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Historical Object Illustrations

Detailed sketches of historical artifacts such as candle molds and bridle bits, showcasing intricate designs from the mid-20th century.

Ada Borre, Candle Mold, c 1938 Candle Mold
Ada Borre, Candle Mold, c 1938 Candle Mold
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Leslie Macklem, Oil Can, c 1939 Oil CanSewing Box. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 22.9 cm (11 1/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" long; 3 1/2" wide; 3 1/2" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Columbus Simpson.James M Lawson, Lottery Wheel, 1935 1942 Lottery WheelHans Mangelsdorf, Fireside Set, c 1938 Fireside SetJack Staloff, Candlestand, c 1936 CandlestandH Langden Brown, Wrought Iron Betty Lamp, c 1937 Wrought Iron Betty LampArab carpentry tool; Leroux, Louis (fl. Ca 1829-1847), Rifaud, Jean-Jacques (1786-1852); 1830 (1830-00-00-1830-00-00);Economy Lamp. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 26 x 33.4 cm (10 1/4 x 13 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward White.Elizabeth Johnson, Branding Iron, c 1942 Branding IronCeltic metalwork objects found in Britain, including helmet, shield and cauldron. 1st -8th century ADEdith Towner, Town Crier's Bell, c 1937 Town Crier's BellFolding armchair (sedia a Savonarola type) 15th century (textile); 19th century (chair, with earlier parts) Italian. Folding armchair (sedia a Savonarola type). Italian. 15th century (textile); 19th century (chair, with earlier parts). Walnut, turned and carved; silkFrank McEntee, Kettle Ring, c 1938 Kettle RingTHE VIKING'S SHIP: THE RUDDER, OARS, A SHIELD AND ONE OF THE TILT-HEADSWarming Pan. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 29.9 x 22.8 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" in diameter. Medium: graphite and watercolor on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jack Staloff.Grips of Slavic swords from the collection of the Museum of Berlin. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonistensign, parts of a chair, a salt barrel and a glass, picture, painting, land forces (citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia), Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1782 - 1837, paper, graphite (mineral), h 273 mm × w 186 mmIron Pot Hook. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 28.3 x 23 cm (11 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marin J. Bright.Amelia Tuccio, Sconce, 1938 SconceGrace Halpin, Table Pin Cushion, 1939 Table Pin CushionGrace Halpin, Shawl Strap, c 1938 Shawl StrapCast Iron Bank: Merry go Round. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5" high; 5" in diameter (widest part); 3 1/4" in diameter (base). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sarkis Erganian.Doris Beer, Wedding Slippers, c 1936 Wedding SlippersMilton Grubstein, Lard Oil Lamp, c 1937 Lard Oil LampCora Parker, Spectacles, c 1938 SpectaclesKettle. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 34.8 x 24.5 cm (13 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Milton Grubstein.Drawing, Spoons; Italy; pen, sepia, brush, gray water color; 17.8 x 7.6 cm (7 x 3 in.)Orville Cline, Shaker Gloves, c 1941 Shaker GlovesWarsaw. Key from c. 1780 in the Column (Grand, Ball) Room of the Royal Castle - side and bottom view. Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950), draughtsman, cartoonistWellington Blewett, Trivet, c 1939 TrivetPie Plate. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 24.9 cm (14 x 9 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 3/8" Dia. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Matulis.Magnus S Fossum, Linen and Cotton Homespun, c 1940 Linen and Cotton HomespunKey second half 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Key 386698Inexpensive hand-driven sewing machine (costing 2 guineas, compared with 10 to 12 guineas for a treadle machine). London, dated 1872.Spice Grinder. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 in.). Medium: graphite and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Francis Law Durand.Ornaments with flowers. Leaf 17 Verso from a sketchbook with 29 sheets.A set of 24 touch needles. These were made of the purest obtainable gold and each was alloyed with different known amounts of silver and copper, or of both. The sample of gold to be tested was rubbed on a hard dark stone, and the colour and thickness of the trace left was matched by one of the touch needs and the value of the sample obtained. From 'De re metallica', by Agricola, pseudonym of Georg Bauer (Basle, 1556). Woodcut.drawing of an Inca hatchet ring, Peru; 19th centuryPaul Ward, Flower Vase, 1935 1942 Flower VasePillar and stand telephone. From Das Buch der Erfindungen Gewerbe und Industrien, Leipzig, 1896-1901.Japanese travelling panniers and trunks. Lithograph by L.M. Nader.Coffee Mill. Dated: c. 1948. Dimensions: overall: 44.5 x 37 cm (17 1/2 x 14 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 16" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ray Price.Still life with a Boterton and Kuip, Pieter de Goeje, 1789 - 1859 drawing paper. chalk still life of related objects. churning (+ tools and appliances ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)Coffee Grinder. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22 x 28.7 cm (8 11/16 x 11 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 17" long. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Herman Bader.Instrument for those drowned, 19th centuryMarius Hansen, Bootjack, c 1938 BootjackStone monument from the character this; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) - collections, Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912), Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912) - collection, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, gift (provenance), oranges (iconogr.), Monuments, sculptures, stone sculptures, saintsSilver Spoon. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 23.5 x 29.5 cm (9 1/4 x 11 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/4" long; 1 3/4" wide. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charlotte Winter.Earrings. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.2 x 23 cm (11 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Tulita Westfall.Herbert Barnard, Drain Head, c 1941 Drain HeadA Tswana or Kora knife with its sheath. Draughtsman: Robert Jacob Gordon (attributed to). Dating: Oct-1777 - Mar-1786. Measurements: h 660 mm × w 480 mm; h 413 mm × w 267 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Henry Meyers, Pewter Ladle, c 1936 Pewter LadleSamuel O Klein, Toaster, c 1936 ToasterRailway Lantern. