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Historical photographs and illustrations showcasing various subjects like ornate metalwork and portraits from the 19th century.

Portrait of a Boy with Gold-Mining Toys; James M. Ford (American, 1827 - about 1877); March - September 1854; Daguerreotype, hand-colored; 11.9 × 8.9 cm (4 11,16 × 3 1,2 in.)
Portrait of a Boy with Gold-Mining Toys; James M. Ford (American, 1827 - about 1877); March - September 1854; Daguerreotype, hand-colored; 11.9 × 8.9 cm (4 11,16 × 3 1,2 in.)
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Metal coat of arms, anonymous, c. 1860 - c. 1885 photograph photographic support albumen print coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.)Portrait of a Boy with Gold-Mining Toys; James M. Ford (American, 1827 - about 1877); March - September 1854; Daguerreotype, hand-colored; 11.9 × 8.9 cm (4 11,16 × 3 1,2 in.)Silver Strainer. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 29.4 cm (9 x 11 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/2" long. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Kalamian Walton.Portrait of an unknown baby in pram, anonymous, c. 1855 - c. 1870 photograph glass. metal. velvet (fabric weave). leather ambrotype historical persons. infant, baby. baby-carriage, pram, perambulatorSnuff Box. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 23.6 cm (11 1/2 x 9 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 3/8" in diameter; 3/8" deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Madeline Arnold.Rowboat on a river. From the album: Geddes carte-de-visite album, circa 1866-1900, by Burton Brothers.Photo production of a decorative flower pattern, anonymous, c. 1890 - in or before 1900 photograph Paris photographic support albumen print flowers ~ ornamentSilver vase by Antoine Vechte for Hunt & Roskill exhibited at the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations from 1851 in London, C.M. Ferrier & F. von Martens (attributed to), 1851 photograph London photographic support salted paper print container of metal: bucket, can, canister, drum, tin LondonMax Unger, Bead Plane, 1939 Bead PlaneFolding Desk. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 29 cm (9 x 11 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9x16x6 inches, closed. Medium: watercolor colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Holloway.Postmortem Baby, Partially Covered by a Flowered Shawl with a Fringe Hem. Artist: Unknown (American). Dimensions: Image: 6.6 x 5.4 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in.)Plate: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)Case: 1.6 x 9.2 x 8.1 cm (5/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 3/16 in.). Date: 1840s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sketches of Butterfly Pen-holder, a Shell Pen-holder and Snail Ring-holder, and a Vase 1845-55 Alfred Henry Forrester Alfred Crowquill British. Sketches of Butterfly Pen-holder, a Shell Pen-holder and Snail Ring-holder, and a Vase 421586Flower arrangement. UnknownFoot Warmer. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 22.6 x 29.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lawrence Phillips.Flowers in a Vase. Decoration piece with a bouquet of flowers in a vase decorated with a portrait, standing on a pedestal where some fruit is also located. Possibly a Dessus de-porte.Frosted Glass. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward White.Margaret Knapp, Silver Skewer, c 1936 Silver SkewerWatchman's Rattle. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 36.9 x 51.2 cm (14 1/2 x 20 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 1/2" long; 4 1/4" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Leonard Battee.Still Life in Bayard's Garden: Baskets, Watering Can and Planter Pots. Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887)Tureen; William Chaffers (British, active 1870s); London, England; 1871; Woodburytype; 12 × 9.8 cm (4 3,4 × 3 7,8 in.)Products from Ludwigsbergs Werkstad. Cross, shelf and pillar table in Gjurjärn. From Album: Ludwigsbergs Werkstad's limited liability company, Stockholm, Sweden.BUILDS AND LASKS; Card X. In: Album of the exhibition of oldness and art objects; Beyer, Karol (1818-1877), Hirszel, Henryk (Warsaw; Litographic Zak 1838-1855); 1856 (1856-00-00-1856-00-00);Hat Box. