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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);
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Nancy Crimi, Man's Shoe, 1935 1942 Man's ShoeA Bell Buoy, from the Lighthouses series (N119) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1889 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Lighthouses" series (N119), issued in an unnumbered set of 25 die-cut cards in 1889 by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco.. A Bell Buoy, from the Lighthouses series (N119) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)Six designs for jewelry, including gold bracelet with design of lock and two keys.. Gerlach, Martin. Prints, Design drawings. 1872 - 1873. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Jewelry , Design, Bracelets, Rings, Pendants (Jewelry)Scrimshaw. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35 x 27.5 cm (13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5" high; 2 1/4" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edith Miller.Necklace design: Project for a rincauex to be engraved on metal, Black chalk, pen and ink on paper, A stem with leaves and blossoms begins above, at left, and continues to the upper right, in the shape of a border of one half of an ovoid., Italy, 16th century, jewelry, Drawing, DrawingObjects from a burial cellar at Eext, PL. II. Objects found in a burial cellar at Eext.Bessie Forman, Man's Hat, 1935 1942 Man's HatLloyd Broome, Horse Weather Vane, probably 1938 Horse Weather VaneFred Weiss, Brake, c 1936 BrakeButter Mold - Burr Design. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 26.6 x 35.5 cm (10 1/2 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 7" high; 4" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, graphite, pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lawrence Flynn.Roy Weber, Toaster, c 1938 ToasterJohn Sullivan, Weather Vane, 1939 Weather VaneRoberta Elvis, Bishop Hill Wooden Spoon, c 1936 Bishop Hill: Wooden SpoonMitten. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 23 cm (12 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Carl Keksi.Handmade Saw. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/2" long; 4 3/16" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Evelyn Bailey.Spur. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 26.7 x 35.6 cm (10 1/2 x 14 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Robert W. R. Taylor.Boot-jack Chair. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 41.1 x 34.3 cm (16 3/16 x 13 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 45 inch back. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and some heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Lang.David Ramage, Sleigh, 1935 1942 SleighAlbert Rudin, Roller Skates, c 1941 Roller SkatesHarry G Aberdeen, Gold Watch with Frame and Case, c 1936 Gold Watch with Frame and CaseGalanters with hair needles, Anonymous, 1708 - 1756 print Various decorated hair needles, balance boxes, portrait mirrors and mouched boxes. Print number 427. Augsburg paper etching / engraving perfume bottle - AA - (for) women. mirror - AA - (for) women. comb, brush and other tools (care of the hair)Gene Luedke, Butter Worker, c 1937 Butter WorkerJohn Tarantino, Crock, c 1940 CrockGeorge File, Tin Oblong Box, c 1938 Tin Oblong BoxTulita Westfall, Bird Stick Pin, c 1937 Bird Stick PinThree fans with family weapons, Anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1830 Three small hand fans with different family weapons. With multiple poems. Japan paper Three small hand fans with different family weapons. With multiple poems. Japan paperKarabela (Batorówka) from the Antoni Strzrzacki collection in 1919 - details in a scale of 1: 1; Frania, Zygmunt (1882-Post 1932); 1919 (not after 12/04/1919) (1919-00-00-1919-00-00);Sadie Berman, Weather Vane Horse, c 1939 Weather Vane - HorseArmas, herramientas y utensilios de los Babilonios y Asirios Hottenroth, Friedrich, b. 1840. still image. Book illustrations. 1894. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Arms & armament , To 499, quivers, Arrows, Bows (Archery) , Assyria, Decoration and ornament , Assyria, Spears , To 499, Daggers & swords , To 499, Shields , To 499, Assyrians , To 499, Babylonians (People) , To 499, Decoration and ornament , BabyloniaDrawing, Necklace with Pendant; ItalyShell, fasciolaria tulipa; Shells. .Instruments from Thailand and China: Saw tai (Siamese fiddle) in carved ivory and enamelled gold (centre), two Chinese fiddles Saw duang and Saw oo surrounding it, Thai klui (flute) with a membrane over one hole (left) and Thai pee (oboe) considered to be of Javanese origin (right). 