Illustrations of Household Objects

Watercolor and ink illustrations of practical household items like axes, latches, and slipper designs from the early 20th century.

Regina Henderer, Suffolk Latch, c 1939 Suffolk Latch
Regina Henderer, Suffolk Latch, c 1939 Suffolk Latch
Cow Bell. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 38.8 x 30.9 cm (15 1/4 x 12 3/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.Frank C Barks, Side Saddle, c 1937 Side SaddleCharlotte Winter, Silver Spoon, c 1936 Silver SpoonDough Trough. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 33.2 x 45.4 cm (13 1/16 x 17 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 28" long; 7 3/8" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin.Rose Campbell Gerke, Sandstone Holy Water Font, c 1940 Sandstone Holy Water FontA Grecian Drinking Cup, Print made by Daniel Allen, active 1830s, British, after Titian, 1488/90-1576, Italian, 1830, Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paperSilver relic holder from the Saint-Maurice church in Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon; Reliquaire and Argent. .Charles Caseau, Jar, c 1937 JarSilver Brazier. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 29 cm (9 x 11 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 3/8" high; 5" wide. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Amelia Tuccio.Loop Earring. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 34 x 24.4 cm (13 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Tulita Westfall.Pewter Inkwell. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.8 x 21.9 cm (11 5/16 x 8 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 1 7/8" high; 3 5/8" in diameter. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eugene Barrell.Albert Camilli, Foot Stool, c 1936 Foot StoolDough Trough. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 22.6 x 30.3 cm (8 7/8 x 11 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/4" high; 28 1/2" wide; 4 1/2" deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hedwig Emanuel.Loose fragments of prints. Fragments of various prints.Campania Caserta Capua Museo Campano99. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Byzantine architectural fragments; parchment fragments with miniatures (12th century) from Montecassino; painted wooden crucifix (13th century); Carolingian crucifixes; Bishop's miter (11th century) of gold and silver damask; fresco (13th century). Post-medieval: Architecture (15th century). Formerly the Palazzo Antignano. Unusual Catalan/Moorish-style portal; Paintings on panel and canvas (15th-18th centuries); marble intarsia (16th century); marble sculpture: busts of Christ and Mary (17th century); sculpture of saints in marble and in wood (15th century); painted and gilded sculpture in wood; marble grave sculpture (16th century); sarcophagus with allegorical carvings; gold reliquary "Rosa d'Oro"; crucifix made of elephant tusk Specific Location: Pianterreno Antiquities: Italic sculpture (seated women holding babies); inscription. Photo campaign #1: 533 photos. Roman relief and sculpture; cinerary urns; Greek anJohn Dana, Tumbler, c 1936 Tumbler18th century knee pad 1, slipper 2, winch 3 and key 4. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.Mechanism of Eli Terry Clock. Dated: 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 28.3 cm (14 x 11 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: Drawing 3/4 scale size. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and some heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Herman O. Stroh.Lady's Shoe Buckle. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 22.5 cm (11 7/16 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Kalamian Walton.Plate. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 23.2 x 28.4 cm (9 1/8 x 11 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 1 1/8" High 11 1/8" Long 7 5/8" Wide 1" Wide(border). Medium: graphite and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Sudek.Four emergency coins during the siege of Oudewater in 1575, 1876 Four emergency coins during the siege of Oudewater, 1575. On the front: weapon, Godt with us, 1575, value indications 40, 20, 10 and 1 penny. Netherlands paper   Oudewater Four emergency coins during the siege of Oudewater, 1575. On the front: weapon, Godt with us, 1575, value indications 40, 20, 10 and 1 penny. Netherlands paper   OudewaterAlfonso Moreno, Bread Basket, c 1938 Bread BasketJohn R Towers, Latch, c 1936 LatchSleigh Bells. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 33.4 x 30.5 cm (13 1/8 x 12 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 3/4" high; 8 3/8" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: ROBERT CLARK.Pa. German Cap Box. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 29.1 x 36.2 cm (11 7/16 x 14 1/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 12 7/8" long; 7 5/16" wide; 5 1/4" high. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rolland Livingstone.Loaf Sugar Cutter. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/2" long; 3 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Dooley.John H Tercuzzi, Skillet, c 1939 SkilletShown here are drawings of three helmets from the medieval period in Europearound 1400. The illustration dates to 1882.Rolland Livingstone, Pie Plate, c 1936 Pie PlateGlenn Wilson, Trivet, c 1942 TrivetChild's Hat. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.5 x 23 cm (11 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marie Famularo.Foot Warmer. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 24 cm (14 x 9 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 1/4" long; 7 1/2" wide; 6" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Katherine Hastings.Wilbur M Rice, Corn Husk Doll on Horse, 1935 1942 Corn Husk Doll on HorseSilver Knife and Fork. Dated: c. 1935. Dimensions: overall: 23.1 x 29 cm (9 1/8 x 11 7/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: A. Zimet.David S De Vault, Pressing Iron, 1935 1942 Pressing IronSilver Teaspoon. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.4 x 23 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 21/31" long. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Francis Law Durand.Austin L Davison, Iron Stand, 1939 Iron StandChair. Leaf 20 Recto from sketchbook LXI with 20 sheets.Ray Price, Coin Purse, c 1938 Coin PurseKalamian Walton, Silver Lemon Strainer, c 1939 Silver Lemon StrainerA selection of iron work - casters and pivotsAmerican 20th Century, Billethead from Frigate Sabine, 1935 1942 Billethead from Frigate SabinePa. German Butter Mold. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 30.7 x 24.7 cm (12 1/16 x 9 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" wide; 5" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Franklyn Syres.Wright, Magnus von, work, Two polyhedra, picture no. 7 in the educational series Grunder i Teckna och Rita, 1838, lithography, graphics, sheet width 24 cm, leaf height 15.6 cmGas fixtures, Timothy Dodd House, 190 Salem Street, North End, Boston, Mass. , Gaslight fixtures.  Leon Abdalian CollectionLawrence Flynn, Watch Fob, c 1939 Watch FobHal Blakeley, Baby's Shoe, c 1940 Baby's ShoeCopper Storage Box. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 21" high; 21" long; 18" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Pratt.Dayton Brown, Iron Cross, 1937 Iron CrossCandlestick and handles of two medieval keys, 1877 - 1880  Page 14 Verso and 15 Recto from a sketchbook with 27 sheets. Amsterdam paper. pencil  candlestick. keyUrsula Lauderdale, Tombstone, c 1941 TombstoneRoman coins, Jan Dam Steuerwald, 1815 - 1869Grace Thomas, Stringed Harp, c 1939 Stringed HarpGordon Saltar and Edward L Loper, Large Andiron, c 1937 Large AndironMuffin Pan. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 20.9 x 33.8 cm (8 1/4 x 13 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 7/8" in diameter, 1 7/8" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Nicholas Acampora.Melita Hofmann, Head Pieces, 1935 1942 Head PiecesDrawing, Design for Rolling Serving Table with Two Trays; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream paper; 12.4 x 17.1 cm (4 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. )Rush and Candle Stand. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 54.9 x 25.3 cm (21 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.). Medium: pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Irene Lawson.Jennie Kamar, Toy Bank  Donkey and House, c 1942 Toy Bank: Donkey and HouseGladys Cook, Cane, c 1936 CaneHazel Sheckler, Spur, 1935 1942 SpurJoseph Rothenberg, Cock Weather Vane, 1935 1942 Cock Weather VaneBaptismal Font. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 26.8 x 35.5 cm (10 9/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 2'in diameter; 10"high, exclusive of cross.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William Kieckhofel.Warming Pan. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 23.2 x 27.9 cm (9 1/8 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 43 1/2" long; 10 1/2" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alfred Walbeck.Handbag. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 32.8 x 42 cm (12 15/16 x 16 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Louella Long.Powder Horn. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 in.) Original IAD Object: 11" long; 2 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: James M. Lawson.Harry Goodman, Pewter Basin, 1935 1942 Pewter BasinWoman's Slipper. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.2 x 22.8 cm (11 7/8 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Nancy Crimi.Sand Shaker. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 31.8 x 43.9 cm (12 1/2 x 17 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3" high; 2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jessie M. Youngs.Perspective SolariumChalking Mallet. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 24.4 x 35.5 cm (9 5/8 x 14 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eugene Bartz.Trivet. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 36.5 x 29.2 cm (14 3/8 x 11 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Glenn Wilson.Witold and the cross, ornaments on the title of the title of J. Believed "Memories of great days"; Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936); 1900-1902; 1909-1910 (1900-00-00-1910-00-00);Partage Plus, emblems, coats of arms, sketches, purchase (provenance)Fruit basket and drying fish on a rail, 1863 - c. 1864  Page 23 Recto from a sketchbook with 41 sheets.  paper. pencil  container made of plant material other than wood: basket. fishesHarry King, Wood Carving  Eagle, c 1941 Wood Carving - EagleMelita Hofmann, Slipper, 1935 1942 SlipperClarence W Dawson, Leather Hat Box, c 1940 Leather Hat BoxDorothy Dwin, Buttons, 1941 ButtonsAntique medals, anonymous, c. 1849 - in or before 1859 photograph  Rome photographic support albumen print medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function)Roberta Spicer, Sunbonnet, c 1936 SunbonnetGeorge File, Trotter and Gig Iron Toy, c 1939 Trotter and Gig Iron ToyLeRoy Griffith, Trivet, c 1942 TrivetJohn Tarantino, Compote, c 1936 CompoteBooties. Dated: c. 1935. Dimensions: overall: 15.3 x 22.2 cm (6 x 8 3/4 in.). Medium: graphite and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Margaret Knapp.Pair of shoes, Julie de Graag, 1921 print   paper  shoes, sandalsWolkenstein San Micheli (1873-1910), lamp (11.1904): View of a lamp. Watercolored on paper, 12 x 7.9 cm (including scan edges)Newspaper holder (dummy title)Slippers. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 23 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Doris Beer.Herman Bader, Ostrich Weather Vane, c 1937 Ostrich Weather VaneShell, tonna perdix; Shells. .Wooden Cross used as Headstone. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 36.4 x 26.6 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 29"high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Majel G. Claflin.A Dragonfly early 18th-mid 18th century Nicolaas Struyk Dutch. A Dragonfly 400114Designs for a napkin ring ..Mildred Ford, Toleware Bread Tray, c 1941 Toleware Bread TrayMemorial medal On the occasion of the hospitality of Utrecht for French refugees, Jan Dam Steuerwald, 1846 print Commemorative medal on the occasion of the recognition of French refugees in Utrecht published in 1688. Above: a crowned lion to the left with the right -hand leg on a Bijenkorf, in the left front leg a bundle of seven arrows, a sword raised in the right front. On the left the crowned coat of arms of Utrecht. Under a text in Latin. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Leiden paper  coinUnknown architect, door fitting (1872-1872): View. Photo on cardboard, 32 x 25.1 cm (including scan edges) unbek. Künstler : TürbeschlagHorses iris; Komashobu; A series with horses; Umazukushi. A tobacco bag with a belt button (Netsuke) and a partially opened range with the image of a mountain landscape, next to a stack of paper. Running horses are shown on the tobacco bag; A parrot on the belt button. With two poems.The handle is mosa from the building of the Accounting Chamber in Warsaw (new shelter 14) - two views from above and front; Kotarbi, Mieczys Aw (1890-1943); 1916 (not after February 28, 1916) (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);Various axes and tools, anonymous, drivet et cie., C. 1864 - in or before 1869 photomechanical print   paper  tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: axeJosephine C Romano, Rosary Beads, c 1940 Rosary Beads