title: Designs for Wallpaper and Textiles: Flowers

medium: Brush and gouache, graphite on cream paper

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Wallpaper design
France
Flowers


title: Panel

date: early 18th century

medium: Medium: linen warp and cotton weft foundation, wool embroidery Technique: crewel wool embroidery on 1\2 twill weave using stem, herringbone, satin, bullion and chain stitches

country: England

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
England

source: Smithsonian Open Access

source_id: smithsonian

rights: Public Domain / CC0

rights_statement: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) via Smithsonian Open Access.

credit_line: Museum Purchase Through Gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane


title: Sidewall

medium: Embossed paper

country: USA

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Arlene M. and Thomas C. Ellis


title: Frieze

creator: Alfred Peats Company

medium: Machine-printed paper

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Coffeepot from Chrysanthemum Tea Set

creator: Tiffany & Company, American, established 1853

medium: silver, ivory

country: New York, New York, USA

subjects:
Metalwork
New york, new york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Roswell Miller


title: Purse

medium: Medium: silk Technique: embroidery using satin, stem, knot and couching stitches on plain weave moiré

country: France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
France

credit_line: Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf


title: Seal

medium: Gold, diamonds, carnelian, stone

subjects: Jewelry England

credit_line: Bequest of Joan W. Leidesdorf


title: Plates 1 and 2, Illustrations for "Roman Military Punishment" by John Beaver

creator: A.M. Ireland

medium: Etching on paper

subjects: Print England

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed on handmade paper

credit_line: Gift of Thomas Strahan Company


title: Ceiling paper

creator: Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Sandy Hill, New York

country: Sandy Hill, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Sandy hill, new york, usa


title: Chalice cover

date: late 17th century

medium: Medium: linen Technique: needle lace (gros point de venise)

country: Italy

subjects: Lace Italy

credit_line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf


title: Gee I wish I were a Man, I'd Join the Navy

creator: Howard Chandler Christy, American, 1872 - 1952

date: after 1917

medium: Lithograph on paper

subjects:
Graphic design
Usa
Graphic arts

credit_line: Gift of Unknown Donor


title: Curtains

medium: Medium: cotton, linen Technique: patchwork of different plain weave fabrics which have been mordant and resist painted and dyed

country: India

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
India

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Julia Hutchins Wolcott and various donors


title: Ceiling paper

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica


title: Demitasse Spoon with Snail

creator: Charles Victor Gibert, French

medium: silver

country: Paris, France

subjects:
Cutlery
Paris, france

credit_line: Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, Decorative Arts Association Acquisition, and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds


title: Sidewall


title: Sketchbook Page: Isis

creator: Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa

credit_line: Bequest of Allyn Cox


title: Louis Roederere Champagne

medium: Plated metal

subjects: Container France

credit_line: Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener


title: commemorative

medium: wood, pressed

country: Philadelphia, PA, USA

subjects:
Ornament & design
Decorative arts
Philadelphia, pa, usa

credit_line: Gift of Mary M. Kenway from the estate of Sarah B. Russell


title: Sidewall

creator: M.H. Birge & Sons Co., 1834

medium: Machine-printed on paper

country: Buffalo, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Buffalo, new york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Thomas Golodik


title: Bronze Old Silla Dynasty Era Spoon

date: 6th century

medium: bronze

country: Korea

subjects: Cutlery Korea

credit_line: Gift of Paul Manheim


title: Textile

medium: Medium: wool, silk Technique: tapestry weave

country: Netherlands

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Netherland

credit_line: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde


title: Ishibe (Megawa Sato), in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

creator: Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858

medium: Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi), ink with color

country: Japan

subjects: Figure Japan

credit_line: Gift of Mary Rutherford Jay


title: Sampler

creator: Thomizan Thomson, English

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, eyelet, cross, half cross, and rococo (queen) stitches on plain weave foundation

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
England

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Sampler

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered

country: Germany

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Germany

credit_line: Bequest of Emily Coe Stowell from the Coe Collection


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed on joined sheets of handmade paper

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Harvey Smith


title: Cuff buttons

date: late 19th century

medium: Gold, sapphires, diamonds

country: possibly France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
Possibly france

credit_line: Gift from the Thomas W. Evans Collection from University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine


title: Seated female figure with books and putti

creator: Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773

medium: Red chalk on paper

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ornament
France

credit_line: Gift of Noah Butkin


title: Frieze

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Late Tulips / Bybloemen or Violets

date: 19th century

medium: Chromolithograph

subjects:
Nature studie
Netherland
Nature

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Purse

medium: Medium: silk, glass beads, metal Technique: bead-linked mesh

country: Europe

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
Europe

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum


title: Tea Kettle and Stand

creator: Dominick and Haff, New York, New York, 1872 – 1928

medium: silver, ivory

subjects:
Metalwork
New york, new york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Norris W. Harkness


title: Battle of Porte St. Denis

medium: Block printed on handmade paper

credit_line: Gift of Katzenbach and Warren Inc.