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.Designs for a napkin, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1874 - 1932 drawing .. pencil brush ornaments, jewels. napkin-ringShowy hair pins, every kind of metal and real or false stones used, the griffin pin is made in gold and enamels, the handle of the slver gilt sword is mother-of-pearl surrounded with stones in various colours. Date: 1886Gerald Transpota, Spur, c 1936 SpurPart of Shield Asaphus platyeephalusErwin Schwabe, Courthouse Bell, c 1936 Courthouse BellA Coach with Royal Coat of Arms. Date/Period: Ca. 1764. Still life. Watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on medium, cream, slightly textured laid paper. Height: 114 mm (4.48 in); Width: 178 mm (7 in). Author: Paul Sandby.Margaret Concha, Comb, c 1940 CombPaper fish for boys' festival, c. 1887 - in or before 1897 photograph Japan photographic support albumen print bony fishes: carp. flags flown from a mastImage depicting a collection of surgical instruments used in the Office of the Surgeon General in Washington D.C. Taken in 1920, this photograph showcases the tools utilized by medical professionals during the First World War. Photographer: S.C.Still-Life with Nine Objects. Giorgio Morandi Italian, 1890-1964. Date: 1954. Dimensions: 180 x 250 mm (image); 400 x 535 mm (sheet). Etching on cream wove paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Franklyn Syres, Moravian Hinge, c 1939 Moravian HingeAgnes Karlin, Wine Glass, c 1936 Wine GlassRocker Footstool. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 23.1 x 30.5 cm (9 1/8 x 12 in.) Original IAD Object: 14 1/2"long; 8 1/2"wide; 7"high; Rockers 12"long. See d.s. for dets.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Vincent P. Rosel and Gordon Saltar.Helen Hobart, Weather Vane Finial, c 1937 Weather Vane FinialBöhmer Franz (1907-1943), Park Hotel in Posen (1940-1940): Type A 1:10 chair. Pencil on transparent, 30.1 x 37.9 cm (including scan edges)Design for a napkin ring. Draughtsman: Mathieu Lauweriks. Dating: 1912. Measurements: h 85 mm × w 227 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Gothic keys; 1880-1890 (1880-00-00-1890-00-00);Slipware Platter. Dated: probably 1936. Dimensions: overall: 43.5 x 44.5 cm (17 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 14 1/2" x 9 1/2" Drawing actual size.. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fred Weiss.Blown Glass. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.3 x 22.7 cm (11 15/16 x 8 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alvin Shiren.A fragment of the kirars from the collection of the Museum in Wroclaw; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1846 (1846-00-00-1846-00-00);Kazimierz (Kraków - district), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Wrocław (Dolnośląskie Voivodeship), Dar (provenance), Church of St. Jana (Vilnius), Militaria, armor, crafts, museum collections, armor, knightly armorMaliënkolder, helmet and swords from India exhibited on the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations of 1851 in London; Chain Armor and Swords. India.Five Shells. Artist: George Jacobus Johannes van Os (Dutch, Amsterdam 1782-1861 Amsterdam). Dimensions: sheet: 9 5/16 x 12 3/8 in. (23.7 x 31.4 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Moscow Szyszak in St. Petersburg collections; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Kazimierz (Kraków - district), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912), Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912) - collection, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - Baron - 1853-1935), St. Petersburg (Russia), Dar (provenance), helmets, church of St. Jana (Vilnius), Militaria, Szyszaki, the army, Russian army, museum collections, armor, knight's armorFeather-Brush and Doran (a Kind of Medicine Case) with a Netsuke of a Rat probably 1816 Totoya Hokkei Japanese. Feather-Brush and Doran (a Kind of Medicine Case) with a Netsuke of a Rat 54469Doll Buggy and Rug. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 24.6 cm (14 x 9 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 36" long; 36" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Randolph F. Miller.Lon Cronk, Shaker Dish Drainer, 1935 1942 Shaker Dish DrainerEmil Warns, Skirt Hook, c 1940 Skirt HookDesigns for a brooch, cufflink, hat pin and vest button. Draughtsman: Mathieu Lauweriks. Dating: Jul-1913. Measurements: h 110 mm × w 205 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.'The farriers chiefe instruments'.Chattanooga Saddlery Co., 3804 Alton Park Blv., Chattanooga 10, Tennessee , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesAmerican 20th Century, Whirligig, 1935 1942 WhirligigA selection of fashionable black Surah parasols with carved handles, tassels, flounces, fringing, lace and ribbons Date: 1886Toy Locomotive. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 33.3 x 45.1 cm (13 1/8 x 17 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 12 1/2" long; 6 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Chris Makrenos.Saw Duang and Bow, Musical InstrumentsCannon Ball Pyramid, in Petrified Wood Park, Lemmon, S. Dak. , Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesNicaragua, from the National Flag on Domino series (T177) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (6.7 × 3.8 cm). Publisher: Issued by Kinney Brothers (American). Date: ca. 1901.Trade cards from the "National Flags on Domino" series (T177), issued ca. 1901 by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. Each card was hand-cut cut from the sides of original Sweet Caporal cartons. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Shaker Dish Drainer. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 24.3 x 32.2 cm (9 9/16 x 12 11/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lon Cronk.Isidore Danziger, Toy Bank Donkey and Cart, c 1941 Toy Bank: Donkey and CartAlfonso Moreno, Miniature Lumber Camp, c 1937 Miniature Lumber CampStill life , Karl Wiener -, artistSilver gelatin photograph by Hans Molisch from 1914 showing a paper exposed to leaf, highlighting main subject and photographic technique, mounted on box.