Historical Tools and Artifacts

Illustrations of vintage tools like lanterns, candle holders, and sugar tongs, showcasing intricate designs and historical craftsmanship through fine drawings.

American 20th Century, Trivet, 1935 1942 Trivet
American 20th Century, Trivet, 1935 1942 Trivet
Silver Tankard. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 29.9 x 35.6 cm (11 3/4 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 5/8" high. Medium: pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lawrence Flynn.Low table with vase and dish, small table with sculpture. Paintings. 1800 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Furniture , China, Pottery , ChinaHat Box - Wood. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 33.2 cm (14 x 13 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 13 1/2" high; 14" long; 10" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gerald Scalise.Pair of shoes. .Bartolomeo Bettera (1639-1688). Italian painter. Still life with musical instruments. Oil on canvas. Ala Ponzone Civic Museum. Cremona. Italy.Toy Bank: Eagle. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 22.3 x 30.5 cm (8 3/4 x 12 in.) Original IAD Object: 8" high; 6" long; 4 1/2" wide; wing span: 5". Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Clarence W. Dawson.Set of vector vintage banners for designModel of An Artillery Crane. Very beautiful construction model of a crane, in its entirety rotating to a vertical axis. The hoist attached to the treadmill wind axle, runs through an intermediate disc to a disc in the top, down through a hoist with a lead weight, and back to the top.Milton Bevier, Childs Porridge Spoon, c 1939 Childs Porridge SpoonToy Spinning Wheel. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 23" high; 15" wide; 25" long. Medium: watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Walter Praefke.Pa. German Three Carved and Painted Birds. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 23.6 x 35.6 cm (9 5/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 7" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Victor F. Muollo.Exhibits At The London Museum -- Our Photograph shows a guitar which belonged to lady Hamilton given to the Museum by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Makower. April 04, 1932.Kitchen Utensils. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 48.2 x 34.2 cm (19 x 13 7/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fritz Boehmer.Trompe l'oeil still life with a lute, rebec and music sheets by Gijsbrechts, Cornelis Norbertus (before 1657-after 1675) / Private Collection / 1683 / The Netherlands / Oil on canvas / Still Life / 107x96 / BaroqueJ Henry Marley, Cattle Brand, c 1936 Cattle BrandStill Life: The Smell. Date/Period: 1701/1711. Painting. Oil on canvas. Width: 52.1 cm. Height: 62.5 cm (without frame). Author: Edwaert Collier.Table legs, c. 1901  Leaf 35 Recto from a sketchbook with 79 sheets.  chalk  tableAmelia Long, 1762-1837, British, View at Harrow: with farm-worker, cart and ruined barn, undated. Black chalk and gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.Quaker Wedding Shoes. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 28 cm (9 x 11 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gwyneth King.Still life with a skull, an hourglass, a book and a knife, Corrie Pabst, 1876 - 1931 print   paper etching still life of miscellaneous objects. 'Vanitas' still lifeSpanish Southwest: Hat. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 24.2 x 35.5 cm (9 1/2 x 14 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marius Hansen.Dried kaki. .Sheep Bell. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 24.3 cm (14 x 9 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/2"high; 4 3/4"diameter. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Raymond E. Noble.Ranat Ek, Khong Yai, Ta'Khay, Musical InstrumentsBertha Semple, Toy Bank, c 1938 Toy BankWilliam Kieckhofel, Spur, c 1939 SpurKey Basket. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 26.7 x 35.6 cm (10 1/2 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 3/16" deep; 7 3/4"long; 3 1/4" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Renee A. Monfalcone.Toy representing Pulchinello riding a velocipede.     Date: circa 1819Marble Top Table. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 29 cm (9 x 11 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: graphite and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: GEORGE NELSON.Porcelain Mender, China - Costumes & OccupationsBarber's Chair #96, Barber ShopPistol for powder trials from the 17th century, owned by Jan Strzałecki. Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950), painterIron Bank. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 29.7 x 22 cm (11 11/16 x 8 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 3/4" high; 3" wide; man: 2" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: LeRoy Griffith.Allegory with a man who puts on a woman a chastity belt, c. 1590 - c. 1600 print In a bedroom, a naked woman with a chastity belt gives the belt to her husband who goes on a journey. The man's hat has donkey ears or the ears of a fool hat with bubbles. Behind the bed a man and a maid watch. The man holds a bag of money in his hand. On the left symbolizes a nar that tries to keep fleas in a basket the foolishness of the man's attempts to keep the chastity of his wife. In the margin four verses of six lines in German.  paper etching chastity belt. prostitution. partner deceived. adultery. fool's cap. fool, simpleton, numskull. insects: flea. historical persons