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Various historical images featuring sketches and photographs of decorative items, showcasing art and design from different eras.

Flask of a gun, c. 1857 - in or before 1867 photograph Shutter photographic support albumen print firearms: rifle
Flask of a gun, c. 1857 - in or before 1867 photograph Shutter photographic support albumen print firearms: rifle
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Miniature portrait of a woman with hat, Davis, 1880 - 1900 Photograph. visit card This photo is part of an album. Edinburgh metal. paper. cardboard ferrotyping historical persons - BB - woman. head-gear: hatDrawing, Oval Diamond Brooch; Italy; pen and ink, brush and sepia on paperChandelier in the form of a plant, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Europe cardboard. photographic support albumen print chandelier, candelabrum. ornament derived from plant forms EuropeFlask of a gun, c. 1857 - in or before 1867 photograph Shutter photographic support albumen print firearms: rifleAtelier Witsen, Willem Witsen, c. 1860 - c. 1915 photograph Amsterdam paper. photographic support. cardboard WitsenhuisClock Fair, A Versailles ..Seated Young Man Resting Arm on Table Beside Daguerreotype Case. Artist: Unknown (American). Dimensions: Image: 6.9 x 5.5 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.)Plate: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)Case: 1.6 x 9.4 x 8.1 cm (5/8 x 3 11/16 x 3 3/16 in.). Date: 1840s.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, toYoung Girl Standing on Short Platform 1840s-50s Unknown. Young Girl Standing on Short Platform 291769Barrel Maker 1850s-60s Unknown. Barrel Maker 291942Bank decorated with medallions filled with flower motifs, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph photographic support bench. flowers ~ ornamentOval silver bowl with flowers, anonymous, after M.J. Lens, 1889 print paper etching serving-dish, platter. cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowersBronze and others. Dutuit, Chensts Bronze and others. Collection Dutuitus. Chensts. Black and white projection plate. 1900-1930. Photograph of Jacques-Ernest Bulloz (1858-1942).Boy Seated Cross-legged, Partially Covered by Blanket, Leaning Against Cushion. Artist: Unknown (American). Dimensions: Image: 6.7 x 5.4 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in.)Plate: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)Case: 1.1 x 9.2 x 7.9 cm (7/16 x 3 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.). Date: 1850s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Photo dismantling of a child who comes from an egg, anonymous, c. 1930 photograph photographic support. cardboardNapkin with flowers and garlands, anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1810 Linnamast napkin with flowers and garlands. Midfield: A straight -up fine swinging branch, with cord and brush, is intersected by a wide wavy -leafed branch. Edges: three times a straight list, coordinously wound; The middle one is wide and with leaves wound, the outer narrow and with a fine flower branch overranks. Brabant (possibly) linen (material) damask Linnamast napkin with flowers and garlands. Midfield: A straight -up fine swinging branch, with cord and brush, is intersected by a wide wavy -leafed branch. Edges: three times a straight list, coordinously wound; The middle one is wide and with leaves wound, the outer narrow and with a fine flower branch overranks. Brabant (possibly) linen (material) damask"A Money Saver" Coin Bank. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 21.6 x 29.1 cm (8 1/2 x 11 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3" high; 2" wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Clementine Fossek.Roger Fenton, The Chinese Carving in Ivory, c. 1860, albumen print , stereograph.Linen mark. Dimensions: L. 14 cm (5 1/2 in); w. 13 cm (5 1/8 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Reign: reign of Smendes I. Date: ca. 1051 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Portrait of an unknown young man in Uniform, Anonymous, 1855 - 1900 photograph iron (metal). cardboard. paper ferrotyping historical persons. (military) uniformsWoman with a bowl and kan, 1837 - 1881 Also studies of a staircase. Leaf 39 Verso, loose leaf in a sketchbook with 33 sheets and 10 separate drawings. paper. pencil standing figure. container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase. staircaseOvermantel and Cornice from Great House in Cassiobury Park, Hertfordshire. Grinling Gibbons; English, 1648-1721. Date: 1675-1685. Dimensions: 335.3 × 274.3 cm (132 × 108 in.). Limewood. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Two partially gilded silver crowns from the Sint -Pieterskerk in Leuven, set up at an exhibition about religious objects from the Middle Ages and Renaissance in 1864 in Mechelen, Joseph Maes, 1864 - in Or Before 1866 photomechanical print Mechelenantwerp paper photolithography crown (symbol of sovereignty) MechelenSample sheet, Medium: paper and wool Technique: fulled plain weave, Sheet of paper pasted with a double row of twelve samples of fulled woolen cloth in greens, reds, purples, blue, black, and white. Crudely drawn floral border of brown ink, green and orange watercolor. Intended for export to the eastern Mediterranean region., France, ca. 1750, woven textiles, Sample sheetTrunk. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 43.2 x 54.6 cm (17 x 21 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 28" long; 12" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Bowman.Materials from Patchwork Bedspread. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frances Lichten.Flower study, c. 1875 - c. 1895 photograph Part of collective band with photos of flower studies. Paris cardboard. photographic support albumen print flowersPortrait of an unknown boy in cart pulled through a goat, anonymous, c. 1855 - c. 1870 photograph. frame glass. metal. velvet (fabric weave). wood (plant material) ambrotype girl (child between toddler and youth). two-wheeled vehicle drawn by one animal. goatTextile Fragment 18th century View more. Textile Fragment. 18th century. Cotton. Made in India. Textiles-Painted and/or PrintedChair seat , Embroidery, Trees, Deer. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph CollectionUntitled Made 1839-1860 Unknown Place. Daguerreotype . UnknownStill life with a small copy of 'Ariadne auf Dem Panther', a 'Schneeball vase', flowers and a book. Still life with a small copy of Danneckers 'Ariadne auf Dem Panther' under a bell jar, a Meissen 'schneeball vase', flowers and a bookBrooch. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 9.3 x 14.8 cm (3 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William P. Shearwood.Cupboard with relief, images and pots, Séraphin -Médéric Mieusement, 1850 - 1900 photograph Paris cardboard. photographic support albumen print 'Art cabinet' Cluny museumFamily album with 107 photos (Dutch). .Comb. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 22.7 cm (11 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Irene Lawson.Cecil Smith, Stirrup, 1935 1942 StirrupPhoto album with 56 photos, Dutch, Anonymous, 1860 - 1920 Photo album with 56 photos on 28 pages with Insteekpasse-Partouts. In addition to a photo of a statue of a spiritual, the album only contains portraits. The photos are from various manufacturers, including Albert Greiner, Bernardus Bruining and Herman van der Worp, some photos are anonymous. cloth. metal. cardboard. paper. photographic support albumen print historical persons. historical persons - BB - woman. boy (child between toddler and youth). girl (child between toddler and youth). head-gear: cap. youth, adolescent. adolescent, young woman, maiden. childWilhelmine Therese Felt (born 1834) and Pauline Louise Felt (born 1835), January 1844..Photo collection First World War. A brieft bag as a life saver: a lost bullet, who found an officer, drilled himself into his letter tawn and remained stuck in the cards and letters in it. 1914-1918}Daguerreotype. The woman on pictures is: Louise Charlotte Fredika Bülow, F. 21/4 1814 d. 19/3 1855, Married to Abraham Simmons. George James born on St. Thomas 27/5 1839 D 31/8 1919 in Malmö. Oscar f. 2/2 1841 d. 1/4 1886, married with Maria (MISSE) CHATRINE f. 7/3 1841 d. 2/4 1916 During visits to Edv. Sjögrens. Charles Louis Fredrik F. 16/3 1844-.Onion Kettle. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 30.4 cm (9 x 11 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Harry Jennings.Drawing, Design for Three Brooches; Italy; pen and ink, brush and sepia on paperAlbum with mainly landscapes in Germany and Switzerland, Anonymous, various manufacturers, 1860 - 1900 Photo album with 24 pages with a total of 24 photos on carte-de-visite format. The album mainly contains landscapes in Germany and Switzerland but also a number of portraits of dogs. wood (plant material). cardboard. metal. photographic support decorated paper / albumen print / carbon print city-view in general; 'veduta'. river. trees. waterfall. dog Cologne. Baden-Baden. Giessbachwaterval. VitznauJ Howard Iams, Stage Coach Trunk, 1939 Stage Coach TrunkRhombus with a mountainous landscape with mules. Rhombus with a mountainous landscape with mules.Watchmaking. Showcase objects. Watches. Silverware. Golden bronze clock Watchmaking. Showcase objects. Watches. Silverware. Golden bronze pendulum. Black and white projection plate. 