title: Chalice cover

date: 17th century

medium: Medium: linen Technique: needle lace

country: Burano, Italy

subjects:
Lace
Burano, italy

credit_line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf


title: Fall Games – The Apple-Bee

creator: Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910

date: November 26, 1859

medium: Wood engraving in black ink on paper

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of John Goldsmith Phillips, Jr.


title: Head of a Nun

creator: Alessandro Marchesini, Italian, 1663–1738

medium: Red chalk on cream paper

subjects: Figure Italy

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne


title: Vignette of Ladies' Fashions

creator: Esnauts et Rapilly, French, active 1766 – 1804

medium: Engraving on paper

country: Paris, France, Europe

subjects:
Print
Paris, france, europe


title: Proposed Design for the West Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

creator: Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859

medium: Brush and watercolor, graphite on paper

country: England

subjects: Interior England

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed paper, textured, liquid mica

country: USA


title: Textile

medium: Medium: wool Technique: printed by engraved roller on 1x2 weft faced twill.

country: probably France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
Probably france

credit_line: Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund


title: Cap streamers

date: mid-18th century

medium: Technique: bobbin lace

credit_line: Gift of I. Townsend Burden, Jr.


title: Border

creator: American Wall Paper Manufacturers' Association, 1879–1887

medium: Machine-printed

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Adrienne A. Sheridan


title: Design for a Textile

creator: Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752–1818

medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gouache and watercolor, graphite, on gray laid paper

country: France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile design
France

credit_line: Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund


title: Frieze

creator: Benton, Heath & Co., Hoboken, New Jersey, 1875 - 1917

medium: Machine-printed paper

country: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Hoboken, new jersey, usa


title: Fragment

date: 16th–17th century

medium: Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a plain weave foundation

country: Italy

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Italy


title: Fragment

date: 18th century

medium: Medium: linen, cotton Technique: resist patterning on 2/2 twill weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
France

credit_line: Gift of Elinor Merrell


title: Cap streamers

date: late 18th century

medium: Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace (Valenciennes ground)

country: Valencienne, France

subjects:
Lace
Valencienne, france


title: Design for Mosaic Floor

creator: Frederick Krieg, American, b. Germany 1852–1932

medium: Brush and pink, white, and black wash, pen and black ink, graphite on white wove paper

subjects: Tile Usa

credit_line: Gift of Theodore A. Krieg


title: Fragment

date: late 18th–early 19th century

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave foundation

credit_line: Bequest of Elinor Merrell


title: Band

date: late 16th–early 17th century

medium: Medium: linen Technique: needle lace (The tabs were worked on a 4-element braid. The 2 3/8 in. square grid of the band was created by two 4-element flat braids along the length connected by cords covered with figure-8 interlacing.)

subjects: Lace Italy


title: Band

medium: Medium: linen, silk Technique: silk satin stitich embroidery on plain weave

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Italy

credit_line: Gift of Grace O. Clarke


title: Design for Wall with Doorway, possibly for Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

subjects:
Architecture
Architecture, interior
England


title: Plate XLVI from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum

creator: Julio Paschale

medium: Woodcut on paper

country: Lyon, France

subjects:
Print
Lyon, france

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Siena

creator: Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925

medium: Brush and watercolor on paper

subjects: Landscape Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Border

medium: Block-printed and flocked on paper

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell


title: Textile

medium: Medium: wool Technique: embroidered on twill weave

country: Sweden

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Embroidery & stitching
Sweden

credit_line: Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf


title: Table cover

medium: Medium: linen Technique: embroidered

country: Spain

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Spain

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt


title: Fleet Prison, from "Ackermann's Repository"

creator: Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827

medium: Aquatint, brush and watercolors on paper

subjects: Print Europe

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Border

medium: Medium: linen Technique: needle lace

credit_line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf


title: Nude Study of "Comedy" for Headband

creator: Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919

medium: Graphite on cream laid paper

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of Allyn Cox


title: Sidewall

creator: Imperial Wallcoverings Inc., American, founded 1901

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

country: Glens Falls, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Glen falls, new york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Border

medium: Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape

country: Belgium

subjects: Lace Belgium


title: Ceiling paper

subjects: Wallcovering Usa


title: Traveling Fork

date: mid–late 18th century

medium: silver, brass

country: Northern Germany or Denmark

subjects:
Cutlery
Northern germany or denmark

credit_line: The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg


title: Border

medium: Block-printed on handmade paper


title: Curtain paper

medium: Block-printed, gauffre paper

credit_line: Gift of Roger Mac Laughlin


title: Band

credit_line: Gift of I. Townsend Burden, Jr.


