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Gold block on scales. September 18, 1933.
Gold block on scales. September 18, 1933.
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Mug and bowl. A mug on a shelf above a bowl. The mug is decorated with figures, scrollwork, and the Masons arms. The bowl is painted with a three-mast ship, beneath which reads "Success to the Friend Ship 1766".. (Recto, mount) upper right, printed in black ink: "PLATE CLXXV." Lower center, printed in black ink: "LIVERPOOL. / 337. MUG, PRINTED WITH THE FREEMASONS' ARMS. BY SADLER. / 338. BOWL, WITH A SHIP, 1766. / Geological Museum. italicized"Hair Ornament. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 23 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Melita Hofmann.Silver table piece by François-Désiré Froment-Meurice exhibited at the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations from 1851 in London, Anonymous, 1851 photograph London photographic support salted paper print center-foot, sperne, 'especially', 'medium-of-table' LondonEpaulette Box. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 34.9 x 25.6 cm (13 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 13 1/2" long; 7 1/2" wide, 5" high. Medium: pen and ink and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Cornelius Frazier.Glass Compote. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 36.9 x 28.1 cm (14 1/2 x 11 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Katherine Hastings.Part of a gun and a separate safety plal, c. 1857 - in or before 1867 photograph Shutter photographic support albumen print firearms: rifleGold block on scales. September 18, 1933.Print, Bougeoires; Designed by Jules-François Boucher le fils (French, 1736 - 1782); Print Maker: Jean Pelletier (French, born ca. 1736); Published by Charles Le Pere (French, active 18th century), Pierre-Michel Avaulez (French, active 1772 - d. 1774), Chez Le Pere et Avaulez; France; engraving on off white laid paperPa. German Chest. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 36.9 x 51.4 cm (14 1/2 x 20 1/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frances Lichten.Stem book Voladers from WatzdorfGordon Sanborn, Pa German Tinder Box, c 1939 Pa. German Tinder BoxCandlestick. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.7 x 22.9 cm (11 11/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gertrude Lemberg.Cabinet decorated with a double -headed eagle (presumably) in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Rijksmuseum Amsterdam photographic support cupboard. predatory birds: eagleOrnaments with a flower. Leaf 18 Recto from a sketchbook with 29 sheets.Edward Bashaw, Mortar and Pestle, c 1940 Mortar and PestlePincushion and Thread Holder. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.3 x 22.8 cm (11 15/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Raymond Manupelli.Pa. German Plate. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 48.5 x 38.3 cm (19 1/8 x 15 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" in diameter. Medium: oil paint on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eugene Shellady.Two French timpani, captured in the battle of Oudenaarde, 1708. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1713 - 1720. Place: Northern Netherlands. Measurements: h 172 mm × w 230 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Breakfast Table; William Henry Fox Talbot (English, 1800 - 1877); 1839; Photogenic drawing negative, iodide fixed; 13.3 × 20.2 cm (5 1,4 × 7 15,16 in.)Still Life with Algemeen Handelsblad, Anonymous, 1856.Lecturn i.e. Lectern at office of Patrick Campbell, School Committee, 15 Beacon St., Boston, made at South Boston Proj. , Lecterns. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph CollectionToilet Bottle. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 24.3 cm (14 x 9 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, goauche, and gold ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Moss.Glasbecher; Glasbecher auf Metallfuß; Kristallkanne.. Prints. 1912. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture CollectionPaul Poffinbarger, Broad Axe, c 1939 Broad AxeDifferent rings, anonymous, c. 1872 - in or before 1878 photograph photographic support albumen print ornaments, jewels. ringDresser or Cupboard. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.7 cm (11 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Irving I. Smith.Collection of musical instruments from the collection of the composer J.C. Boers: wind instruments, 1863 - c. 1905 photograph Delft paper. photographic support. cardboard wind instrumentsElsevier photo collection. Report Dutch sexes Stobbe Jansson, live Germany 18th century (later Poland). chair braid wood carving backrest family ownership Jansson. "before 1945"}. NoWy Dwór Gdañski, Poland, TiegenhofWoman with a bowl and can. Also studies of a staircase. Leaf 39 verso, loose leaf in a sketchbook with 33 sheets and 10 loose drawings.Crystal Bank. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 29.8 x 22.5 cm (11 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 4" high; 2 1/2" wide; iron top: 1 3/8" high; glass: 2 1/8" high; base: 1/2" high; metal: 1/8" thick. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alf Bruseth.Metal candlesticks and ecclesiastical barrel, anonymous, c. 1860 - c. 1885 photograph photographic support albumen print candlestickDescription: An Arab dagger presented to the Governor of Aden by the Amir of Dhala to mark the conclusion of a Treaty of Friendship with His Majesty's Government. Location: Aden, Yemen Date: 13 October 1945 yemen, dagger, weapons, yemeni, traditionalclothing, janbiya, tribalpride, mensaccessory, curvedknifeTable Pedestal. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 30.4 cm (9 x 11 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: ARTHUR JOHNSON.Metal Candlestick with Classical Ornament 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Metal Candlestick with Classical Ornament 386701Printing Press Roller. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 13" long; 2" thick. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Manuel G. Runyan.Bootjack. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 28.7 x 38.4 cm (11 5/16 x 15 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 15 1/2" long; 4" wide; 2 3/4" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alexander Anderson.Pa. German Plate. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 45.4 x 37.8 cm (17 7/8 x 14 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 1 3/4" high; 9 1/4" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giacinto Capelli.Tulita Westfall, Oval Pin, c 1937 Oval PinSash (Patka) late 17th century This sash was worn tied around the waist with its floral borders displayed to advantage at the front of the body, as seen in numerous Mughal-era portraits.. Sash (Patka) 450750Table, Carl von Hasenauer -, draftFoot Scraper. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 45.5 x 35.6 cm (17 15/16 x 14 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ralph Atkinson.Rain Dance at Zuni, 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 New MexicoVase. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 23 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Isidore Steinberg.Footed salver, c. 1717, Gabriel Sleath, English (London), English, active c. 1707-1756, 3 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (8.89 x 29.21 cm), Silver, England, George IFlask (Pitkin Type). Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 23 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Caseau.Two Roofers Working Atop a Building. Artist: Unknown (American). Dimensions: Image: 4.8 x 3.6 cm (1 7/8 x 1 7/16 in.)Plate: 6.3 x 5.2 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)Case: 1 x 7.4 x 6 cm (3/8 x 2 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.). Date: 1860s-80s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Claude Marshall, Betty Lamp and Stand, c 1940 Betty Lamp and StandMetal candlestick with an angel, shells and a fish, anonymous, c. 1860 - c. 1885 photograph photographic support albumen print candlestickThree plaster casts of bustes, anonymous, c. 1875 - 1900 paper. photographic support albumen print paper. photographic support albumen printRegina Henderer, Sewing Basket, c 1938 Sewing BasketClothes Washer. Dated: 1940. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 35.8 cm (11 x 14 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 19 1/2" long; 10 1/2" high; Drum: 4" in diameter; rollers: 1 1/2" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alexander Anderson.Barefoot Boy Holding Hat and Drum Stick, Leaning Forearm on Child-sized Drum on Table 1850s Unknown The daguerreotype, the first photographic process, was invented by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre (French, 1787-1851) and spread rapidly around the world after its presentation to the public in Paris in 1839. Exposed in a camera obscura and developed in mercury vapors, each highly polished silvered copper plate is a unique photograph that, when viewed in proper light, exhibits extraordinary detail and three-dimensionality. The daguerreotype soon became extremely popular in the United States, where in the 1840s and 1850s thousands of daguerreotypists vied for clients from Boston and New York to San Francisco. The new medium’s success here was built upon the patronage of the average citizen who desired a simple likeness to keep or, perhaps, to send to a loved one in the era’s most enduring pledge of friendship.. Barefoot Boy Holding Hat and Drum Stick, Leaning Forearm on Child-sized Drum American 20th Century, Candlestick, 1935 1942 CandlestickCard Table. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 38.4 x 27.5 cm (15 1/8 x 10 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: Top: 36x35 1/2". Pedestal 28". Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Virginia Kennady.Blanket Weaver, 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 AmericaGilded beer jug 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 mug, beaker, goblet DelftIsidore Steinberg, Silver Tankard, c 1936 Silver TankardButter Box. Dated: c. 1953. Dimensions: overall: 34.4 x 24.7 cm (13 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/2" high; 6 3/4" wide; 3 3/4" deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Harry Grossen.Pa. German Chest. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 36.2 x 50.7 cm (14 1/4 x 19 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Luther D. Wenrich.Eight Designs for Decorated Cups 1845-55 Alfred Henry Forrester Alfred Crowquill British. Eight Designs for Decorated Cups 394858Oval box , Boxes, Shaker boxes. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph CollectionPortret Van Filips II, Anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1790 Round glass plate in a wooden rough. Portrait of Philips II, with king mantle and crown. In his right hand a scepter, the left hand in the side. Netherlands glass. wood (plant material). oak (wood) Round glass plate in a wooden rough. Portrait of Philips II, with king mantle and crown. In his right hand a scepter, the left hand in the side. Netherlands glass. wood (plant material). oak (wood)Trade cards depicting flowers, landscapes, winter, spring, birds, pottery, a shoe vase, and a dog wearing a hat and glasses.. Trade cards. 