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 42.8 x 39.1 cm (16 7/8 x 15 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: top for brim: 13 1/2" wide; 12" long; crown space: 7" high; 9" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mary E. Humes."Peerless.". Jotham A. French & Charles H. SawyerStanding Young Girl Unknown. Standing Young Girl, n.d. Daguerreotype, Image (sight): 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (7 x 5.7 cm). Photography n.d.Mail Box. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 13" wide; 37" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marjorie Lee.Screening Wheat, 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 United States of AmericaThe great $45,000 sword, which Grant got. (Manufactured by Tiffany & Co.). 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New York (State), New York (N.Y.), Manhattan (New York, N.Y.), Exhibitions , New York (State) , New YorkChest. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 40.6 x 50.6 cm (16 x 19 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 43"long; 20 3/4"wide; 20"high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eva Perry.Anna Aloisi, Book Bottle, c 1936 Book BottleWarsaw. Wardrobe with the end of the 18th century, with the equipment of a white house in the Royal Azienki - views from the front and from the side on a scale of 1: 5 and a decorative keypad for the key lock; Masha, Mariusz (1888-1944); 08.1915-09.1915 (before 16.09.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);White Domek (Warsaw - Łazienki Królewskie), Stanisław August Poniatowski (Polish King - 1732-1798), furniture, wardrobes, Łazienki Królewskie (Warsaw)Joseph Sudek, Server Dish, c 1937 Server DishGroup of decorative metal clothing accessories (clasps, clamps, brooches, etc.) from the collection of the Minutoli Institut, Liegnitz (now Legnica, Poland). Belitski, Ludwig (1830-1902), photographerKleed van rood zijden fluweel..A dress of dark red silk velvet. A piece is sewn to one of the shorter sides. On three sides lined by red silk frills. Unlined. A corner deployed. Note: Self side; 1.1 cm, twill binding, galon 2 cm wide, 1 cm.Portrait of Two Metalworkers. Unknown maker, AmericanAt left: the foot is decorated with two cherubim. The stem is a floated baluster. The lower part of the bowl is decorated with leaves. Center: a richer, decorated variation of the same motif. Cherubim are connected by festoons and are in front of flutes. At right: a variation of the upper part of the stem and the bowl of the central project. Below, the bowl has a row of cherubim. A sketch of the left side of the bowl is partly drawn over the project in ink. Left of it is a sketch, in ink, of a stem, a baluster, and the lower part of the bowl. Usual background. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined. Date: 1746-1809. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.Untitled (Lynn News) Made 1853 United States. Daguerreotype . Unknown MakerMetal plate and two candlesticks, anonymous, c. 1860 - c. 1885 photograph photographic support albumen print candlestick. dish, plate, saucerPhoto with aged effect Vintage Traveller items composition on a wooden floor vintage globe with old leather suitcase with objects for travel ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/AleksandrxKichiginx 11769119 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property releasedPa. German Butter Crock. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 34.5 x 44.5 cm (13 9/16 x 17 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 1/2" high; 8 1/2" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Betty Jacob.Sconce. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 23 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 3/8" in diameter; 11 3/4" high. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Amelia Tuccio.Signal Corps Apparatus (French Type) for radio communication during World War One. This photograph depicts an airplane antenna reel used for radio apparatus. The image was received in 1919 and showcases the equipment employed by the Signal Corps. Photographer: C Soter Paziz. Symbol: AU.Murray organ. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Gloucester (Mass.), Organs, Murray, John, 1809-1898 , Associated objectsThe gold Vapheio cups, National Museum, Athens , Antiquities, Drinking vessels. Nicholas Catsimpoolas CollectionShaker Chair. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.4 x 22.9 cm (11 9/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 44" high; 25 5/8" wide; 22 1/16" deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Francis Law Durand.Seated Young Man Resting Arm on Table Beside Daguerreotype Case 1840s Unknown The daguerreotype, the first photographic process, was invented by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre (French, 1787-1851) and spread rapidly around the world after its presentation to the public in Paris in 1839. Exposed in a camera obscura and developed in mercury vapors, each highly polished silvered copper plate is a unique photograph that, when viewed in proper light, exhibits extraordinary detail and three-dimensionality. The daguerreotype soon became extremely popular in the United States, where in the 1840s and 1850s thousands of daguerreotypists vied for clients from Boston and New York to San Francisco. The new medium’s success here was built upon the patronage of the average citizen who desired a simple likeness to keep or, perhaps, to send to a loved one in the era’s most enduring pledge of friendship.. Seated Young Man Resting Arm on Table Beside Daguerreotype Case 291763Horace Reina, Silver Porringer, c 1936 Silver PorringerSofa in the style of LouisTwelve cans after an explosion. Leo Daft (American, active 1870s - 1880s)Pillow Sham Holder. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.9 x 28.2 cm (14 1/8 x 11 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 3/4" high; 7 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lloyd Charles Lemcke.Model of the Mayflower.. Robbins & CompanySilver Spoon. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 22.5 x 30.3 cm (8 7/8 x 11 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 3/4" long. Medium: pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Kalamian Walton.John Tarantino, Bull's Eye Glass, 1935 1942 Bull's Eye GlassDetails of Door Furniture, St. George's Chapel, Windsor and other Ornament second half 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Details of Door Furniture, St. George's Chapel, Windsor and other Ornament 386731Description: Cyprus Antiquities Location: Cyprus Date: 1876-1942 mediterranean, mediterraneanthroughalensPot & platter which belonged to Miles Standish. 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.)Compote. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 36.3 x 45.7 cm (14 5/16 x 18 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Elisabeth Fulda.Jack Staloff, Lock Handle and Key Plate, c 1936 Lock Handle and Key PlateBearded Plasterer with Hawk and Trowel 1860s Unknown. Bearded Plasterer with Hawk and Trowel 291911Three plates. William Chaffers (English, 1811 - 1892)The Ghost in the stereoscope.Kindly suggested by Sir David Brewster, K.H...Toy Bank. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 22.4 x 30.5 cm (8 13/16 x 12 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William O. Fletcher.Shell, cone imperialis; Shells. .Harry G Aberdeen, Gold Watch and Frame, c 1936 Gold Watch and FramePlate rack and a table with food and drink, c. 1855 - c. 1859 Also studies of objects from a kitchen. Page 3 Recto from a sketchbook with 22 sheets. Zandvoort paper. pencil dish, plate, saucer. laid table: table-ware, table-decoration, etc.George III Irish Silver: George Chinnery Palette, presented to the Artist by the Artists of Dublin, July 27, 1801, Related to George Chinnery, 1774-1852, British, 1801, Silver, Overall: 15 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (39.4 x 32.4 cm), palette, silverStill life with shells. UnknownDesk. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 36.4 x 45.4 cm (14 5/16 x 17 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Arsen Maralian.Stereograph, Two Children Standing Between Furniture in a Studio Parlor Setting. Artist: Antoine-François-Jean Claudet (French, active Great Britain, 1797-1867). Dimensions: Image: 6.8 x 5.7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/4 in.), eachMount: 8.4 x 17.6 cm (3 5/16 x 6 15/16 in.). Date: ca. 1855. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Antoine-François-Jean Claudet.Metropolitan Water Works Miscellaneous, manhole cover, bottom section, Mass., ca. 1900-1919 , waterworks, manhole componentsParlor Stereoscope. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: Original IAD Object: 6 3/4" wide; 6" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Chris Makrenos.Two vases with flowers. .Michael Fenga, Mourning Ring, c 1936 Mourning RingTea glass with a piece of lemon on the edge. Page 56 from a sketchbook with 28 sheets.Toleware Tea Cannister. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 38.8 x 28.7 cm (15 1/4 x 11 5/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Murphy.American 20th Century, Shaker Lamp Stand, 1941 Shaker Lamp StandHasp from Door of "Kennedy Farm". Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 38.1 x 50.9 cm (15 x 20 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Rudin.Showcase with silver objects including scales, chalices and candlesticks; Silver vitrins in dollhouse room. .Baptismal Font, Cover. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 24.4 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 1/2' x 2 1/2'. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ruth Buker and Raymond E. Noble.Ornaments, 1837 - 1921 Among other things, Fleur-de-Lys and Vierpas motifs. Leaf 10 Verso from a sketchbook with 23 sheets. paper. pencil. watercolor (paint) brush flowers ~ ornament. foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornamentChest. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.1 x 27.9 cm (13 13/16 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 41 1/2"high; 40"wide. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eva Wilson.Fabric with colored stones, anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1850 Cloth pin with colored stones. Put on cardboard with paint stamp. gold (metal) Cloth pin with colored stones. Put on cardboard with paint stamp. gold (metal)Embroidered leather suitcase, Isabel Agnes Cowper, c. 1869 - in or before 1874 photomechanical print United Kingdom paper container of leather: leather bag. (other forms of) needlework, e.g.: crocheting, knitting, embroideringCod. Min. 53, vol. 7, fol. 346r: Florilegium of Prince Eugene of Savoy: Malva rosea - pink malva Full page: plant study (malva, inscribed: 'Rose d'Outremer ou de Tremier à fleur rouge couleur de chair. Malva rosea flore pleno variegato. Malva rosea, folio subrotundo, flore pleno, incarnato. C.B. pin. 315'). In: Florilegium of Prince Eugene of Savoy, Paris, 3rd quarter of the 17th c., artist: Nicolas Robert (1614-1685)Tree Identification - Pine, Loblolly. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic HistoryStill life with fish, anonymous, 1855 - 1875 tissue stereograph photographic support. paper. cardboard albumen print / cutting / perforating fish; still life of fishesCandlestick. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.2 x 22.3 cm (11 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hester Duany.Muziekinstrumenten en maskers; Attributs D'Un Bal; Trofeeën; 2e Cahier.A trophy with attributes belonging to a ball such as musical instruments, sheet music and masks.Still Life With Letters and Playing Cards by V.P. Sokolov, 19th century art, Russia, Ryazan, Ryazan Artistic MuseumYolande Delasser, Jar, c 1936 JarVarious types of seafood on table with mirror; about 1865; Albumen silver printFragment with Roundel and L-Shaped Band with Interlace Ornament. Dimensions: Textile: L. 17 11/16 in. (44.9 cm)W. 25 9/16 in. (64.9 cm)Mount: L. 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm)W. 30 1/2 in. (77.5 cm)D. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm). Date: 3rd-6th century.Interlace is a type of pattern formed by bands that seem to pass over and under one another. This fragment displays a highly complex and beautiful interlace roundel. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sylvia De Zon, Baby's Cap, c 1937 Baby's CapDisplay, Anonymous, 1935 - 1938 photograph Album magazine with five photos of displays of different types of objects: garments, toys but also wall cards and pamphlets about Nazi Germany. Emblen van de Hitlerjugend van Landjahrlager 1935 in Wolmersdorf, between flags. Part of the Hitlerjugend photo album. Germany photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print maps of separate countries or regions. fashion, clothing. (playing with) toys. pamphlet ~ printed matter. flag display GermanyBouquet of natural flowers. UnknownPhotographic Reproduction of a Miniature. Date/Period: 1840s. Print. Salt, from a calotype negative. Height: 60 mm (2.36 in); Width: 49 mm (1.92 in). Author: British Unknown maker.Portrait of an unknown man, Anonymous, 1855 - 1870 photograph. brooch glass. metal ambrotype historical personsMedallion possibly British 19th century View more. Medallion. possibly British. 19th century. Glass. Glass-PaintedSilhouette portrait of a man, anonymous, c. 1815 miniature (painting) Silhouette portrait of a man. Bust, in profile to the left. Part of the portrait miniatures collection. Netherlands glass. lacquer (coating). paper. metal historical persons not known by nameCarpenter Holding a Bag of Tools and a Square 1880-90s Unknown. Carpenter Holding a Bag of Tools and a Square 291900