title: Sample sheet

medium: Medium: paper and wool Technique: fulled plain weave

subjects:
Sample book
France

credit_line: Gift of Alice B. Beer


title: Miser's purse

date: early 19th century

medium: Medium: silk, steel Technique: beaded crochet

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
France

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum


title: Knife

medium: steel, glass beads, thread

country: Germany

subjects: Cutlery Germany


title: Designs for Pier Glasses of the Great Room and Side Board Table in Dining Room, plate VIII, in Works of Architecture of Robert and James Adam, Vol. I, 1st Edition

creator: Robert Adam, British, 1728–1792

medium: Etching on paper

subjects:
Architecture
Album (bound) & book
England


title: Lachenalia Pendula and Lachenalia Quadricolor, Plate 47 from A. C. Van Eeden's "Flora of Haarlem"

creator: Arentine H. Arendsen, Dutch, 1836 - 1915

medium: Chromolithograph on paper

country: Netherlands

subjects: Botany Print Netherland


title: The Execution by Gunpowder of Hendrik Eemkens in 1562 in Utrecht, design for illustration in T.J. van Bragt, "Het bloedig tooneel, of Martelaers spiegel der doopsgesinde of weereloose christenen (The Mirror of Martyrs), 1685.

creator: Jan Luyken, Dutch, 1649 - 1712

medium: Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash on paper, laid down

country: Amsterdam, Netherlands

subjects:
Figure
Amsterdam, netherland

credit_line: Gift of Hugh Cassel


title: Ceiling paper

medium: Machine-printed paper


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: block printed with additional colors applied by brush on a plain weave foundation

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
France


title: Pair of silver knee buckles

medium: Silver

country: probably England

subjects:
Jewelry
Probably england

credit_line: From the collection of Mrs. Lathrop C. Harper


title: Plate XLVII from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum

medium: Woodcut on paper

subjects:
Print
Lyon, france


title: Sampler

medium: Medium: linen embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in chain, buttonhole, threaded herringbone, back, and knot stitches on plain weave foundation

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Germany

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Study for "Wedding Procession"

creator: Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923

medium: Pastel crayon on paper

credit_line: Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters


title: Hunting Scene with Female Equestrian

subjects: Container Usa

credit_line: Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener


title: St. Valentine's Day – The Old Story in All Lands

creator: Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910

date: February 22, 1868

medium: Wood engraving in black ink on paper

credit_line: Gift of John Goldsmith Phillips, Jr.


title: Border

medium: Block-printed

country: possibly France

subjects:
Wallcovering
Possibly france

credit_line: Gift of Samuel J. Dornsife


title: Landscape with Dark Trees, Village, Mountains and Clouds

creator: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905

medium: Graphite on cream wove paper

country: USA

subjects: Landscape Usa Trees

credit_line: Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica


title: Sidewall

creator: William H. Mairs and Company, Brooklyn, New York

medium: Machine-printed, mica

country: Brooklyn, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Brooklyn, new york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Thomas Golodik


title: Fragment

date: 16th century

medium: Medium: silk on linen Technique: embroidered on plain weave

country: Italy or Spain

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Italy or spain

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: Pleated fan

medium: Paper leaf with hand-colored etching, bone sticks, mother-of-pearl washer at the rivet

country: France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
France
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde


title: Fashion Plate

creator: E. Préval, active 19th c.

medium: Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper

country: Paris, France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Print
Paris, france

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Miser's purse

medium: Medium: silk, metal beads Technique: netting


title: Two Seascapes with Cliffs at Right

date: after 1878

subjects: Seascape Usa


title: Floral design for printed textiles

medium: Brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile design
France
Flowers

credit_line: Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund


title: Wine rinser

medium: Cut and engraved glass

country: England

subjects: Glassware England

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger


title: From a frieze called "The Pines"

creator: Addison B. Le Boutellier, 1872 – 1951

medium: Formed, applied and glazed earthenware

subjects: Tile Usa

credit_line: Gift of Marcia and William Goodman


title: Sugar Caster

creator: John Langlands I & John Robertson, English, active 1778 – 1795

medium: silver

country: Newcastle, England

subjects:
Metalwork
Newcastle, england

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Jefferson Patterson


title: sheath

medium: steel/ tinned copper?

subjects: Cutlery Germany

credit_line: The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg


title: Design for Wallpaper and Textiles: Flowers

medium: Brush and gouache, graphite on light brown paper

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Wallpaper design
France
Flowers

credit_line: Gift of Harvey Smith


title: Frieze

creator: York Card & Paper Co., 1891

medium: Machine-printed paper

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Close Study of Waves on Rocks

medium: Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper


title: Knife

medium: steel

country: Algeria

subjects: Cutlery Algeria


title: dagger

medium: steel, wood

subjects:
Cutlery
Possibly france


title: Design for a Jug

creator: Noritake, Japan and New York, New York, USA

medium: Brush and watercolor, gold gouache, graphite on cream paper

country: Japan

subjects:
Tableware design
Japan


title: Purse

medium: Medium: beads, leather, canvas Technique: embroidered with beads

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
England


title: Printing block

medium: Medium: wood Technique: carved in relief

country: India

subjects:
Appliance & tool
India


title: Ceiling paper

creator: Benton, Heath & Co., Hoboken, New Jersey, 1875 - 1917

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

country: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Hoboken, new jersey, usa