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 18" high; 9" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Geuppert.Episcopal MitreBracelet. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 24.3 x 35.8 cm (9 9/16 x 14 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and goauche on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Walter G. Capuozzo.Esné Isnâ (Latopolis). Vue de douze chapiteaux du portique., 1809 - 1828., Paris. Publisher, Impr. impériale., 70 x 51 cmA selection of anvils used in silver manufacture. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.Bit. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 26.8 cm (14 1/16 x 10 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/2" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Arthur P. Reynolds.Woman's Drawers. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 27.5 x 19.6 cm (10 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Margaret Concha.Cradle for Archduke Karl Franz Joseph of AustriaCarpentry: an assortment of tools for turning. Wood engraving by Marichal.Lid holder for beer pasteurization. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887Slipper. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 28.9 x 22.7 cm (11 3/8 x 8 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Dorothy Gernon.Mauvell, Wrought Iron Ornament, 1935 1942 Wrought Iron OrnamentPowder Horn. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 27.8 cm (9 x 10 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7" long; 2" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Annie B. Johnston.John R Towers, Pickle Fork, c 1936 Pickle ForkFoot Scraper and Tray. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 24.4 x 32.3 cm (9 5/8 x 12 11/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John H. Tercuzzi.Nicholas Acampora, Muffin Pan, c 1939 Muffin PanManuel G Runyan, Handmade Chair Rawhide Seat, c 1939 Handmade Chair - Rawhide SeatAda V May, Baby Shoe, c 1937 Baby ShoeJohn Davis, Pair of Carved Wooden Arms, c 1937 Pair of Carved Wooden ArmsWoman's Shoe. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.8 x 22.8 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.). Medium: colored pencil and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Melita Hofmann.Stoneware Jug. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 28.2 x 22.8 cm (11 1/8 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 13" High 7" Dia.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Annie B. Johnston.Two double flageolets, a German flute, and two flutes douces. 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.Mabel S Kelton, Linen and Cotton Homespun, c 1940 Linen and Cotton HomespunSamuel Fineman, Roasing Oven, c 1937 Roasing OvenHilda Olson, Mill Stones, 1935 1942 Mill StonesElmer R Kottcamp, Pa German Weather Vane, 1935 1942 Pa. German Weather VaneBread Basket. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 22.7 x 30.8 cm (8 15/16 x 12 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" diameter of top; 7" diameter of base. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alfonso Moreno.Pijpenkop van Pijpaarde .. Pipes head of pipe earth. The pipe head belongs to five pipe heads (BK-NM-5-1 to BK-NM-5-6). Five heads have a part of a stem, a cup has no steal. The heads are marked: G. .w.5.Herman Bader, Oil Lamp, c 1936 Oil LampAn engraving depicting an oil table lamp with a wire gauze cylinder over the flame, designed to burn heavier petroleum products with a flash-point of 100 degrees Celsius. Dated 19th centuryPijpop van Pijpaarde., Anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1800 Pipe head of pipe earth. The pipe head is part of a series of seven pipe heads (BK-NM-6, BK-NM-5-1 to BK-NM-5-6), which on a cardboard, with a inscription (G.H.W.5. And G.H.W.6: Initials of the original collector Heinrich Gottfried Haasloop Werner (Kleef 16 April 1792-Elburg September 29, 1864), with sequence numbers), are mounted. Six heads have part of a stem, a head has no stem. Netherlands earthenware. pipe clay Pipe head of pipe earth. The pipe head is part of a series of seven pipe heads (BK-NM-6, BK-NM-5-1 to BK-NM-5-6), which on a cardboard, with a inscription (G.H.W.5. And G.H.W.6: Initials of the original collector Heinrich Gottfried Haasloop Werner (Kleef 16 April 1792-Elburg September 29, 1864), with sequence numbers), are mounted. Six heads have part of a stem, a head has no stem. Netherlands earthenware. pipe clayMusical instruments of the African slaves of Suriname. Qua-qua 1, kiemba-toetoe flute 2, ansokko-baina balafon 3, great Creole drum 4, great Loango (Congo) drum 5, papa drum 6, small Loango drum 7, small Creole drum 8, coeroema drum 9, Loango-bania thumb piano 10, calabash 11, saka-saka shekere 12, conch shell 13, benta 14, Creole-bania guitar 15, trumpet of war 16, work horn 17, and Loango too-too flute 18. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i Popoli), Florence, 1842.Ethel Dougan, Iron Bit, 1939 Iron BitRevolver. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 24.6 x 35.4 cm (9 11/16 x 13 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rose Campbell-Gerke.Diamondworks: (a) interior view (b) various tools of the trade. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.L B Hartmann, Bell, 1935 1942 BellSitar and Vína. Hans Mangelsdorf, Cast Iron Coin Bank, c 1938 Cast Iron Coin BankJessie M Benge, Boy's Boot, c 1936 Boy's BootFlatiron. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 28.6 cm (9 x 11 1/4 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Maurice Van Felix.Trivet. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 32.7 x 23.1 cm (12 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 5/8" in diameter; 11/16" high. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Milton Grubstein.Majel G Claflin, Painted Wooden Candle Stick, with Grooves andCircles, c 1937 Painted Wooden Candle Stick, with Grooves andCirclesAgriculture: a plough and other implements. Coloured engraving by J. Pass.Glass Camphene Lamp. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35 x 24.4 cm (13 3/4 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 5/8" high; 2 5/8" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Harry Grossen.Victor F Muollo, Copper Weather Vane, c 1937 Copper Weather VaneDevil, vintage engraved illustration.Ernest A Towers, Jr, Child's Rocking Horse, c 1939 Child's Rocking Horse