1900-1930. Photograph of Jacques-Ernest Bulloz (1858-1942).Photography - Kaunas region - folk sculpture; Bułhak, Jan (1876-1950); around 1910 (1905-00-00-1915-00-00);Sketchbook of American and Italian Subjects William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905). Sketchbook of American and Italian Subjects, 1855-1856. Sketchbook containing drawings in graphite on wove paper, 4 1/16 x 6 5/8 x 3/8 in. (10.3 x 16.8 x 1 cm). Richards first traveled to Europe in 1855, remaining abroad for a year and spending most of the time in Italy. Like so many artists before him, Richards was overjoyed to be in Florence: I have not as yet realized that I am in Italy that all the dreams of a boyhood are fulfilled.” Richards carried this small sketchbook on a walking tour in the Apennine mountains in October 1855. The carefully drawn vista shown here of the broad valley through which the Arno river winds reminded Richards, always quick to compare American and European landscape scenery, of the view of the Hudson from the Catskill Mountain House. American Art 1855-1856Vintage French postcard illustrated with pink roses. 1900Choir bench, ornaments and a design for a glass-in-lead window. Leaf 14 Recto from a sketchbook with 23 sheets.Portrait of an unknown child, 1880 - 1900 photograph. frame metal. glass. baryta paper. cardboard. paper. textile materials gelatin silver print / embroidering child between toddler and youth (of undetermined sex). anonymous historical person portrayedSeated Man in Floral Vest. Artist: William Langenheim (American, born Germany, Schöningen 1807-1874); Frederick Langenheim (American, born Germany, Schöningen 1809-1879). Dimensions: Image: 6.8 x 5.6 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.)Plate: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)Case: 1.7 x 9 x 7.9 cm (11/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 1/8 in.). Photography Studio: W. & F. Langenheim (American, active 1843-1874). Date: 1840s-50s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Shaker Man's Collar. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.1 x 28.9 cm (8 11/16 x 11 3/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Elizabeth Moutal.Mirror in gilded and cut list with, among other things, an oval medallion with a lazed man's head desired to left as the arms of the 't Hooft, Anonymous, 1780 family Mirror with a gilded and cut wooden frame. The upper rule is decorated in the middle with an oval medallion, in which a, to the left, acclaimed men's head in relief as the arms of the 't Hooft family. This is crowned by a bow with on both sides, leaf shelters hanging down to the sides. There is a double garland of olive leaves on the bottom line. The frame is decorated on the outside all around with leaf voltuten and flower vines. Northern Netherlands wood (plant material). linden. oak (wood). pine (wood). gilding (material). looking glasses. amalgam gilding Mirror with a gilded and cut wooden frame. The upper rule is decorated in the middle with an oval medallion, in which a, to the left, acclaimed men's head in relief as the arms of the 't Hooft family. This is crowned by a bow with on both sides, leaf shelters hanging dSanitary Fair. 1863. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.)Man with a Key; American; about 1844; DaguerreotypeFragment of the fabric; 18th century (1701-00-00-1800-00-00);Fabrics, purchase (provenance)Case (Inrō) with Object from the Noh drama "Hachinoki" 19th century Japan. Case (Inrō) with Object from the Noh drama "Hachinoki" 58556Two images of a memorial tennis in memory working at Waterloo.on The Left The Front With Two Busts of the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard von Blücher, right the downside with the victory.Carved lion in circular base. UnknownTwo Men with Mustaches, Arms Around Each Other 1850s Unknown. Two Men with Mustaches, Arms Around Each Other. Unknown (American). 1850s. Daguerreotype with applied color. PhotographsPortrait of an unknown man with skull, John F. Mascher, 1855 stereograph copper (metal). glass. leather historical persons. adult man. (human) skullEleanor Alexander, Purse, 1935 1942 PurseSilhouette portrait of a girl. Silhouette portrait of a girl. Bust, to the left. On the back a printed label with name and address of the maker. Part of the portrait miniaturen collection.Scene tile, child's play, flasks, corner motif ox's head, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Blue on white flasksNetherlands, Tepe, Richard, Still life with plant and crochet, photograph, photo, photos, height 155 mm, width 212 mm, Dutch, 1864 - 1952, photographer, 1900 - 1930, first quarter 20st century, first quarter 20th century, second quarter 20st century, second quarter 20th century, paper, photographic paper, photo paper, salted paper print, salt pressureStill life with all kinds of objects. Paintings, can, toy horse and other objectsTrophy; wood, giltChildren's bed painted with a king in