title: Cup

creator: Gavet Coutelier, France

medium: Silver

subjects:
Cutlery
Paris, france


title: Psyche et l'amour

creator: Petitpierre & Compe., (Nantes, France, founded 1770

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave

country: Nantes, France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
Nantes, france

credit_line: Gift of Cora Ginsburg


title: Monument in honor of the soldiers, sailors, and marines

creator: Christian Francis Rosborg, 1881 – 1953

medium: Pen and black ink, brush and wash on paper

subjects: Architecture Usa

credit_line: Gift of the Estate of Christian Francis Rosborg


title: Waves Breaking on Rocks and Tall Cliffs

subjects: Seascape Usa


title: Scene at Sandbath (Proof)

creator: John Leech, English, 1817 - 1864

medium: Chromolithograph on paper, mounted on heavy paper

subjects:
Chromolithograph
Paris, france


title: Waistcoat fronts

medium: Medium: silk Technique: embroidery and appliqué on satin weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
France

credit_line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf


title: Miser's purse

medium: Medium: silk, steel Technique: crocheted

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum


title: Cushion cover

medium: Medium: silk on linen Technique: embroidered on plain weave

country: Italy

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Italy


title: Textile

medium: Medium: paper, cotton Technique: printed

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
England

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Lincoln Johnson


title: Four of Clubs from Set of "Jeu Imperial–Second Empire–Napoleon III" Playing Cards

creator: B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France

medium: Lithograph on glazed paper

subjects:
Playing card
Paris, france


title: Sidewall

medium: Applied ground color on paper

credit_line: Gift of Morris County Historical Society


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: linen Technique: plain weave embroidered with withdrawn element work


title: Border

medium: Block-printed on handmade paper

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell


title: Border

date: late 16th century

medium: Medium: linen Technique: needle lace (punto in aria)

subjects: Lace Italy


title: "Hans Sloane" Botanical Plate (One of Twelve)

creator: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, English, 1745 – 1784

medium: soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel

subjects: Botany Ceramic England

credit_line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer


title: Sidewall - sample

creator: Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA

medium: Machine-printed on paper

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Dorwin L. Starr


title: Tenth Commandment

medium: Wood engraving in black ink on paper

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of John Goldsmith Phillips, Jr.


title: Mourning handkerchief

medium: Medium: silk Technique: bobbin lace, Chantilly style Label: silk bobbin lace

country: France or Belgium

subjects:
Lace
France or belgium

credit_line: Gift of Frances Morris


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: silk, metal, and cotton Technique: embroidered on plain weave

country: Turkey

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Turkey

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. R. Keith Kane from the estate of Mrs. Robert B. Noyes


title: Ceiling paper

creator: S. A. Maxwell Company

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica


title: Sidewall

creator: Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Sandy Hill, New York

medium: Machine-printed paper

country: Sandy Hill, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Sandy hill, new york, usa


title: Sidewall


title: Design for Mosaic Floor

creator: Frederick Krieg, American, b. Germany 1852–1932

medium: Brush and watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite on white wove paper

subjects: Tile Usa

credit_line: Gift of Theodore A. Krieg


title: Aesop's Fable: The Fox and the Crow

medium: Block-printed paper, polished ground


title: Chintz fragments

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for reds, purples, black and browns applied by pen and brush (sometimes over resist); blue applied over resist; yellow applied over blue (chintz) on plain weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
India


title: Sidewall

medium: Flocked on ingrain paper


title: Frieze


title: Elevation and Plan of a Country House

creator: John Trumbull, American, 1756–1843

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects: Architecture Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. E. Sanderson Cushman


title: Sampler

creator: Matea Gonzalez

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, cross, back, four-sided, and stem stitches on plain weave foundation

country: Spain

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Spain

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Box

medium: Iron, wood, red velvet lining

subjects: Metalwork Spain

credit_line: Gift of Anonymous Donor


title: Textile

medium: Medium: silk Technique: damask, 7&1 satin

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
England

credit_line: Bequest of Elinor Merrell


title: Decoration for a Plate

medium: Brush and watercolor, gold gouache, graphite on cream paper

subjects:
Tableware design
Japan


title: Curtain panel

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: chain stitch embroidery on machine made net

country: Switzerland

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Switzerland

credit_line: Gift of Harmon Cohen


title: Winter Landscape

medium: Brush and gouache on sand, glued to paper

country: England and Germany

subjects:
Landscape
England and germany

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Sanctuary Lamp, from "Dis

creator: Giovanni Giardini, Italian, 1646 - 1721

medium: Engraving, etching Support: white laid paper

country: Rome, Italy

subjects:
Lighting
Rome, italy

credit_line: Gift of F. Burrall Hoffman


title: Variations of design for surtout de table (in two parts)

creator: Unknown

medium: Pen and black ink, gray wash on laid paper

country: france

subjects: Metalwork France

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Griffith Bailey Coale


title: Frieze

country: USA

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: silk; paint Technique: painted

country: France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
France

credit_line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf


title: Map sampler

medium: Medium: silk and paint on wool Technique: cross, split and half cross on plain weave foundation; counted and uncounted stitches

