Vintage Photographic Artifacts

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.)
Bishop Hill: Wooden Spoon. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 26.7 x 36.7 cm (10 1/2 x 14 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 22 1/2" long; 5" wide; 2 1/2" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Roberta Elvis.Silver Teapot. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 21.7 x 30 cm (8 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 5/8" high. Medium: graphite and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Clayton Braun.S. de Vries, Medal in honor of Mr. O.C.J. Hoogendijk van Domselaar in Tiel, founder of 70 houses, medallion bronze bronze medallions 5.4, the complex houses seen on corner, signed on cut S. de Vries La Haye social housingView of a photographic portrait surrounded by a memorial wreath. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Newburyport (Mass.)Four boxes or stewing, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph   photographic support  chest, coffer. heating stovePortrait of a Bearded Man. Unknown maker, AmericanThree Tomatoes on a White Ground with Water Drops, Sepia TonedJewel with corn and flowers, c. 1800 - c. 1810   Augsburg (possibly) paper. ink. watercolor (paint) pen / brush ornaments, jewelsSouvenir Medal from 200th performance of PIQUE from Dalys Fifth Avenue Theater 1876. Artist: Unknown Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1831Scene tile with beacon and staff house, blue decor on white ground, no corner fill, marked, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze tin glaze, in form made baked glazed painted baked Wall tile with blue decor on white fond. Scene tile with as central representation house with beacon or beacon small house. No corner filling. wugeele shard. Scraped earthenware Slightly slanted sides. Marked at the back In blue paint on the back: 611 119 is also possible or II9 or 6II Rotterdam Stadscentrum Stadsdriehoek Zandstraat indigenous pottery Probably from the vicinity of the Zandstraat Rotterdam.COMPETRANT FIRST from the Leopold Méyet collection, in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw from 1915 - views from the side and front; Masha, Mariusz (1888-1944); 1916 (not after 27.05.1916) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);Vases of Flowers; French, Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard (French, 1802 - 1872); Lille, France; 1853; Albumen silver printStill life with flowers, fruit, vases and pottery.Rough and Ready, California, Mining Camp. Unknown maker, Americanabanico con los colores de la bandera española, Salamanca, comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, Spain.Shaker Sugar Jar. Dated: 1941. Dimensions: overall: 30.7 x 23 cm (12 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Goodwin.Portrait of an unknown young woman, 1880 - 1900 photograph. frame   metal. glass. paper. textile materials. cardboard albumen print adult woman. anonymous historical person portrayedFire syringe of the Regout. Fire spray number 2 of the company Regout on a leaf with photos of five more fires from an album. French text at the bottom of the leaf describes the fire syringes and the benefits of use.Three benches in a row.Leaf 18 recto from a sketchbook with 46 sheets.Escritoire a toilette. Believed to have been the property of Queen Marie Antoinette. French transitional Rococo-Louis XVI, but probably made, ca. 1780. Jones Bequest, Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington.. Foley, Edwin, d. 1912. Foley, Edwin, d. 1912. Prints, Drawings, Paintings. 1910 - 1911. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Decoration and ornament, Furniture , History, Desks , France, escritoires , FranceMan with Carpentry Tools; American; about 1848; Daguerreotype, hand-colored;Gov. Carver's chair and Mile's Standish's sword. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Plymouth (Mass.)Eugene Shellady, Bread or Apple Tray, 1936 Bread or Apple TrayLazio Roma Rome SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Museum1. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Ceramic fragments, sculptural fragments, fresco fragments, inscribed tomb markers. Houses one of the best collections of Malagan medieval ceramics for casting wall monuments, copies of which are housed in campanile. Specific Location: Museum Antiquities: Ceramic fragments, sculptural fragments, architectural fragments Object Notes: Basilica has separate record and is filed separately. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Showcase with copper objects, bottom left is a box; Courter extension courtyard. .Still Life with Earthenware Jug and Broken Basket. Painting. Watercolor. Height: 86 mm (3.38 in); Width: 79 mm (3.11 in). Author: Attributed to Peter DeWint.Drawing of door handles and fittings by Carl von Hasenauer, executed in ink with feather on paper, showing design and form details.Case decorated with volutes and organic motifs, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph   photographic support  chest, coffer. ornament derived from plant formsNest with young bachstelzen in shrapnell sleeves a).Oak double hutch. The property of Guy Laking, Esq. , M.V.O., S. James Palace.. Foley, Edwin, d. 1912. Foley, Edwin, d. 1912. Prints, Drawings, Paintings. 