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Artistic Object Studies

Graphite and watercolor sketches of decorative objects like candlesticks and buckles, showcasing detailed designs on aged paper.

Hester Duany, Silver Tumbler, c 1937 Silver Tumbler
Hester Duany, Silver Tumbler, c 1937 Silver Tumbler
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Flat Iron Holder. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 22.6 x 29.1 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 3/8" long; 3 3/4" wide; 1 1/4" high. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Holger Hansen.Table covering project; Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911); Before 1911 (1869-00-00-1911-00-00);projects, craftsmanship, purchase (provenance)Guitare, in or before 1828 One of 103 designs for marqueterie from ribbons -hung musical instruments in round medallions, intended for the set of chairs made by Van Doren for the large room of the Prince of Orange's palace in Brussels in 1828. Brussels paper. ink. graphite (mineral) trophy, i.e.: decorative arrangement of symbolic or typical objects ~ ornament. cithern, mandolin, guitar, balalaika Royal PalaceToleware Vase. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 28.3 x 22.2 cm (11 1/8 x 8 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" wide; 5 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JOHN HALL.The Banker's Table. Artist: William Michael Harnett (1848-1892). Dimensions: 8 x 12 in. (20.3 x 30.5 cm). Date: 1877.In a departure from the fruits and vegetables Harnett painted at the outset of his career, this tabletop still life represents manufactured objects. The leather-bound volumes, stained ink bottle, and much-used quill pen show "the mellowing effect of age," which the artist praised in an undated interview. The varied objects reveal Harnett's skill in rendering different textures. Although the rolled coins and other currency probably determined the title, there is nothing in the work or its history to indicate that it was commissioned by or painted for a particular banker. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.George V Vezolles, Copper Dipper, c 1937 Copper DipperProfession tile, blue with bag carrier, man with bag high on the shoulder, corner pattern lily, wall tile tile sculpture ceramics pottery glaze, baked 2x glazed painted rickety shard square two nail holes bag carrierVarious objects including two pipes, anonymous, c. 1872 - in or before 1878 photograph photographic support albumen print pipe ~ tobaccoButter Mold. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 34 x 30 cm (13 3/8 x 11 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 1/4" long; 2 3/4" wide; 3" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Franklyn Syres.J Howard Iams, Spirit Lamp with Teapot, 1938 Spirit Lamp with TeapotCharette près d'une maison.. 1842. Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Carts & wagonsPhoto album with reproductions of paintings, L.J. Hartkamp, various manufacturers, 1860 - 1900 Photo album with a total of 43 photos and a photo mechanical print on 24 pages. The album contains 8 cabinet photos and 36 Cartes-de Visite in with golden lines contaminated passe-partouts. Displayed are photo productions of paintings by Rafaël, Peter Paul Rubens and Leonardo da Vinci, among others. The photographer is anonymous from 21 photos. The other photos were taken by various manufacturers, including Fratelli Alinari and Gustav Schauer. Amsterdam cardboard. paper. photographic support. celluloid (cellulosic). textile materials. metal albumen print / collotype Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child. Christ. adult man. adult woman. childHenry Murphy, Fireman's Hat Shield, 1935 1942 Fireman's Hat ShieldRing Bottle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 23.3 x 30.8 cm (9 3/16 x 12 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 12 1/8" Dia. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Dana.Floral still life (Stock Roses). State state plan Hamburg, collection of the history of photographyWineglass 17th century probably Italian (Venice). Wineglass 460883Man ,. Messenger CollectionPot , Pots & pans. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph CollectionDesigns for a jewelry box. Design for a jewelry box.Tree Identification - Oak: Southern Red. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic HistoryClose-up view of the interior of George Toplitz's "C" gas mask. This photograph, taken on April 2, 1919, shows the personal equipment issued to soldiers during World War One. The gas mask was an essential defense against chemical warfare. Accompanying notes identify the gas mask's unique identification number as 1288.Designs for ServoPingen, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1874 - 1932 drawing tracing paper. pencil napkin-ringBootjack. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 28.4 x 36.5 cm (11 3/16 x 14 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/4" long; 4 3/8" wide; 2 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: F. C. Davenport.Woman's Shoes. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.6 x 40.8 cm (12 1/16 x 16 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Stella Mosher.Böhmer Franz (1907-1943), Villa von der Heydt in Berlin-Tiergarten. Conversion (1938-1938): Lamp in the anteroom, in the corridor: Views 1: 7. Light break on paper, 13.5 x 18.2 cm (including scan edges)Stanley Chin, Trivet, c 1941 TrivetCrystal engraved shell shaped bowl from the Louvre, Charles Thurston Thompson, c. 1866 - c. 1890.Book with clasp. Artist Unknown; Alexandria, Virginia; Written by John H. Livington; American, 1746-1825. Date: 1816. Dimensions: 11.7 × 7.3 × 3.8 cm (4 5/8 × 2 3/4 × 1 5/8 in.). Brown leather, with silver. Origin: Alexandria. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Buggy, c. 1840s-1850s. America. Daguerreotype, half-plate; overall: 11.4 x 14 cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.).Photo production of a portrait of Frans Jozef I of Austria, Anonymous, 1851 - c. 1900 photograph This photo is part of an album. paper albumen print emperor. historical personsJ Howard Iams, Fluting Iron, 1936 Fluting IronIn the oval, three flowers in the basket - ornament; Makowski, Tadeusz (1882-1932); around 1914 (1910-00-00-1920-00-00);Egyptian objects, including a sculpture from ISIS and a sculpture of a throne, anonymous, c. 1890 - c. 1895 photograph photographic support gelatin silver print sculpture. Isis, the mother-goddess. throneEarthenware is possible 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 jar, jug (used as drinking-vessel) DelftDifferent types of hats. .Berndtson, Gunnar, work, Sketch book, drawing, 7.5 cm x 12 cm, Berndtson, GunnarFarmers interior with a table and racks with plates on the wall. Leaf 25 Verso from a sketchbook with 51 sheets.Candlestick. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 22.6 cm (11 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: PHILIP JOHNSON.Sunbonnet. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.8 x 23.1 cm (11 5/16 x 9 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Roberta Spicer.J.B.S.Chardin, Stilleben mit Olivenglas - - Two 16th -century French seats of wood, on the Exposition Rétrospective of 1877 in Lyon, France, Anonymous, 1877 - in Or Before 1880 photomechanical print Lyonprinter: Paris paper chair (+ wood and other phytogenic material) LyonBecker, Adolf von, Rye, Chest from 1807 and chair and table leg (two-sided piece), pencil, drawing, OBJECT; spinning wheel; coffin, 10 cm x 13 cmWeather Vane Finial. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 45 x 35.6 cm (17 11/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 17 1/2" long; 17 1/4" high. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Helen Hobart.Design for a silver teapot, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1913 drawing paper. ink. pencil. chalk pen container of metal: bucket, can, canister, drum, tin. tea-pot; samovarDesign for a brooch. Design for a piece of jewelry.Detail of drawn outlines of hand tools on a wallPortrait of an unknown woman, anonymous, c. 1855 - c. 1870 photograph glass. metal. velvet (fabric weave). wood (plant material). leather ambrotype historical persons - BB - womanPortrait of an unknown woman, anonymous, c. 1855 - c. 1870 photograph glass. metal. velvet (fabric weave) ambrotype historical persons - BB - womanFour Designs for Silver Stickpins. Artist: Edgar Gilstrap Simpson (British, 1867-1945 (presumed)). Dimensions: sheet: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm). Date: 1899.Four designs for a stickpin with a precious stone, all executed in silver. Each pin is numbered (continous from the previous pages) and has instructions below related to the stone and the design. The stones are described as: ruby; pearl and turquoise. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Old chair of State. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Rhode Island, Newport (R.I.)Bierkroes 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 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase. beer, ale DelftGilt-Bronze Ornaments of Koryeo Period, KoreaProduct image from Motala workshop.Nine Designs for Decorated Cups 1845-55 Alfred Henry Forrester Alfred Crowquill British. Nine Designs for Decorated Cups 394844Lidded Compote. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.4 x 27.6 cm (13 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Eyth.Still Life in a Stable, François Cornelis Knoll, 1824Wash Stand. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 21.4 x 27.4 cm (8 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 37"high' 18"deep. Medium: pen and ink and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.Puget Sound Baskets. Edward S. Curtis; American, 1868-1952. Date: 1912. Dimensions: 29.9 x 39.5 cm (image/paper); 45.5 x 55.8 cm (mount). Photogravure, plate 309 from "The North American Indian, Volume 9" (1913). Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: Edward S. Curtis.Still Life with Silver and Gold Plate, Shells, and a Sword. Artist: Meiffren Conte (French, Marseilles ca. 1630-1705 Marseilles). Dimensions: 40 × 50 3/4 in. (101.6 × 128.9 cm). Date: fourth quarter 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Selling Brooms Selling Brooms, late 19th-early 20th century. Tinted albumen silver photographs, 10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (26.1 x 20 cm). Asian Art late 19th-early 20th centuryUntitled (Grave) Made 1854 United States. Daguerreotype .Four images of jewelry, c. 1857 - in or before 1867 photograph Above: Necklace, possibly a watch chain by P. Lecoq, center: medallion and earrings, below: two pendants by Le Boulanger. photographic support albumen print pendant, trinket, 'breloque'. ear-ringsStill life with a skull on a book and a fruit bowl, This photo is part of an album., photograph, photo, album sheet, photos, diameter 78 mm, photographer, 1880 - 1930, photographic paper, photo paper, cardboard, daylight collodion silver printGeorge Loughridge, Jar, c 1937 JarOpera glasses, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 4) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Opera glasses, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 4) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco CompanyA Diligence, Front View, Samuel Prout, 1783-1852, British, undated, Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige, wove paper, Sheet: 3 3/8 × 4 1/2 inches (8.6 × 11.5 