country: England

subjects:
Maps & charts
Embroidery & stitching
England

credit_line: Gift of Anonymous Donor from the Fraser/Martin Collection


title: Tassel

medium: Medium: linen Technique: braided and knotted

country: Italy, Europe

subjects:
Trimming
Italy, europe


title: Stylized Tendrils

creator: F.S. Gilbert

medium: Silver

country: North Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA

subjects:
Container
North attleboro, massachusetts, usa

credit_line: Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

subjects: Wallcovering Usa


title: Design for a Jug

creator: Noritake, Japan and New York, New York, USA

medium: Brush and gouache, watercolor, graphite on cream paper

country: Japan


title: Carpet fragment

medium: Medium: cotton, bast fiber, wool Technique: printed supplementary warp-cut pile

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Usa

credit_line: Gift of Harvey Smith


title: Eight of Diamonds from Set of "Jeu Imperial–Second Empire–Napoleon III" Playing Cards

medium: Lithograph on glazed paper

country: Paris, France

subjects:
Playing card
Paris, france


title: Study of landscape

creator: William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900

medium: Brush and watercolor, graphite on paper

subjects:
Nature studie
Usa
Landscapes
Nature

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Roger H. Plowden


title: Portrait of a Young Man

creator: Thomas Sidney Moran, American, 1863–1930

medium: Charcoal on laid paper

subjects: Portrait Usa

credit_line: Gift of Milton Einstein


title: Plate 37, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book)

creator: Christoph Jamnitzer, German, 1563 - 1618

medium: Engraving on laid paper

country: Germany

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ornament
Germany

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop


title: Plate, from the "Eden" Service (One of Sixteen)

creator: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756

medium: soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: The John Jay Ide Collection


title: Textile

medium: Medium: silk embroidery with metal on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave

country: Greece

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Embroidery & stitching
Greece

credit_line: Gift of Elizabeth Gordon


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved plate

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
England

credit_line: Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment


title: Banknote Proof: The White House

creator: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C.

medium: Engraving in black ink on paper

subjects: Numismatic Usa

credit_line: Gift of Caroline King Duer


title: New England Coast with Cliffs

creator: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905

medium: Graphite on cream wove paper

subjects: Seascape Usa

credit_line: Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest


title: Planter

medium: Painted tôle

credit_line: Gift of Rodman A. Heeren


title: Folding Fork and Spoon Bowl

medium: silver

country: Probably Augsburg, Germany

subjects:
Cutlery
Probably augsburg, germany

credit_line: The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg


title: Bag

medium: Medium: silk and glass beads Technique: looping incorporating strung beads; worked as a tube starting at the top

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
France

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Howard J. Sachs


title: Vauxhall Garden from Ackermann's Repository

creator: Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827

medium: Aquatint in watercolor on paper

country: Europe

subjects: Print Europe

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: "Vues d'Italie" [Bay of Naples]

creator: Dufour et Leroy

medium: Block-printed on handmade paper

subjects:
Wallcovering
Paris, france

credit_line: Gift of Rose Franken


title: Pattern of Holes

date: late 18th - mid 19th century

medium: Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu)

subjects:
Ornament & design
Costume & fashion
Textile design
Japan


title: Study of foliage

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects:
Nature studie
Usa
Nature


title: Single Early Tulips, Plate 70 from A. C. Van Eeden's "Flora of Haarlem"

creator: Arentine H. Arendsen, Dutch, 1836 - 1915

medium: Chromolithograph on paper

country: Belgium

subjects: Botany Print Belgium


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
France

credit_line: Gift of Elinor Merrell


title: Salesman's samples

medium: Medium: silk Technique: embroidered on taffeta Label: Silk embroidery in satin and stem stitches on silk taffeta, black silk ribbon appliqué

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
France

credit_line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf


title: Tile

creator: Grueby Faience Company, Revere, Massachusetts, 1895–1908

medium: Glazed earthenware

country: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

subjects:
Tile
Boston, massachusetts, usa

credit_line: Gift of Marcia and William Goodman


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: silk Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a plain weave foundation

country: Italy

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Italy


title: Frieze, Combat of Animals, preparatory drawing for fresco at the Palazzo Borri, Parma

creator: Jacopo Zanguidi, called Bertoia, Italian, 1544 – 1573

medium: Pen and brown ink, brown wash Support: white wove paper

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of the Advisory Council


title: Sketchbook Page: Daniel

creator: Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa

credit_line: Bequest of Allyn Cox


title: Fork from a Cutlery Set

medium: steel, gold, horn, mother of pearl

subjects: Cutlery Europe


title: Design for a Chinese Pavilion

creator: Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859

medium: Brush and watercolor, pen and ink on paper

subjects: Architecture England

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane


title: Birth Certificate

creator: Heinrich Ebner, active United States, 1783 - 1850

medium: Calligraphy in brown ink, brush and watercolor on paper

country: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Calligraphy
Allentown, pennsylvania, usa


title: Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Les Tartelettes (Little Tarts) for the Service des Objets de Desserts (Dessert Service)

creator: Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849

medium: Pen and brown, black ink, bursh and brown, black wash, white gouache, red crayon, graphite on tan paper mounted on blue-gray paper

