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Vintage photographs capturing artistic vases and decorative ceramics from historical contexts, highlighting craftsmanship and floral designs.

Cabaret; William Chaffers (English, 1811 - 1892); London, England, Europe; 1871; Woodburytype; 10.7 x 9.2 cm (4 3,16 x 3 5,8 in.)
Cabaret; William Chaffers (English, 1811 - 1892); London, England, Europe; 1871; Woodburytype; 10.7 x 9.2 cm (4 3,16 x 3 5,8 in.)
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Unknown company at the table for a house, 1880 - 1900 photograph. frame Netherlands metal. glass. paper. cardboard albumen print rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage. (family) meal - CC - out of doors NetherlandsPortrait of an unknown man, Anonymous, 1855 - 1870 photograph glass. metal. velvet (fabric weave). wood (plant material) ambrotype historical persons. adult man. sitting figurePhotograph of interior of lot 211, Bl. 2024, 1144 to 48 Fleeman, Toledo scale and shelving on main floor of Sclafani.Trade cards depicting birds and cards shaped like painting palettes depicting portraits of men, a basket of flowers and a fan.. Trade cards. 1876 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Birds, PalettesVintage Photograph. Still life of Christmas decorations and calendar.Kraków Sukiennice Exhibition of Muhammads, Asian and European ceramics; February April 1934 Światowida Photo AgencyTwo partially gilded silver monstrances, prepared at an exhibition on religious objects from the Middle Ages and Renaissance in 1864 in Mechelen, Joseph Maes, 1864 photograph Mechelen photographic support albumen print ostensorium, monstrance MechelenAlaska Indian baskets. No. 821 LHP B, Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection , Baskets,1890-1930, Indians of North America,Arts & crafts,Alaska,1890-1930.Zuni Water Carriers, Adam Clark Vroman, c. 1900 playing card. photograph Play card from box with 53 playing cards with images in carpie from Native Americans. The content contains a complete set of playing cards including joker. United States of Americapublisher: Los Angeles paper New MexicoUnknown father with his sons. .John Haberle, Imitation, 1887 ImitationDescription: Cyprus Antiquities Location: Cyprus Date: 1876-1942 mediterranean, mediterraneanthroughalensPortrait of Zofia of the Church of the Merit (1824-1853); around 1845-1853 (1840-00-00-1853-00-00);Koźmian, Zofia (1824-1853), Koźmian, Zofia (1824-1853) - iconography, Okęcka, Janina - collection, Przewłocki, Janusz (1927-2007) - collection, portraits, female portraits, purchase (provenance)Samadi des ouvriere. Unknown maker, FrenchPen handles: Oven in the former refectory. .Portrait of Eduard Witting, a silk manufacturer from Schottenfeld, Vienna. Daguerreotype, circa 1850.A seventeenth-century wooden pharmacy counter carved in low relief, the central panel is of an elephant. Photograph.half-length portrait of a seated woman, 1852-1858, Jeremiah Gurney, American, 1812 - 1895, 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (10.8 x 8.26 cm) (image)4 11/16 x 3 3/4 x 3/4 in. (11.91 x 9.53 x 1.91 cm) (mount), Daguerreotype (1/4 plate), United States, 19th centuryMechelen, Maes, Joseph, Three reliquaries in the shape of a hand and a reliquary in the shape of a foot, displayed at an exhibition on religious objects from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in 1864 in Mechelen, recto - handwritten, photograph, photo, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, 10 - 9 - 11, 12, height 259 mm, width 191 mm, Belgian, 1838 - 1908, photographer, 1864 - 1864, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, albumine printBoxed Valentine's Day Card 1850-99 Anonymous, British, late 18th century British White rectangular box with decorative print in blue ink. In the middle the words ' Forget me not' are printed. The box contains a card with a raised, cut-open paper frame surrounding a scrap portrait of a young woman.. Boxed Valentine's Day Card 400331A Principale of Zuni, Adam Clark Vroman, c. 1900 playing card. photograph Play card from box with 53 playing cards with images in carpie from Native Americans. The content contains a complete set of playing cards including joker. United States of Americapublisher: Los Angeles paper New MexicoVilnius. Underground, a fragment of dungeons with human pins; Bu Hak, Jan (1876-1950); around 1931 (1931-00-00-1931-00-00);Japan, Tamamura, Kōzaburō, Umbrella and lantern (made with paper) shop, Shop with paper parasols and lanterns in Japan, photomechanical print, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 105 mm, width 151 mm, 1856 - 1923, maker, manufacturer, 1895 - 1905, paper, collotype, photoprintPlymouth Rock. Plymouth series. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Plymouth (Mass.)2000s SILHOUETTE PROFILE PORTRAITS ANONYMOUS MAN AND WOMAN IN ANTIQUE PICTURE FRAME OLD PHOTOS AND HOUSE PLANTS ON DRESSER TOPFinished cane-backed chairs produced by the apprentices of the Nairobi Public Works Department.Tile 12th century Catalan. Tile 471209Versailles, Vase Made 1905 France. Albumen print . Jean-Eugène-Auguste AtgetPortrait of an unknown woman, Anonymous, 1840 - 1860 photograph copper (metal). glass. leather. velvet (fabric weave) historical persons. adult womanFelice Beato, Curio Shop, c 1865 Curio ShopFrench greeting card with good luck charms as decorative elements 1900Two Stovepipe Makers, One with a Hammer and Tin Snips, the Other Sitting on Stovepipe Assembly with Tin Snips and Mallet. Artist: Unknown (American). Dimensions: Image: 8.7 x 6.1 cm (3 7/16 x 2 3/8 in.)Plate: 9.2 x 6.3 cm (3 5/8 x 2 1/2 in.). Date: 1880s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Kraków Sukiennice Exhibition of Muhammads, Asian and European ceramics; February April 1934 Światowida Photo AgencyUntitled Made 1801-1900 Unknown Place. Albumen on porcelain . UnknownPhotograph of Raggedy Ann Doll Manufactured by the P. F. Volland Company. This is a photograph of a Raggedy Ann doll manufactured by the P. F. Volland Company with the permission of Johnny Gruelle. This doll was used as Plaintiff's Exhibit M in Pennsylvania Equity Case #9097, John B. Gruelle vs. Molly-Es Doll Outfitters, Inc., et al..Portrait of an unknown woman with hat, 1880 - 1900 photograph. frame metal. glass. baryta paper. textile materials adult woman. anonymous historical person portrayedHorse with Saddle 19th century Kawamoto Hansuke IV Japanese. Horse with Saddle. Kawamoto Hansuke IV (Japanese, active first half of the 19th century). Japan. 19th century. Stoneware and white porcelain (Seto ware). Edo (1615-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912). CeramicsUntitled Made 1834-1865 Unknown Place. Daguerreotype . UnknownLight bulb arrangement, England, 1930s, London, by Eric Lee-Johnson.Trade cards for linen goods and garden seeds with depictions of flowers and leaves.. Proofs, Trade cards. 1876 - 1877. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Textile industry, GardeningFence made of wood and automobile parts at Georgetown, New Mexico 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New Mexico , Georgetown, New Mexico , Grant CountyBeauport, Golden Step Room , Architectural elements, Model ships. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives CollectionYe Fancye Fay shop. Unknown maker, BritishGardener (one of a pair) ca. 1770 Worcester factory. Gardener (one of a pair) 203600Native in kayak. Unknown makerDescription: Shoes. Stallholder with footwear. Location: Nigeria Date: c1920-1929 1920s, leather, shoes, market, stall, nigeria, seller, leatherware, africaAlbumin paper photograph by Josef Carl Steuer from 1866 showing iron furniture manufactured by Rigl et Comp.Untitled (Post Mortem Portrait of a Baby) Made 1855 United States. Daguerreotype .. The daguerreotype is the earliest photographic process, named for its French inventor, Louis Daguerre (1787-1851). There is only one of each such photo, a unique image on a copper plate with a layer of silver. These gem-like objects work as a mirror and are sometimes difficult to see. They are thus displayed here in reflective black boxes.Dressing Case, etcetera.Portrait of an unknown baby, anonymous, c. 1840 - c. 1860 photograph copper (metal). glass. leather. velvet (fabric weave) infant, babyThe Plaza, Lima, Peru; Unknown maker, American, Attributed to Carleton Watkins, American, 1829 - 1916; Peru, South America; about 1852; Daguerreotype; Plate (half plate): 10.8 x 14 cm (4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.), Image: 8.7 x 12 cm (3 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.), Object (overall): 12.2 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm (4 13/16 x 6 x 11/16 in.)Anefo photo collection. Market in Batavia. July 30, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East IndiesSociété des Products AS de Trèfle, Anonymous, c. 1910 photograph Hair salon of Mr Anger (), Rue St Placide, Paris. Paris photographic support gelatin silver print ParisFlower bed in the shape of the seal of the United States , Flowers, Seals Insignia. Leon Abdalian CollectionPortrait of a Woman and Portrait of a Man, c. 1860, 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3/4 in. (5.72 x 8.89 x 1.91 cm) (case, closed), Tintypes, plastic, metal, velvet, glass, 19th centuryComposition of 19 photos and dried branches.Grave of Peter Faneuil, Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Mass. , Tombs & sepulchral monuments, Granary Burying Ground Boston, Mass., Faneuil, Peter, 1700-1743. Leon Abdalian CollectionUntitled Made 1848-1856 United States. Daguerreotype . Charles H. FontayneOld town square; Skoczylas, W Adys Aw (1883-1934); 1930 (1930-00-00-1930-00-00);gift (provenance)Front of general store in small cotton town. Texas. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas, General storesJno. HitzDisplay of advertising cut-outs black-and-white negatives, gelatin silver negativeshalf-length view of a seated woman, 1852-1858, Jeremiah Gurney, American, 1812 - 1895, 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (8.26 x 6.99 cm) (image)3 5/8 x 3 3/16 x 5/8 in. (9.21 x 8.1 x 1.59 cm) (mount), Daguerreotype (1/6 plate), hand-tinted, United States, 19th centuryCard Number 33, Vickers, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-1) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-1), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the first subset, N145-1. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Card Number 33, Vickers, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-1) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. 1880s. Albumen photograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)Souvenir ca. 1769-70 C. B. In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace. Gold snuffboxes and boxes decorated with portrait miniatures were prized and frequently given as royal gifts, often to ambassadors or members of the court in lieu of cash payments for their services. Coveted and admired, these boxes were produced from a variety of materials. The best were skillfully made of gold and embellished with diamonds, enameled decoration, lacquer, and other luxurious materials. By the middle of the century, the taking of snuff had become an entrenched social ritual, and the snuffbox, too, had become an important social prop. Snuffboxes were considered highly fashionable accessories, with some merchants advertisingPhotography.Photography within glass and frame, on PASSE PARTOX Motif: The arms of arms Fylgia.ramens dimensions: B = 545 mm H = 410 mmneg.nr 4914Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-0062. 1956Box with portrait of a young girl with the initials DE 1775-76 Miniature attributed to Pierre-Adolphe Hall The miniature is set in a sweetmeat box of rock crystal with two-color gold mounts. It has seven marks, including an illegible makers mark and the Paris mark for 1775-76. On the reverse of the miniature is a plaque with the monogram DE.Richard Allen and Edwin Boucher have attributed this miniature to Peter Adolf Hall, an attribution accepted by Bodo Hofstetter but not by Pierrette Jean-Richard.. Box with portrait of a young girl with the initials DE 193820The country store (heading) , General stores. Joseph Pennell (1857-1926). Prints and DrawingsPortrait miniature of little boy, portrait miniature painting visual material ivory paint watercolor ivory backing, Standing rounded rectangular smooth and gold colored frame inside children's portrait behind glass sphere. Reverse side covered with paper Hoffman G.W. Burger Rotterdam Gerardus Willem Burger (Rotterdam 1856 - Doorn 1916), among others, municipal councilor in Rotterdam from 1903 to 1916.Product image from A. W Nilsson's factories, Malmö. Young cart.Lifting of the Utrechtsche Schutterij./ Great cup on silver base and with silver lid, high 40 c.M.; On the foot the coat of arms of the province of Utrecht, with inscription: "Price of the province of Utrecht". On the lid the following edge: "Utrecht Student Association for voluntary exercise in the arms trade under patronage of Z.M. den Koning. Ten-year anniversary 1866-1876". Shooting prize won by the Utrechtsche Schutterij.kitsch postcards angel with basket balloons circa 1910 picture postcard,Runchore segregation camp, set up by the Karachi Plague Committee, India. Photograph, 1897.Autograph recipes: depicting pumpkins, a spoon and a cauldron.. Proofs, Cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Spoons, Cookery, PumpkinsExhibition stand with gas stoves. Unknown place."Queen Anne Gets A Wash" Statue Cleaned at St. Paul's Workmen are busy cleaning the statue of Queen Anne outside St. Paul's Cathedral, London, today (Thursday). It is from the steps of St. Paul's that the King will officially declare the Festival of Britain open in May. January 18, 1951. (Photo by Fox Photos).;"Queen Anne Gets A Wash" Statue Cleaned at St. Paul's Workmen are busy cleaning the statue of Queen Anne outside St. Paul's Cathedral, London, today (Thursday). It is from the steps of St.Dudy's , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States