cm), basket, boxes (containers), cargo, carriage, chest, coverings, genre subject, luggage, stagecoach, still life, straps, suitcases, travel, wagon, wheelsDesign for Sideboard of Mahogany and Inlay, A.N. Davenport Co., Pen and black ink on thin cream paper, Front, 'end,' and plan views of rectangular mahogany sideboard with inlay; front view shows rectangular sideboard with cylindrical legs flaring up from paw feet and has knee space at center topped with single drawer flanked by cupboards; wine cooler on top; backsplash carved with acanthus leaves; shelves hold fruit vase, glass, and wine decanter., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, Drawing, Design for Sideboard of Mahogany and Inlay, A.N. Davenport Co., Pen and black ink on thin cream paper, Front, 'end,' and plan views of rectangular mahogany sideboard with inlay; front view shows rectangular sideboard with cylindrical legs flaring up from paw feet and has knee space at center topped with single drawer flanked by cupboards; wine cooler on top; backsplash carved with acanthus leaves; shelves hold fruit vase, glass, and wine decanter., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingFish BonesVarious French furniture, 9th century. Writing box or escriptoire, musical instrument called the kinnor or lyre, a book box, chairs, table, vase, oil lamps, etc. Ameublement civil, IXe Siecle. Drawn and lithographed by Ferdinand Sere from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.Branding Iron. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.3 x 27.8 cm (13 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 14 1/4" long; letters: 4" high; 1" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alfonso Moreno.OrigamiAntique accessories, old letters, gift box, watch and keys. Vintage style autumn backgroundHall Seat, Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas, Henry J. Allen, Elsie J. Nuzman (Mrs. Henry J.) Allen, Graphite, color pencil on grey-white tracing paper, 1917, furniture, Drawing, DrawingShaker Looking Glass and Rack. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 26.5 x 21.2 cm (10 7/16 x 8 3/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Victor F. Muollo.The chest of Sir Thomas More, 19th century.Artist: Thomas GwennapThree-quarter daguerreotype portrait of Vienna Police Council Lazarus sitting at a table in uniform, with gold-painted details, dated 1845.Still life with shells and coral, Willem Kalf, c. 1690Presse paper with portrait of a man, 1800 - 1900 object glassOrnament with shoes, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print An ornament with shoes and a piece of paper in the middle. paper etching ornaments ~ art. shoes, sandalsSilver Punch Bowl. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 28 cm (9 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/2" high; 7 1/2" in diameter. Medium: pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lawrence Flynn.Wood Carrier, Adam Clark Vroman, c. 1900 playing card. photograph Play card from box with 53 playing cards with images in carpie from Native Americans. The content contains a complete set of playing cards including joker. United States of Americapublisher: Los Angeles paper United States of AmericaE. N. Sherr, Harp Guitar, Patented 6th Oct. 1831.Chris Makrenos, Cast Iron Toy Bank Jolly Nigger, c 1937 Cast Iron Toy Bank: Jolly NiggerPortrait of an unknown woman, anonymous, c. 1855 - c. 1870 photograph. frame glass. metal. textile materials. wood (plant material). paper ambrotype historical persons - BB - womanDrawing, Design for Small Round Book Table with Carved Square Legs; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.Lawrence Phillips, Child's Desk, c 1937 Child's DeskPortrait of an unknown man, Anonymous, 1850 - 1870 photograph glass. velvet (fabric weave). wood (plant material). leather. metal historical personsHand drawn old retro water mill with scarecrowA question stamp depicting the Red Cross and above the Warsaw Mermaid; Polish Red Cross (1919-); around 1919 (1919-00-00-1920-00-00);Card Number 590, Sadie Martinot, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-3) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 × 1 3/8 in. (6.8 × 3.5 cm). Publisher: Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.). Date: 1880s.Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-3), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the third subset, N145-3. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cinco espejos de bronce clásicos.Set of small colorful model sailboatsFrancis Law Durand, Stage Office Sign, c 1937 Stage Office SignWoman with angel's wings for moon moon, holds camera with wire release, advertising for Geels & Co., Anonymous, 1895 - 1910 photograph Netherlands baryta paper gelatin silver print owls NetherlandsHabit of the Glazier (Habit de Vitrier) Engraving Bonnart (1700's - 1800's/ French) Musee Carnavalet, Paris Sofa Table. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 22 x 28.1 cm (8 11/16 x 11 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 27 7/8"high; 59 3/4"long; 25"wide. Medium: pen and ink and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Isidore Sovensky.United States flags and pennants , Flags, Pennants. Louis Prang & Company CollectionUntitled Made 1840-1900 Unknown Place. Daguerreotype . UnknownEugene La Foret, Silver Trencher Salt, c 1936 Silver Trencher SaltPhotography.Photography inside glass and frame dependent w expenses.Chest image of man in jacket.PASSEPARTOUT B = about 50 mm.ram of light oak varnished, profiled.At the bottom brass tray with engraved name by signature: "W pricey". Back cardboard equipped with patch: "Wilhelm pricey born 1858 26/3" .neg.nr A 468 6: 7 Use: Portrait of head of the artillery office.1894 - 1898 (1894-98)