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of James Amster


title: Four of Diamonds from Set of "Jeu Imperial–Second Empire–Napoleon III" Playing Cards

creator: B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France

medium: Lithograph on glazed paper

subjects:
Playing card
Paris, france


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: copperplate printed

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
England

credit_line: Gift of Harold M. Bailey


title: S.W. View of the Fakeer's Rock In the River Ganges, Near Sultaungunge, from "Oriental Scenery: Twenty Four Views in Hindoostan"

creator: Thomas Daniell, British, 1749 - 1840

medium: Colored aquatint on paper

country: London, England

subjects:
Print
London, england
Landscapes


title: Five of Hearts from Set of "Jeu Imperial–Second Empire–Napoleon III" Playing Cards


title: Creamer

creator: Kuznetsoff Pottery, founded 1810

date: late 19th century

medium: Porcelain, enamel, gilding

country: Russia

subjects: Ceramic Russia

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Krieg in memory of their sister, Miriam Krieg


title: Sidewall

creator: W.H.S. Lloyd Co., Inc.

medium: Machine-printed on paper

country: possibly France

subjects:
Wallcovering
Possibly france

credit_line: Purchased in memory of Minna B. Patterson


title: Textile

date: 19th century

medium: Medium: silk Technique: damassé (the weft face of regular 8-harness twill with doubled warps and the warp face of an irregular 8-harness satin)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Europe

credit_line: Gift of Harvey Smith


title: Clover

date: mid 18th - early 19th century

medium: Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile design
Japan

credit_line: Gift of Helen Snyder


title: Frieze

creator: S.A. Maxwell & Co.

medium: Machine-printed paper

country: USA

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Ornament Design, Roman Standards and Rinceau Panel with Griffons

creator: Michel Angelo Pergolesi, Italian, active ca. 1760–1801

medium: Pen and ink, brush and watercolor over graphite on laid paper

subjects:
Ornament & design
Drawing

credit_line: Gift of Unknown Donor


title: Tile

creator: William Frend De Morgan, British, 1839–1917

country: London (Fulham), England

subjects:
Tile
London (fulham), england

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Georgiana L. McClellan


title: Pineapple

creator: Hannah Davis, 1784 – 1863

medium: Block-printed paper on wood support; lined with newsprint

country: Jaffrey, New Hampshire, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Jaffrey, new hampshire, usa


title: Cover

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: running, double running, satin and stem stitches with deflected element work on plain weave foundation

country: Azerbaijan

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Azerbaijan

credit_line: Gift of Anonymous Donor


title: Design for the Making of a Man's Needle Lace Collar

medium: Pen and black ink on parchment paper

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile design
Europe

credit_line: Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt and Au Panier Fleuri Funds


title: Sketchbook Page: Blackberry Flower

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa
Flowers


title: Geometric design for printed textile

creator: Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752–1818

medium: Brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper

country: France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile design
France

credit_line: Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund


title: Sampler

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in running (pattern darning) and cross stitches on plain weave foundation

country: Netherlands

subjects:
Ornament & design
Embroidery & stitching
Netherland

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Bowls

date: late 19th–early 20th century

medium: Carved molded glass

country: China

subjects: Glassware China

credit_line: Gift of Paul Manheim


title: Sarong

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation, mirrors Technique: embroidered with running, chain, buttonhole, couching, and satin stitches on plain weave

country: South Sumatra, Indonesia

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
South sumatra, indonesia

credit_line: Gift of Alan L. Wolfe


title: Frieze

creator: F. E. James Co., New York, New York

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

country: New York, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
New york, new york, usa


title: "Mother and Child" from the series "The Ages of Man"

medium: Block-printed on machine-made paper

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Deutsches Tapetenmuseum


title: Sidewall - sample

medium: Machine-printed

credit_line: Gift of Dorwin L. Starr


title: Commemorative Plaque for the Society of Farmers

creator: Christofle, French, founded 1830

medium: silver plated, metal

country: Paris, France

subjects:
Metalwork
Paris, france

credit_line: Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle


title: Panel

medium: Medium: silk on silk, metallic thread Technique: embroidered on satin weave

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
France

credit_line: Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf Esq. in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf


title: Alfred Peats No. 4

creator: Alfred Peats Company

medium: Machine-printed paper, embossed

subjects:
Sample book
Usa

credit_line: Gift of Robert Kaufmann


title: Royal Arches, Washington Column, North Dome

creator: Carleton E. Watkins, American, 1829 – 1916

medium: Albumen silver print

subjects: Landscape Usa


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: silk Technique: 5-harness damask with 4& 1 satin

