Historical Illustrations of Artifacts

Artistic renderings of everyday objects like bits, rocking chairs, and candlestands, capturing historical craftsmanship.

Drybanek (folk product) from the poviat of the wage, from the drawing in the collections of the Museum of Industry and Agriculture in Warsaw in 1915; Gembarzewski, Bronis AW (1872-1941); 1915 (not after 10.02.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);
Drybanek (folk product) from the poviat of the wage, from the drawing in the collections of the Museum of Industry and Agriculture in Warsaw in 1915; Gembarzewski, Bronis AW (1872-1941); 1915 (not after 10.02.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);
Garden Lamp. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 34.6 x 24.9 cm (13 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 21" high; 12" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florence Huston.Bishop Hill: Table. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 31.5 x 24.9 cm (12 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 30 3/8" high; 48 1/2" wide; 23 3/4" deep. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Kurt Melzer.Spur. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 26.6 x 35.8 cm (10 1/2 x 14 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Robert W. R. Taylor.Mildred Ford, Chandelier, c 1936 ChandelierHorse Head Hitching Post. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.4 x 24.3 cm (13 15/16 x 9 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alexander Anderson.Lace Collar. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 3" wide. Medium: graphite and watercolor on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Grace Halpin.Scale. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 25.1 cm (14 x 9 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" long; 4 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: MAX UNGER.John Tarantino, Inkwell, c 1939 InkwellAlfred Walbeck, Snuff Box, 1935 1942 Snuff BoxStudies 11 tools of punishment and torture; Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911); around 1870 (1870-00-00-1874-00-00);corporal penalties, masks, torture tools, customs, crafts, studies (sketches), torture, purchase (provenance), ironMortar and Pestle Sign. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.9 x 26.8 cm (14 1/8 x 10 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 20" High; 15 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sydney Roberts.Lamp (ample) Alabastrowa brown in the collections of Staniska Ursyn-Rusiecki from Warsaw in 1915-view on a scale of 1: 5; Sztolcman, W Adys Aw Roman (1873-1950); 1915 (not after 12.07.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);Henry Murphy, Toleware Tea Cannister, c 1938 Toleware Tea CannisterSconce. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.5 x 22.9 cm (11 5/8 x 9 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jack Staloff.Verna Tallman, Man's Beaded Taffeta Necktie, 1935 1942 Man's Beaded Taffeta NecktieHester Duany, Pa German Wooden Acorns, c 1941 Pa. German Wooden AcornsWilliam Hoffman, Cut Tin Candle Holder, 1935 1942 Cut Tin Candle HolderTable. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 32.3 x 24.4 cm (12 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edna C. Rex.Robert Stewart, Pa German Gelatin Mold, c 1937 Pa. German Gelatin MoldHot Water Dish and Beaker. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 27.8 cm (9 x 10 15/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Amelia Tuccio.Silver Pap Boat. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.1 x 22.8 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 1/4" long; 11/4" in diameter; 3" wide. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Francisco Alvarez.Cruet. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.4 x 28.1 cm (13 15/16 x 11 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Dorothy Posten.Nails and Pins. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 42.2 x 33 cm (16 5/8 x 13 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Wellington Blewett.Stanley Mazur, Tongs, 1938 TongsPa. German Box. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 36.8 x 52 cm (14 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 9" long; 5 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ethelbert Brown.American 20th Century, Newel Post, 1935 1942 Newel PostPolice Club and Belt. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 24" long; 12" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Herman O. Stroh.Vincent Murphy, Paper Weight, c 1936 Paper WeightDesign for a cake scoop.design for Cutlery.Miner's Candle Holder. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 22.7 x 28 cm (8 15/16 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/2" long, 3" high. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Benjamin Resnick.Bell with dates 1814 in a yoke in the church in Ostrowit - a general view on a 1: 5 scale; Pretty, Szymon (Ca 1864-1942); 1917 (not after November 21, 1917) (1917-00-00-1917-00-00);Nicholas Acampora, Pair of Pin Cushions, c 1939 Pair of Pin CushionsBowl. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 22.6 x 22.9 cm (8 7/8 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 cm High 27 cm Dia.