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Historical Design Sketches

Detailed drawings of historical artifacts including officer's swords and candle sconces, showcasing vintage craftsmanship and intricate designs.

Amelia Tuccio, Candle Sconce, c 1940 Candle Sconce
Amelia Tuccio, Candle Sconce, c 1940 Candle Sconce
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Majel G Claflin, Tin Sconce, 1935 1942 Tin SconceBöhmer Franz (1907-1943), Park Hotel in Poznan (28.09.1940): hairdresser, folding mirror and stool in the bedroom d. Apartments. Pencil on transparent, 30.1 x 44.1 cm (including scan edges)Stove Lid Lifter. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.4 x 22.9 cm (11 15/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 12 1/4" long; 3" wide. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Adelaide Dyball.Cucurbita; Karl Blossfeldt (German, 1865 - 1932); Berlin, Germany; 1928; Gelatin silver print; 25.9 × 20.3 cm (10 3,16 × 8 in.)Designs for Four Upholstered Chairs 1841-84 Charles Hindley and Sons British. Designs for Four Upholstered Chairs 367427Charles Criswell, Buckle, c 1936 BuckleLawrence Foster, Shaker Short Bench, 1935 1942 Shaker Short BenchMajel G Claflin, Spur, c 1937 SpurDesign for an ebony sideboard, Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874 - 1945 drawing paper. ink. pencil pen / brush ornamental cupboardMildred Ford, Toleware Bread Tray, 1935 1942 Toleware Bread TrayDesigns for a jewelry box. .Ernest A Towers, Jr, Portable Charcoal Stove, c 1940 Portable Charcoal StoveHans Korsch, Fire Shovel and Tongs, c 1936 Fire Shovel and TongsSylvia De Zon, Chatelaine, c 1936 ChatelaineIsidore Steinberg, Watch Fob, 1935 1942 Watch FobMichael Fenga, Silver Tray, c 1936 Silver TrayFrank Fumagalli, Curtain Tie Back, c 1936 Curtain Tie BackFranklin C Moyan, Foot Scraper, c 1936 Foot ScraperPaard-en-wagen.On the left a horse and carriage. On the right a basket and a woman's head with a hat. Leaf 31 from a sketchbook with 55 sheets manufactured in the Veluwe and in Northern Germany.Vignet with zither, burning torch and music sheet.Hugh Clarke, Grain Scoop, c 1936 Grain ScoopLon Cronk, Shaker Stove, c 1941 Shaker StoveSkillet. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 23.1 x 30.7 cm (9 1/8 x 12 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4" high; 9 1/2" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John H. Tercuzzi.Foot Warmer. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30 x 23 cm (11 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" high; 8 1/2" wide; 6 3/4" deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edith Miller.A desk with a glass setting inlaid from the collections of Mr. Sikorski in Warsaw in 1915 - views from the front and from the side on a scale of 1:10; Małachowski, Jan (1886-1917); 1915 (not after 19.08.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);Sewing Box. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.8 x 23.1 cm (12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Herbert Marsh.Twee armchairs, Léon Laroche, 1895 print Twee armchairs. Take Uit 310th Nummer (delivery). paper seating furnitureDesign for Serving Table with Two Drawers and Backsplash, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream tracing paper, Rectangular body with 2 drawers at front and raised on 4 straight tapering legs; conforming lower shelf attached half way up legs from floor level; backsplash., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingCoffee Mill. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 39.2 x 36.7 cm (15 7/16 x 14 7/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Clarence W. Dawson.Three Door Handles. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.4 x 22.8 cm (11 15/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 5" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hans Korsch.Drawing, Design for Plain Massive Library Table; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; pen and black ink on thin cream paperThe Cabinet-Maker, Upholsterer and General Artist's Encyclopaedia 1804-7 Written and designed by Thomas Sheraton British. The Cabinet-Maker, Upholsterer and General Artist's Encyclopaedia 357161Albert Pratt, Candlestick (Ecclesiastical), c 1939 Candlestick (Ecclesiastical)Sewing Bird. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.8 x 24.1 cm (14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 7" high; 3 1/4" wide; 2 1/4" deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Archie Thompson.Vincent Carano, Silver Salver, c 1937 Silver SalverDesign for an Octagonal Cabinet with Shelves and a Pink Interior 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for an Octagonal Cabinet with Shelves and a Pink Interior 386623Herman Bader, German Flat iron Holder, c 1938 German Flat-iron HolderThree Buzdygans from the 16th-18th centuries from the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw-general views; Not after 1925 (1918-00-00-1925-00-00);GOLD EWER OR WINE JUG (DACIAN, 5TH CENTURY), LEFT; BOWL OR BASKET, WITH TIGER HANDLES (DACIAN, 5TH CENTURY), RIGHT; 1868Trivet. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 22.3 x 28.7 cm (8 3/4 x 11 5/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Holger Hansen.Drawing, Dresser for Mr. Allen, Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas; Designed by George Mann Niedecken (1878-1945); Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867-1959); Client: Henry J. Allen, Elsie J. Nuzman (Mrs. Henry J.) Allen; USA; graphite on cream tracing paper; 30.6 x 39.6 cm (12 1/16 x 15 9/16 in.)Candelabrum. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29.1 x 22.2 cm (11 7/16 x 8 3/4 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mildred Ford.Raymond E Noble, Stand for Baptismal Font, 1935 1942 Stand for Baptismal FontBedside table and table, Léon Laroche, 1885 - 1895 print A bedside table and a table in the Louis XVI style. Print from 316th Livraison. paper tableDesigns for a jewelry box, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1913 drawing tracing paper. ink. pencil pen jewel-boxJessie M Benge, Shoe, 1935 1942 ShoeAnthony Zuccarello, Silver Salt Spoon, 1935 1942 Silver Salt SpoonHair comb with sixteen teeth. .Harry Jennings, Tie back, c 1938 Tie-backMildred Ford, Lantern, c 1937 LanternJohn H Tercuzzi, Cuff Buttons, c 1936 Cuff ButtonsWooden Cutlery Box. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: front: 5" high; back: 5" high; 12" long;. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Erwin Stenzel.Silver fork with the coat of arms of the Republic of Poland Order of the White Order from the website of King Stanis Ava August in the collection of the Society for the Care of the Monuments of the past in 1915, in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw in 1917 - views on the front, from the side and from you on the scale 1: 1; Masha, Mariusz (1888-1944); 1915 (not after November 20, 1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);Hedwig Emanuel, Dough Trough, c 1939 Dough TroughWilliam H Edwards, Ice Cream Freezer, c 1939 Ice Cream FreezerWheelbarrow lying against a stone, Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1782 - 1837, paper, graphite (mineral), ink, pen, h 119 mm × w 193 mmPoelzig Hans (1869-1936), Werkbund exhibition Stuttgart-Weißenhof. Single -family house type C 7 (May 11, 1927): Veranda, lamp 1:20. Pencil on transparent, 26.3 x 15.8 cm (including scan edges)Branding Iron. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 28.2 x 35.7 cm (11 1/8 x 14 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 34" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eugene Upton.Study sheet with musical instruments, a kris, jugs and a head of a man, Nicolaas van der Waay, 1865 - 1936 drawing paper. chalk musical instruments; group of musical instruments. container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase. hacking and thrusting weapons. Asiatic races and peoples (INDONESIANS)Edna C Rex, Desk, c 1940 DeskArmchair, chair and table, anonymous, 1800 - 1900 print An armchair, chair and rectangular table. paper table. seating furnitureCharles Cullen, Pewter Porringer, c 1936 Pewter PorringerFrank Volem, Lumberman's Brailing Pin, c 1942 Lumberman's Brailing PinParasol. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 25.2 cm (14 x 9 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Roehl.Gordon Sanborn, Pa German Flat iron Holder, c 1938 Pa. German Flat-iron HolderProducts from Ludwigsbergs Werkstad. From Album: Ludwigsbergs Werkstad's limited liability company, Stockholm, Sweden.A pencil sketch by Emerich Alexius Swoboda depicting a dagger and bottle with dimensions, emphasizing proportion, form, and design.Designs in half profile for Iseger: vases, cups, a bowl, a container and a dish of earthenware, Theo Colenbrander, 1920 drawing paper. pencil container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase. dinner-serviceVases, meubles et instrumens. Armes de Mamlouk. 1-5. Tromblon, pistolets &c.; 6-10. Sabres et coutelas; 11-18. Masses d'arme, hache, pique; 19-26. Poignards; 27.28. Casque et bouclier; 29-33. Harnachement.. Prints, Illustrations. 