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile


title: Scenic Panel from 'Les Vues d'Amerique du Nord'

creator: Zuber & Cie, Rixheim, Alsace, France, founded 1797

medium: block printed paper, canvas mount

country: Rixheim, France

subjects:
Wallcovering
Rixheim, france

credit_line: Gift of A.L. Diament and Company


title: Drachma of Emperor Trajan

medium: Cast bronze

credit_line: Gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop


title: Fragment

date: 18th–19th century

medium: Medium: silk on linen Technique: embroidered

country: Spain

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Spain

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: Sampler

medium: Medium: cotton embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation


title: Trimming

medium: Medium: gold metallic foil, gold metallic foil wound onto yellow silk, and green silk chenille Technique: bobbin lace

subjects: Lace Spain

credit_line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf


title: Cydonia Lagenaria

creator: Jarry, French, active 19th c.

medium: Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Sidewall

creator: M.H. Birge & Sons Co., 1834

medium: Machine-printed on paper

country: Buffalo, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Buffalo, new york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Philadelphia Museum of Art


title: Study of a Girl

creator: Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923

medium: Black crayon, white chalk, on blue-gray paper

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters


title: Sidewall

creator: Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Sandy Hill, New York

medium: Machine-printed paper

country: Sandy Hill, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Sandy hill, new york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Peter Cotton


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed on paper

credit_line: Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund


title: Passementerie, Mètier à Franges

creator: Denis Diderot, French, 1713–1784

medium: Engraving on paper

subjects: Figure France

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Ten of Clubs from Set of "Jeu Imperial–Second Empire–Napoleon III" Playing Cards

creator: B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France

medium: Lithograph on glazed paper

subjects:
Playing card
Paris, france


title: "Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks"

creator: Simons Bros. & Company

date: patented 1899

medium: Silver, enamel

country: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Container
Philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa

credit_line: Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener


title: Ceiling paper

creator: Cresswell & Washburn Ltd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880 - 1900

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

subjects:
Wallcovering
Philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Border

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Dorothy Waterhouse


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: printed on plain weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
France

credit_line: Gift of Herbert Emken


title: Delaware River, Milford, Pa.

creator: Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925

medium: Graphite and white heightening on brown paper

subjects: Seascape Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Fashion Plate from Le Monde Elégant

medium: Wood engraving, brush and watercolor on paper

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Print
Paris, france


title: Matchsafe and Cigar Cutter

medium: plated brass, cut steel, wood

subjects: Container Usa


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave

credit_line: Museum purchase from Textile Department Fund


title: Study of landscape

creator: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects:
Nature studie
Usa
Landscapes
Nature

credit_line: Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest


title: Architectural Sketches from Chenonceaux

subjects: Architecture Usa


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: silk Technique: 5-harness satin damask

country: Italy

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Italy


title: Strolling Players

creator: Charles Cousen, 1813 - 1889

medium: Steel engraving on paper

country: Europe

subjects: Print Europe


title: Quilt

medium: Medium: cotton, silk Technique: running and double running stitches on plain weave

country: USA

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Usa

credit_line: Gift of Edla Cusick in memory of her mother, Aline Bernstein, and Aunt, Ethel Frankau


title: Chapel – St. Mary by the Sea


title: The Aelian Bridge and Castle of St. Angelo

creator: Thomas Bowles, British, 1712 - after 1753

medium: Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper


title: Sarcaphagus, page from Il Campo Marzio dell'Antica Roma

creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720–1778

medium: Etching with engraving on cream paper

country: Rome, Italy

subjects:
Architecture
Rome, italy

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt


title: Courtyard of a Medieval Manor

medium: Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on grey drawing paper


title: Sketchbook Page: Figural Groups

creator: Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa

credit_line: Bequest of Allyn Cox


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

country: England

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
England

credit_line: Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment


title: Fragment of a garment with printed inscription

date: 10th–11th century

medium: Medium: cotton, gold pigment Technique: block-printed on plain weave

country: Iraq or Iran

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
Iraq or iran

credit_line: Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund


title: Detail of the Combat sculpture on the Dewey Arch, Madison Square, New York

medium: Photographic print on paper


title: Cup and Saucer, from a Tea Service

creator: Spode Ceramic Works, English, established 1776

medium: porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

subjects: Ceramic England

credit_line: Gift of Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved plate on plain weave

credit_line: Gift of L'Antiquaire, Inc.


title: Border

medium: Medium: linen Technique: needle lace with 6-sided reworked grounds

country: France

subjects: Lace France

credit_line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf


title: Headband

date: probably 19th century

medium: Medium: wool Technique: doublecloth

country: Alta Vista, Nayarit, Mexico

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Alta vista, nayarit, mexico

credit_line: Gift of Marian Hague


title: America

creator: Rudolph Ackermann, English, b. Germany, 1764–1834

medium: Engraving with black ink on green paper

subjects: Print England


title: Valise-shaped matchsafe

medium: Silver

country: Birmingham, England

subjects:
Container
Birmingham, england


title: Border

date: mid-18th century

medium: Technique: bobbin lace

credit_line: Gift of I. Townsend Burden, Jr.


