampCandlestick. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 22.5 x 28 cm (8 7/8 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/8" high; 6 1/2" long; 4 5/8" wide. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Helen Hobart.Harry G Aberdeen, Candle Holder, c 1937 Candle HolderYolande Delasser, Jar, c 1938 JarSanctuary Chair. Dated: 1941. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 27 cm (14 1/16 x 10 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 44 3/4"high; 27 1/2"wide; 20 1/2"deep. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William Kieckhofel.Crock. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 45.8 x 38.3 cm (18 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 3/4" High 10" Dia.(top) 9 1/4" Dia.(base). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frank Fumagalli and Yolande Delasser.Fred Hassebrock, Wrought Iron Pot Hooks, c 1938 Wrought Iron Pot HooksMan's Gloves. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 43.3 x 34.5 cm (17 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Melita Hofmann.Package on Handtruck (Project). Christo (b. 1935). Mixed media on paper. Dated 1974. 72 x 57cm.Henry Waldeck, Candle Mold, 1938 Candle MoldCrock. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.8 x 22.7 cm (11 3/4 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 3/4" High 10 1/2" Dia(top) 7 1/4" Dia(base). Medium: watercolor, graphite and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Caseau.Noel of Bullion.Food Chopper. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 26.1 x 36.9 cm (10 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 1/4" high; 8 1/4" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Earl Butlin.Bootjack. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" long; 5" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marius Hansen.Robert Stewart, Vase (Morning Glory), c 1937 Vase (Morning Glory)Rose Campbell Gerke, Branding Iron, 1935 1942 Branding IronDesign for a cake scoop, c. 1785 - c. 1800 Design for a cake scoop with a crowned griffin and a spoon with a deep round container. Rome paper pen / brush table-wareBranding Iron. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 35.5 cm (11 1/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 34" long. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Elizabeth Johnson.Edward L Loper and Gordon Saltar, Sofa, c 1937 SofaHinged with a church in Czerniaków - front view on a 1: 2 scale; Pretty, Szymon (Ca 1864-1942); 1917 (not after 17.07.1917) (1917-00-00-1917-00-00);Silver Cream Pitcher. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 17.7 x 26.9 cm (6 15/16 x 10 9/16 in.). Medium: colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Margaret Stottlemeyer.A box at the cost, a fragment of one of the olkusz polyptych quarters from the basilica Andrzej in Olkusz, depicting the Three Kings - a view in a 1: 5 scale; Sztolcman, W Adys Aw Roman (1873-1950); 1914 (not after 20.06.1914) (1914-00-00-1914-00-00);Low table with vase and dish, tall table with teapot. Paintings. 1800 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Furniture , China, Pottery , ChinaRobert WR Taylor, Card Tray, c 1940 Card TrayHans Mangelsdorf, Lamp, c 1938 LampBauern Hochzeit, Baurn Hochzeit, Göbl, Andreas Benedictus, 1765-1792, ink, gold board, with gilt edges, ca. 1765, 1 boxed deck of playing cards, etching, stencil, hand col., 11.5 x 7 x 3 cm.Doll Carriage. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.4 x 21.5 cm (11 9/16 x 8 7/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Walter W. Jennings.Fireman's Helmet. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 24.5 x 35.6 cm (9 5/8 x 14 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eugene Bartz.Vase. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 33.9 x 25.5 cm (13 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Madeline Arnold.Chair, an ornamental capital and ornaments with an animal. Leaf 66 Recto from a sketchbook with 79 sheets.Design for a vase, Theo Colenbrander, 1851 - 1930 drawing Design for pottery. tracing paper. pencil container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vaseOrison Daeda, Butter Firkin, 1939 Butter FirkinThe top of the inlaid Mahogany Table from the collection of Miłosz Kotarbiński in 1915 - views from above on a scale of 1: 5; Kotarbiński, Mieczysław (1890-1943); 1915 (not after 13.09.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);Tools for a needle side application in the form of a cotton piece on which a black leaf is sewn with white traced wires in the shape of a butterfly, anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1914 Tools in the form of a black leaf in which the pattern of butterfly wings and a butterfly are 'stung'. The leaf is sewn on a cotton piece and the pattern lines of the butterfly (below) are sewn through the leaf and the patch with white trace wires. A white strip of paper is stuck with the text "2nd ouvraage" (second work). The extra butterfly wings (at the top) are also processed in this way and, moreover, filled with a mesh cincloth. A white strip of paper is stuck with the text "3rd Ouvraage" (third work). It belongs to a series of a total of 4 objects in which the development is demonstrated to arrive at a butterfly from Brussels needle side. Belgium paper. cotton (textile) sewing Tools in the form of a black leaf in which the pattern of butterfly wings and a butterfly are 'stung'. The leaf is sewn on a cottBaby Shoe. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 20.8 x 22.8 cm (8 3/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gladys Cook.Harry Mann Waddell, Side Saddle California Syle, c 1937 Side Saddle - California SyleRiding Boot. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.2 x 22.7 cm (11 7/8 x 8 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Dorothy Gernon.Lucille Chabot, Gabriel Weather Vane, c 1939 Gabriel Weather VaneBöhmer Franz (1907-1943), Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Berlin-Mitte (1938-1938): Ceiling lamp 1: 7. Light break on paper, 38.6 x 24.3 cm (including scan edges)Shaker Door Latch. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 36.1 x 43.2 cm (14 3/16 x 17 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Elbert S. Mowery.Cutlery Kit. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 45.6 cm (14 x 17 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William Ludwig.Robert Penson, Glass Fruit Jar, c 1940 Glass Fruit JarEdward W Buechner, Paperweight (Deer), c 1938 Paperweight (Deer)John Tarantino, Candlestick, c 1940 CandlestickHarry Mann Waddell, Cascarone (eggshell) Stick Pin, c 1940 Cascarone (eggshell) Stick PinCologne jar against light background, Albertus Steenbergen, 1824 - 1900 drawing paper. oil paint (paint) brush container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vaseRose Campbell Gerke, Wells Fargo Gold Box, 1935 1942 Wells Fargo Gold BoxGerald Transpota, Animal Bell, 1938 Animal BellDress ornament ca. 5th century B.C. Scythian. Dress ornament 328968Seal Ring. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.5 x 22.5 cm (11 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William P. Shearwood.Still life with fish, bottle and fishnet, Lodewijk Schelfhout, 1930 print A fish is on a table with a bottle and a bowl on it. In the background, a fishing net hangs on two posts and there is a boat in the water. Left and right four wicker baskets. paper drypoint still life of miscellaneous objects. fishes. fishing netPhoto album (empty), Anonymous, 1860 - 1900 Photo album in the form of a fold-out three-part folder with passe-partouts for four cartes-de-visiting. cardboard. paper. plush. glassJohn Tarantino, Sugar Bowl, c 1940 Sugar BowlChild's Bodice. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 26.7 x 35.6 cm (10 1/2 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 18" wide; 10" tall. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Irene M. Burge.Violet Hartenstein, Trivet, c 1942 TrivetTwo Views (Side and Front) of a Hat on a Stand 1866 Auguste Félix French. Two Views (Side and Front) of a Hat on a Stand 387445Michael Fenga, Mourning Ring, c 1936 Mourning RingLloyd Charles Lemcke, Wooden Shoe, 1937 Wooden ShoeBowl. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 23.1 cm (11 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 3/4" High 6 3/8" Dia 3 3/4" Dia(base). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Cutting.Garnet Earring. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward White.Purse. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 48 x 33.4 cm (18 7/8 x 13 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florence Earl.Cornelius Christoffels, Purse, c 1940 PurseLong Dark Table with Decorative Objects 19th century Anonymous, Chinese, 19th century Chinese. Long Dark Table with Decorative Objects. Anonymous, Chinese, 19th century. 19th century. Pen and ink and gouache. DrawingsBishop Hill: Seal. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 40.6 x 35.5 cm (16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/2" high; seal: 1 3/8" in diameter; top: 2" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Wellington Blewett.Muziek; La Musique; Trofeeën; 3e Cahier.A trophy with castanets, sheet music, a lute, a trumpet, a triangle and a tambourine.Drawing, Design for Small Round Table with Square Shelf and Square Legs; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.Rolland Livingstone, Pa German Cap Box, c 1941 Pa. German Cap BoxRobert Barton, Horse Weather Vane, 1939 Horse Weather VaneGriddlecake Turner and Fork. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 23 x 30.6 cm (9 1/16 x 12 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward L. Loper.Grace Halpin, Infant's Cap, 1935 1942 Infant's CapVase. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.2 x 23 cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Tarantino.Silver Salt Spoon. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 25 x 35.3 cm (9 13/16 x 13 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 3/4" long. Medium: graphite and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florence Hastings.Beaded Purse. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 26.6 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Cornelius Christoffels.William Kieckhofel, Iron Grille, 1941 Iron GrilleAnonymous, Bouquets Pins (Main title), 1927. Graphite and Gouache on Gray Carton A. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Charles Moss, Cuspidor, 1938 CuspidorJack Staloff, Andiron, c 1938 Andiron