1817. Rare Book Division. Egypt, Daggers & swords, Arms & armament , EgyptWrought ironwork and a wooden table from the late 15th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by B, lithographed by I.K. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.Door Knocker. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 22.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/4" long; 5 1/4" wide. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Stonefield.Jersey Pipe. Dated: c. 1930. 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: Francis Law Durand.Design for Massive Oak Sideboard, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on cream tracing paper, Massive rectangular sideboard on low platform; niche topped by 2 drawers center front is flanked by 2 drawers decorated with rectangular escutcheons; oblong top shelf with concave cut-out at center front supported by raised backsplash and 4 columns., October 1900, furniture, Drawing, DrawingAlice Cosgrove, Toaster, c 1939 ToasterJar. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 22.9 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 13" High 9" Wide. Medium: pen and ink and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Caseau.Edna C Rex, Wedding Under Bodice, 1935 1942 Wedding Under BodiceTin Mirror Frame. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 36.5 x 26.4 cm (14 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: Exact as shown. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Majel G. Claflin.Drawing, Design for Serving Table with Two Drawers with Round Pulls; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream tracing paper; 20.0 x 24.1 cm (7 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. )Stoel in twee poefen, Nicolas Dupin, after just Nathan François Boucher, 1772 - 1779 print Two ottoman with floral and striped upholstery, and a chair with checkered upholstery. Print number 21. Paris paper etching / engraving seating furnitureDouglas Cox, Parasol, c 1938 ParasolJohn Garay, Pembroke Table, 1936 Pembroke TableHerbert Marsh, Baby's Cap, c 1938 Baby's CapEight key designs with animal motifs; Designs for locks and keys. Two keys are decorated with busts.Two collections of objects from Central Asia; Armes De Boukhara. Collection De Kounganes. Upstairs: Arm from Buchara, including teapots and a tray.Handbag. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 34.5 x 26.7 cm (13 9/16 x 10 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Carl Buergerniss.No. 1064, Dynamo Changing SwitchDrie gueridons, anonymous, after Victor Joseph Quétin, 1832 - 1877 print Three round gueridons. Print from 32nd Livraison. paper tableHussite club from the collections of the Frydlant Castle on Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Kazimierz (Kraków - district), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), weapons, former weapons, gift (provenance), church of St. Jana (Vilnius), Maczugi, Castle (Frydlant - Czech Republic)Nicholas Amantea, Jar, c 1939 JarAn engraving depicting a Brandy distillery, France. Dated 19th centuryDesign for a Pier Table early 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Design for a Pier Table 386887Multi-level table with vases, round table with vase. Paintings. 1800 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Furniture , China, Pottery , ChinaFrancis Law Durand, Mitts, c 1937 MittsViolin from the fourteenth century AD, 1892 - 1901 Also a study of a woman in a medieval costume that plays the violin. Page 28 Recto from a sketchbook with 51 sheets. paper. pencil violin, fiddle. historical costumeDetails of a silver shirt of mail and an iron shirt of mail, illustrated by Acad. F. Solntsev. This watercolor is presented as a chromolithograph by F. Dreher, published in Moscow between 1849 and 1853. The artwork features intricate designs characteristic of Russian armorSilver Gravy Spoon. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 15.4 x 20.6 cm (6 1/16 x 8 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" long. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Leboit.A medieval chastity belt preserved at the Nordiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden. Date: medievalH Langden Brown, Ticket Punch, c 1938 Ticket PunchEthel Dougan, Woman's Spur, c 1940 Woman's SpurPowder Horn. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 23.2 x 27.8 cm (9 1/8 x 10 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" long; 2 1/2" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Annie B. Johnston.