a triumphal wagon in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Rijksmuseum Amsterdam photographic support bedSmall tree in the middle of garden tools. .Advertising 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 materialsSalver, one of a pair, 1723, John LeRoux, 1 x 8 1/8 in. (2.54 x 20.64 cm), Silver, United States, 18th centuryIsabel Wachenheimer under the Christmas tree with gifts, the Wachenheimer family (Possible), c. 1932 - c. 1937 photograph Leaf contains one photo of Isabel Wachenheimer. Part of the photo album 1932-1937, Stuttgart. Stuttgart cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print family life at home. historical persons - BB - woman. Christmas tree StuttgartMourning Pendants. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30 x 22.2 cm (11 13/16 x 8 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William P. Shearwood.Vignet with an anchor with a crown and other objects from shipping ..Chrysanthemums no. 5 , Chrysanthemums, Vases. Louis Prang & Company CollectionSonar, goldsmith, Hindoo, Delhi.. Photographs. 1868 - 1875. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. India, Indigenous peoples , India, Manners & customs , India, Goldwork , India , DelhiButton (France); painted glass, copper and tinBourdon, Schultz & Cie, Deposit of twinning models (dummy title), 1873 , Palais Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris.Vases, meubles et instrumens. 1-6. Vases; 7-16. Paniers et ouvrages en feuilles de palmier; 17.18. Lanterne; 19-42. Sygy (jeu), ouvrages en peau, pipes.. Prints, Illustrations. 1817. Rare Book Division. Egypt, Weaving , Egypt, Lanterns, Brooms & brushes, Handicraft , Egypt, Vases, Egyptian, Smoking paraphernaliaVisitor and two diorsamas for a wall; Exhibition new acquisitions: Diorama's from Suriname.Edgar L Pearce, Pa German Cupboard, c 1936 Pa. German CupboardEleven plaster casts from wooden, ivory and copper boxes. .Abklatsch of the chalk drawing on leaf 22 verso. Leaf 23 Recto from a sketchbook with 24 sheets.Button 1810s French. Button. French. 1810s. glassS P Peck Apothecary Made 1839-1860 United States. Daguerreotype . UnknownDecoratively sculpted stool from the collection of the Minutoli Institut, Liegnitz (now Legnica, Poland). Belitski, Ludwig (1830-1902), photographerPortrait of an unknown man with bowler hat, American gem Victoria and Ferrotype Company, 1855 - 1900 photograph England iron (metal). cardboard. paper ferrotyping historical persons. head-gear: bowler hatPhoto production of a painting of a table with remains of a party by Willem Linnig (II), Alexandre of Anthro, after Willem Linnig (II), c. 1891 - In or Before 1896 photograph photographic support laid table as still life (+ broken, damaged tableware, etc.). wedding feast, wedding mealPortrait of an unknown man, Anonymous, 1855 - 1870 photograph. pendant (jewelry) glass. metal ambrotype historical personsVase and scale of majolica, anonymous, c. 1855 - in or before 1856 photograph Left: vase by Maestro Giorgio, right: scale with a portrait of Pietro Perugino. London photographic support albumen print container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vaseDaguerreotype plate with no image. Unknown"Revolutionary War relics at Fortress Monroe, Virginia. This photograph, numbered 3508, shows various items from the Revolutionary War on display. The relics offer a glimpse into the history of the war and are stored at Fortress Monroe for preservation. Date of photograph: October 29, 1917."Sofa. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 21.4 x 29.4 cm (8 7/16 x 11 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Elizabeth Curtis.Scene tile, tree in polder landscape, blue decor on white ground, corner fill spider, wall tile tile sculpture ceramics pottery glaze tin glaze, in form made baked glazed painted baked Wall tile with blue decor on white background Central representation of tree in polder landscape In the background three sailing ships on the left village. wugeele shard. Shaved pottery. Corner filling spins Slightly slanted sides of indigenous potteryMiniature portrait of Archduchess Gisela Louise Marie van Austria, Anonymous, 1856 - 1900 photograph This photo is part of an album. paper albumen print nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthoodOld, used golden picture frame with vintage cardboard matte, isolated on whiteJapanese Tsuba, Sword Guard. Frederick H. Evans (British, 1853 - 1943)Cupboard ornamented with lion heads and presumably the three graces, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Europe cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print cupboard. lion's head ~ ornament. Graces (Charites), generally three in number; 'Gratie' (Ripa) EuropeDisk late 18th century. Disk. late 18th century. Gold with enamel. Attributed to Iran. Jewelry