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Agnes Karlin.Silver Salt Cellar. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.7 x 22.9 cm (11 11/16 x 9 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hans Westendorff.Hardware (Hinge). Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 23.5 x 28.6 cm (9 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.). Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Grant Vanderpool.Francis Law Durand, Woman's Slipper, c 1938 Woman's SlipperOrnamental Urn for Flowers. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.6 x 23.1 cm (12 1/16 x 9 1/8 in.). Medium: pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ray Price.Wellington Blewett, Box for Nails and Pins, 1937 Box for Nails and PinsChair with ornate carved back and cushion with tassels, and scriptorium or inkstand, 10th century. Siege et Ecritoires. Handcoloured lithograph by Villain after an illustration by Horace de Viel-Castel from his Collection des costumes, armes et meubles pour servir à l'histoire de la France (Collection of costumes, weapons and furniture to be used in the history of France), Treuttel & Wurtz, Bossange, 1827.Leslie Macklem, Flat Iron Stand, c 1938 Flat Iron StandVirginia Berge, Woman's Night Cap, c 1939 Woman's Night CapHitching Post. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.Sword. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.2 x 23.1 cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: about 36" long. Medium: graphite and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fletcher Hanks.Harry Mann Waddell, Stirrup, c 1940 StirrupPincushion. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 45.6 x 35.2 cm (17 15/16 x 13 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 6" high; 3 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: M. Louise Kent.Cavalry bugle and trumpets. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1888. Alfred James Hipkins (1826-1903) was an English musicologist who specialized in the history of the pianoforte and other instruments. William Gibb was a master illustrator and chromolithographer and illustrated "The Royal House of Stuart" (1890), "Naval and Military Trophies" (1896), and others.Door Knocker. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.6 x 22.9 cm (12 1/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jack Staloff.Branding Iron Used for Boxes and Bags. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 38 cm (11 x 14 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 13 5/8" high; 21" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ralph Russell.Bracelet 304 B.C.-A.D. 364 Ptolemaic or Roman Period. Bracelet. 304 B.C.-A.D. 364. Silver. Ptolemaic or Roman Period. From Egypt, Central Delta, Tell el-Balamun (Diospolis Inferior), Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1913Silver Fork. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 12.6 x 16.4 cm (4 15/16 x 6 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 3/4" long; 5/8" wide. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charlotte Winter.Grace Halpin, Infant's Cap, c 1939 Infant's CapRaymond Manupelli, Handbag, 1935 1942 HandbagWoman's Slipper. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 22.7 cm (11 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Bessie Forman.Silver Spoon. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 28.2 x 22.9 cm (11 1/8 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/2" long; 1 1/2" wide. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florence Stevenson.Marie Mitchell, Woman's Slipper, c 1937 Woman's SlipperSewing Machine. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 36.3 x 40.6 cm (14 5/16 x 16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 3/8" high; 5 7/8" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John H. Tercuzzi.Belt with a clamp from the 17th century from the collection of Gustaw Subise-Bisier from Warsaw in 1916-general views on a scale of 1: 5 and detail of the buckle; Kotarbi, Mieczys Aw (1890-1943); 1916 (not after 6.11.1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);Elizabeth Johnson, Branding Iron, c 1942 Branding IronVolunteer Fireman's Cap. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alexander Anderson.Serpentine Ribbon, Cut paper on wood frame, Magic lantern slide, optical toy. On black field, white disk at center from which radiate alternating long and short rays, between which are chains of white ellipses growing larger towards circumference of design. At circumference, a guilloche band in red and green, with white disks., Savoy, France, ca. 1780, toys & games, Lantern slide, Lantern slideRandolph Atkinson, Church Pew, c 1940 Church PewDesign for a Round Table on Triangular Base, A.N. Davenport Co., Pen and black ink on thin, cream paper, Round molded table top raised on plain column-like support standing on molded triangular base raised on three animal-paw feet., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingArchaeological remains. Probably an oil lamps or pieces of sculpture. Leaf 16 Recto from a sketchbook with 37 sheets.Dusky CyrenaDiebitsch Carl von (1819-1869), lamp, Cairo (without dat.): Details of a hanging lamp. Pencil on cardboard, 23.8 x 16.3 cm (including scan edges) Diebitsch Carl von  (1819-1869): LampeGerald Transpota, Earthenware Ale Bottle, c 1937 Earthenware Ale BottleMelita Hofmann, Woman's Slipper, c 1936 Woman's SlipperHelen Bronson, Mirror Support  Red Six Point Star, c 1941 Mirror Support - Red Six Point StarJohan Thomas Lundbye (1818-1848), a Hoeene on a basket, 1845Arthur Johnson, Pewter Beaker, c 1936 Pewter BeakerButter Tub. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/2" long; 5 1/2" deep;. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eugene C. Miller.Arelia Arbo, Carriage Sunshade, c 1937 Carriage SunshadeCandlestick (One of a Pair). Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 24.3 cm (14 x 9 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 19 1/4"high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Juanita Donahoo.Metal chair at sun light. Chair on old stone background. Retro chair casts shadow.Chair. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 34.7 x 28.2 cm (13 11/16 x 11 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: Scale 1 1/8"=1"-Isometric drawing according to data sheet for 12b.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward Jewett.Wedding Slippers. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.8 x 22.2 cm (11 5/16 x 8 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Doris Beer.Pa. German Music Box. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 24.6 x 31.2 cm (9 11/16 x 12 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 1/4" long; 2 1/2" " high. Medium: watercolor on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charlotte Angus.Edward L Loper, Lunch Box, 1935 1942 Lunch BoxHenry Meyers, Pewter Ladle, c 1936 Pewter LadleNo. 1; Tina Modotti (American, born Italy, 1896 - 1942); 1925; Platinum print; 24.1 x 17 cm (9 1,2 x 6 11,16 in.)J Henry Marley, Cattle Brand, c 1936 Cattle BrandSchool for a feather, enamel and collected from the 16th century in the collection of Józef Tyszkiewicz in Warsaw in 1920 - general view; Bu Akowska, Zofia (1866-); 1920 (not after 29/09/1920) (1918-00-00-1920-00-00);Design for Round Dining Table on Scroll-Like Feet, A.N. Davenport Co., Graphite on thin cream paper, Round molded table top raised on fluted and molded columnar support with concentric moldings at bottom, sitting atop 'X'-shaped base terminating in 4 3 shown scroll-like feet with carved floral rosettes., 1900-05, furniture, Drawing, DrawingUnknown photographer, metal ornament with bordered stones (without date): View. Photo on cardboard, 41.5 x 31.8 cm (including scan edges) unbek. Künstler : Metallornament mit eingefassten SteinenIncense vessels and door knobs with animal heads. Leaf 19 Recto from a sketchbook with 77 sheets.Buckle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 4.6 x 3 cm (1 13/16 x 1 3/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Criswell.Charlotte Winter, Silver Spoon, c 1936 Silver SpoonEmbroidered Linen Collar. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 27.5 x 38.9 cm (10 13/16 x 15 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 1 3/4" wide. Medium: pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edith Miller.Butter Dish (Ameberina). Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 44.2 cm (14 x 17 3/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, goauche, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ralph Atkinson.John H Tercuzzi, Door Knocker, c 1940 Door KnockerApple Peeler. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 41 cm (12 x 16 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: overall: 30" long; 7" wide; uprights: 5" high and 5 3/4" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: H. Langden Brown and Milton Bevier.Renee A Monfalcone, Key Basket, c 1941 Key BasketDifferent instruments, c. 1880 - in or before 1890 photomechanical print The instruments, including drilling tongs and stems, were probably used by criminals. maker: Franceprinter: Paris paper collotype tools ~ criminalsPa. German Stamping Blocks for Homespun Cotton or Linens. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 26.8 cm (14 x 10 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fritz Boehmer.Candlestick (Ecclesiastical). Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 26.7 cm (14 1/16 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: Largest part: 21" high; 10 3/8" wide. Base 9 1/2" square. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Harry Mann Waddell.Shallow Dish. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 23.1 x 30 cm (9 1/8 x 11 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Tarantino.Wooden Jam Pail. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 3/4" high; 6 3/4" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Anthony Zuccarello.Typical traditional aboriginal basket of Herbert River. Queensland, Australia. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Journey to Northeast Australia by Carl Lumholtz 1880-1884 from Le Tour du Monde 1889Flask. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.7 x 23 cm (11 11/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 1/4" High Base 2 3/4" x 3 3/4". Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, brush and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Caseau.Elizabeth Johnson, Branding Iron, c 1942 Branding Iron