1910 - 1911. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Decoration and ornament, Furniture , History, HutchesPhoto production of a portrait of an old man with beard, anonymous, 1851 - c. 1900 photograph This photo is part of an album.  paper albumen print old man. anonymous historical person portrayedA saddle, especially made for ladies to ride side-saddle. Engraving.Zilveren Hart at the exhibition of Antiquities in Delft, A.L. Oversluijs, After Anonymous, c. 1855 - In or Before 1863 photograph This photo is part of a cover with 35 photos on 16 sheets. Delft paper. cardboard albumen print minerals and metals: silver DelftBirthday, Christmas and Valentine cards depicting flowers and peacock feathers.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Feathers, FlowersVII vitrine room with Chinese porcelain; Exhibition Oriental treasures: 4000 years Asian art. .John Tarantino, Jar, c 1937 JarMotts Wash Stands. Plain, painted, galvanized and enameled.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, WashstandsImage depicting a collection of surgical instruments from 1920, photographed by S.C. Reco on July 23, 1920. These instruments would have been commonly used during medical procedures in the American military during World War One.graveur en stamp cutter: J.J. van Baerll, Wax seal of stamp cutter Van Baerll in round coromandel box with lettering: 't Protected and decorated ('t Beschermd vestigd en sierd), wax seal seal information form lacquer wood, Wax seal from engraver J.J. van Baerll in coromandel box with central an oval with column with tree and around it clouds with dog and bird and paper with text on stamp: 't Protected established and decorated (omschrift) Rotterdam engraver stamp cutter medal heraldry On May 9, 1764 Johannes Josephus van Baerll was born and he is mentioned in 1786 as medalist in RotterdamMedallion portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm II, King of Prussia (1744-1797), Anonymous, 1784 The Konig (crowned in 1786), used to the left profile, carries tail wink with bow and under a harness with inner lining a shirt, the board of which is still visible. A cloak with an order sign over the back and shoulder. On the intersection of the left arm the signature with the composite initials of both first names JH and full scoop fec. 1784.  wax   Prussia The Konig (crowned in 1786), used to the left profile, carries tail wink with bow and under a harness with inner lining a shirt, the board of which is still visible. A cloak with an order sign over the back and shoulder. On the intersection of the left arm the signature with the composite initials of both first names JH and full scoop fec. 1784.  wax   PrussiaJames Gardiner Collection: Victorian photograph album.Iron Bank. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 21.9 x 29.7 cm (8 5/8 x 11 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" high;. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Stella Mosher.Flowers in clear glass vase; American; about 1870 - 1880; Hand-colored Albumen silver printA chromolithograph depicting a knife, sheath, and wallet attributed to Rev. Serge, which are preserved in the Troitskii monastery, alongside an old wooden cup. The artwork is a watercolor by Academician F. Solntsev and was printed by F. Dreher. The piece dates from 1849 to 1853 and was published in Moscow by Tip. A. SemenaMrs. Joseph from Altona. .Project for a piece of two liards Augustin Dupr� (1748-1833). Project for a piece of two liards, 1792.Portrait of an unknown young woman, Anonymous, 1855 - 1870 photograph   photographic support. metal. velvet (fabric weave).  historical persons - BB - womanA Lowther cart: back view. Coloured pen and ink drawing by Hamshaw.Anemones in a vase. Wyczółkowski, Leon (1852-1936), graphic artistShop Sign. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.2 x 54 cm (13 7/8 x 21 1/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Sullivan.Stilleven, H. Tol, 1925 print Still life with a small bottle with cap and an image of a figure.  paper  still life of miscellaneous objectsVase of Flowers 1860s Unknown. Vase of Flowers 270862Dolls House of Petronella Oortman, Jacob Appel, I, c. 1710An old upholsterTypes of carpets (sofas) and eastern tents; Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911); 1870 (1870-00-00-1870-00-00);Description: Native processes - plaiting a coconut-leaf mat. Location: Kiribati Description: A finished coconut-leaf basket. Location: KiribatiVitrine met diverse kleine beelden; Vitrines kunstnijverheid.This is the device of the display case before emptying in October 1959.Chalice with decorated foot, Jacob Höflinger, c. 1857 - in or before 1862 photograph   photographic support salted paper print chaliceEarthenware Beer Mug. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.8 cm (12 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" High 3 1/4" Dia.(top) 2 3/4" Dia.(bot.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Wilbur M Rice.Buttons. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 38.4 x 30.7 cm (15 1/8 x 12 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Isidore Steinberg.Case (Inrō) with Design of Duck Standing on Shore beside Reeds (obverse); Duck Diving into Water (reverse) 19th century Japan. Case (Inrō) with Design of Duck Standing on Shore beside Reeds (obverse); Duck Diving into Water (reverse) 58923World Exhibition , Exhibition objects, From the Chinese gallery - vases No, György Johann Justus Georg Klösz Kloess -, Photographer, Viennese Photographer Association, Publishing HouseRoom for one more.. Unknown maker, AmericanImage of enamel lapel buttons representing various distinguished service medals and badges, worn by Sgt. Combs of the U.S. military. These buttons were photographed on May 12, 1919, with a record established on May 7, 1919. This particular image is labeled as 188UED in the series.World Exhibition , Lamps by Best , Lloyd, Birmingham No, Michael Frankenstein , Comp, Photo Studio, Viennese Photographer Association, Publishing HouseLinen Mark ca. 1981-1975 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Linen Mark 564916Three Carpenters, Standing, Holding a Ruler, Hammer, and Sheet of Paper. Artist: Unknown (American). Dimensions: Image: 7.3 x 6 cm (2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.)Plate: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)Case: 1 x 9.4 x 8.1 cm (3/8 x 3 11/16 x 3 3/16 in.). Date: 1850s-1860s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Buttons (France); steelReal Laboratorio de Piedras Duras del Buen Retiro; Juan Bautista Ferroni (Broncist) / 'Console'. 1774 - 1782. Gilt-bronze, Lapis lazuli, Paragone. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Medallion (obverse). Jules Dupré (French, 1811-1889). Bronze; overall: 5.1 x 7 cm (2 x 2 3/4 in.).`Signs of office`. Beyer, Karol (1818-1877), photographerCollar level emblems from the top left to the bottom right, officer of fortifics; General Staff; General Staff, Intendance Staff. Partly sacked, test seriesStephen Phillips House, Salem, mantel detail , Mantels. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives CollectionChris Makrenos, Toy bank  Man in a Cabin, c 1937 Toy bank: Man in a CabinUnknown man. .Anonymous, vases and flowers pins (main title), 1925. Graphite and gouache on gray card B. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris.American 20th Century, Cow Weather Vane, 1935 1942 Cow Weather VaneView of Japan View of Japan, late 19th-early 20th century. Albumen silver photograph mounted on cardboard, with mounting: 4 3/16 x 6 7/16 in. (10.6 x 16.3 cm).   Asian Art late 19th-early 20th centuryJames Gardiner Collection: Victorian photograph album.Pin Money.. Alfred Silvester (British, active 1850s - 1860s)60 Heller from Altenfelden,Notgeld.  Mint: AltenfeldenProduct image from A. W Nilsson's factories, Malmö.Cagon No 65.Portrait of an unknown woman with umbrella, 1900 - 1920 photograph. frame   metal. glass. paper. cardboard  adult woman. umbrella. anonymous historical person portrayedHandkerchief 1815-20 British, probably. Handkerchief. British, probably. 1815-20. Cotton, copperplate printed. Probably made in EnglandKlaver Boer, Zuni, Dick, 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 Attributes of the Arts  1769  Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744-1818/ French)  Musee du Louvre, Paris N. Z. Wool Trophy, New Zealand Court, Melbourne Exhibition, 1888, Victoria, maker unknown.Portrait of an unknown woman, W.E. Kannegiesser, 1840 - 1850 photograph. frame   copper (metal). glass. metal  adult woman. historical personsPostmortem Portrait of a Baby; American; 1856 - 1860; Daguerreotype, hand-colored;World exhibition , Spanish wines No, Michael Frankenstein , Comp, Photo Studio, Viennese Photographer Association, Publishing HouseEugene Shellady, Pa German Plate, 1935 1942 Pa. German PlateShowcase with objects of ceramics, including a scale, vases and a plate; Vitters crafts. This is the design of the display case before emptying in October 1959. At the top of a plaque of Faience blue with the representation of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek.W.J. Stehoff sitting on a bench in a room with gun pieces; Recordings of staff, exterior and interior, 1920. Photo from an album offered to head director B.W.F. Van Riemsdijk on August 30, 1920.Mask In A Picture FramePost -mortem portrait of a baby, Anonymous, 1840 - 1860 photograph   copper (metal). glass. leather. velvet (fabric weave)  historical persons. infant, baby. the corpseStill life with all kinds of objects. Paintings, can, toy horse and other objectsPostmortem Portrait of a Baby. Unknown maker, AmericanIssoire, France , 1916-1917 - Auvergne - Stéphane Passet - (September 1916 - February 1917) (French - Issoire , France). Costume, game , toy, black shade , umbrella, embroidery, accessory, hairstyle , headgear, Clothing, entertainmentWorld Exhibition , Chinese gallery No, György Johann Justus Georg Klösz Kloess -, Photographer, Viennese Photographer Association, Publishing Housevintage collectible tools mix collage over old stain paper background