1876 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. DogsStilleven met stereoscoop en foto's, anonymous, The London Stereoscopic Company (attributed to), 1856 stereograph photographic support. cardboard albumen print stereoscope. photograph. studio requisites ~ photographer. still life of miscellaneous objectsCarl Keksi, Wall Shelf, c 1937 Wall ShelfRoadside Scene. Date/Period: Ca. 1856. Photograph. Daguerreotype (Cased object). Author: Jean-Gabriel Eynard.Examples of carved marbles extracted from Columbia Marble Co. quarries, Rutland, Vermont. Carlos W. Nichols (American, active 1860s - 1890s)Portrait of an unknown sitting man, Anonymous, 1851 - 1900 photograph France (possibly) paper. wood (plant material). velvet (fabric weave). cardboard. gilding (material). glass. metal albumen print anonymous historical person portrayed. adult man. sitting figureZilveren showbok hall.Mouse trap with a mouse in, anonymous, c. 1850 - c. 1880 stereograph Europe cardboard. photographic support albumen print mouse trap EuropeMARMORY SPORT Oskar Sosnowski brought from Rome; Wojtkuszki (Wojtekuszki; Kossakowski, Stanisław Kazimierz; photographic atelier; Fl. 1894-1905); 19.03.1897 (1897-00-00-1897-00-00), 1894-1905 (1894-00-00-1905-00-00);Lock of hair by Friedrich Schiller, Schiller's birthplace, Niklastorstrasse, Marbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europeportrait of a woman seated in the 'Gurney chair', 1852-1858, Jeremiah Gurney, American, 1812 - 1895, 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (10.8 x 8.26 cm) (image)4 11/16 x 3 11/16 x 3/4 in. (11.91 x 9.37 x 1.91 cm) (mount), Daguerreotype (1/4 plate), United States, 19th centuryIllustrations of Longfellow's Courtship of Miles Standish..Two Men Seated in a Horse-Drawn Carriage in Front of Niagara Falls 1860s Unknown. Two Men Seated in a Horse-Drawn Carriage in Front of Niagara Falls. Unknown (American). 1860s. Ambrotype. PhotographsMan's Watch Chain. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 23.3 x 28.4 cm (9 3/16 x 11 3/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Irene Lawson.Wine Glass. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 19.9 cm (11 x 7 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Paul Ward.Slate Roofer Holding Slate Hammer and Iron Bar 1850s-60s Unknown. Slate Roofer Holding Slate Hammer and Iron Bar 291947Portrait of an unknown woman, Anonymous, 1855 - 1870 photograph glass. metal. velvet (fabric weave). ambrotype historical persons. adult woman. sitting figure - AA - female human figureTable clock with two candlesticks, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Europe cardboard. photographic support albumen print clock. chandelier, candelabrum EuropeBracelets. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.8 x 24.3 cm (14 1/8 x 9 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Tulita Westfall.Eugene Bartz, Chalking Mallet, 1935 1942 Chalking MalletVitrine met zilveren objecten waaronder schalen, kannen en platen, tegen een houten achtergrond; Zilvervitrines in poppenhuiszaal.On the top shelf in the middle a bowl and a lampet can with field and staat from the eighty year war, made by silversmith Adam van Vianen. On either side thereof two rectangular silver plaques: right minerva and the muses, left gods meal, both by Paulus Willemsz. Van Vianen. Bottom left a bowl and lampet with representations from the history of Diana and Callisto, by the same manufacturer.Corner Cupboard. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 40.4 x 30.9 cm (15 7/8 x 12 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 77 1/2"high; 51 1/2"wide. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George V. Vezolles.Fruit Slicer. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 30.4 cm (9 x 11 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward L. Loper.Group of distinguished service medals issued by the U.S. military, photographed by Rico on April 5, 1919. From left to right, the medals on display include the reverse side of the Philippine Insurrection medal and the Mexican service medal. Issued to Sgt. McGarrigle, identified as subject number 46909.Antique books in shop window, Paris, FranceStudy, possibly from an umbrella or umbrella, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1882 Page 59 from a sketchbook with 37 sheets. Scheveningen paper. pencil umbrella. parasol, sunshadeUntitled. Artist Unknown; 19th century. Date: 1855-1875. Dimensions: 4 x 3.5 cm (plate); 5 x 4.4 x 1.2 cm (case). Tintype. Origin: Unknown Place. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Charles Cullen, Pewter Porringer, c 1936 Pewter PorringerPa. German Butter Mold. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 37.9 x 30.4 cm (14 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" high' 4 1/2" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charlotte Angus.Mrs. Hugo bracelet (1830-1915). Gold, black glass, colored glass. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 38342-1 Bracelet, colore, French writer, wife, woman, gold, black glassBronze lamp, gift from the queen of Italy, Anonymous, c. 1879 - in or before 1880 photograph paper albumen print oil-lampThree types of chairs, anonymous, c. 1878 - c. 1885 photograph paper albumen print chairCow Bell. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 30.6 cm (9 x 12 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Dorothy Brennan.Button (France); paper, metal foil, thread, paillettesEdith Towner, Stirrup, c 1937 StirrupAmerican 20th Century, Chair, 1935 1942 ChairStill life with poultry, 1861 stereograph paper. photographic support. cardboard albumen print still life of miscellaneous objects. birdsSilver Pitcher. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 23 x 28.9 cm (9 1/16 x 11 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 1/8" high. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Fenga.