title: Sidewall

creator: Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA

medium: Machine-printed

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Howard T. Place


title: "Just One [Pipe] More"

medium: Silver, enamel

country: Chester, England

subjects:
Container
Chester, england

credit_line: Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener


title: Fire screen

medium: Embroidered in wool on a linen foundation Medium: wool embroidery, linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross and pile loop stitches; plain weave canvas

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Europe

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Edgar S. Auchincloss


title: Textile


title: Ace of Hearts

creator: E. Le Tellier, French, active late 19th century

medium: Lithograph on paper

subjects:
Toys & game
Paris, france
Amusement

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Dexter J. Purinton


title: Fragment

date: 17th century

medium: Medium: silk, linen, metal Technique: bobbin lace

country: Genoa, Italy

subjects:
Lace
Genoa, italy


title: Child's dress

medium: Medium: linen (?) Technique: rick-rack used as tape with needle lace fillings.

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Lace
Usa

credit_line: Gift of Harvey Smith


title: Border

date: 18th century

medium: Medium: silk Technique: punched work

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
France

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: The Mass of St. Gregory

creator: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528

medium: Woodcut and black ink on paper

country: Germany

subjects: Figure Germany

credit_line: Gift of Leo Wallerstein


title: Matchsafe

medium: White metal, celluloid film, photograph

subjects: Container Usa


title: Exterior, Frederick Crace and Son Establishment, 14 Wigmore Street, London

creator: Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859

medium: Graphite, brush and watercolor on paper

subjects: Architecture England

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane


title: Ashford

medium: Block-printed

country: Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Chelsea, massachusetts, usa

credit_line: Gift of Thomas Strahan Company


title: Snuff Box in Shape of a Moor's Head

medium: amethyst, gold, silver, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, turquoise, moonstone, platinum

subjects: Container France

credit_line: Gift of Anonymous Donor


title: Sampler

creator: Elizabeth Silk

date: October 25, 1741

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, cross, eyelet, Roumanian, stem, long armed cross, herring bone, rococo, double running and detached looping stitches on plain weave foundation

country: England or Scotland

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
England or scotland
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed paper

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Band

medium: Medium: silk on cotton Technique: embroidered

country: China

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
China


title: Coverlet

medium: Medium: wool, cotton Technique: beiderwand

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Usa

credit_line: Gift of Edgar O. Smith


title: Unfinished Study of Mountains

medium: Graphite on cream wove paper, bound

subjects: Landscape Usa

credit_line: Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest


title: Bandbox

medium: Block-printed paper, pasteboard, wood, wool

country: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Lancaster, pennsylvania, usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Rollin Stickle


title: Necklace

date: mid-19th century

medium: Silver

country: India

subjects: Jewelry India


title: Study of arm

creator: Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923

medium: Pastel crayon on gray paper

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters


title: Design for floor covering

creator: Cooper Union Art School

date: about 1895

medium: Pen and ink with blue watercolor on paper

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ornament
Usa

credit_line: Gift of Cooper Union Art School


title: The Washington

creator: Robert Graves Co., New York, New York

medium: Machine-printed paper, mica flakes

country: New York, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
New york, new york, usa


title: Saucer

date: late 18th–early 19th century

medium: porcelain (possibly bone china), vitreous enamel

subjects:
Ceramic
England
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan


title: Border

medium: Block-printed on paper

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell


title: Wood block

medium: Wood and brass

credit_line: Purchased, in memory of Paul Tuckerman


title: Ceiling paper

creator: Cresswell & Washburn Ltd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880 - 1900

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

country: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa


title: Border

medium: Medium: linen Technique: needle lace with 6-sided reworked ground

subjects: Lace France

credit_line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf


title: Fashion Plate no. 371 from L'Iris, Moniteur des Modes

creator: Imprimerie Mariton, French, active mid-19th c.

medium: Hand-colored engraving on paper

country: Paris, France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Print
Paris, france

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: mordant painted and dyed (chintz); glazed

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
India


title: Border

medium: Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape

country: Belgium or Italy

subjects:
Lace
Belgium or italy


title: Border

date: early 18th century

credit_line: Gift of I. Townsend Burden, Jr.


title: Sidewall

creator: Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1882

medium: Machine-printed paper


title: Pair of cuffs

medium: Medium: cotton embroidery on linen foundation, glass beads Technique: embroidered on plain weave

credit_line: Gift of Ida-Gro Dahlerup


title: Frieze

creator: Becker, Smith & Page, Inc., founded 1899

medium: Machine printed paper, liquid mica


title: Study of a model

medium: Pastel crayon on paper

country: USA


title: Sampler

medium: Medium: silk on linen Technique: embroidered on plain weave

country: Spain

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Spain

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: Frieze

subjects: Wallcovering Usa


title: Sketchbook Page

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa

credit_line: Bequest of Allyn Cox


title: Wall tile

date: late 16th–early 17th century

medium: Lead-glazed earthenware

country: Ottoman Empire (present day Syria)

subjects:
Tile
Ottoman empire (present day syria)

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Russell C. Veit


title: Limburg

creator: Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925

medium: Brush and watercolor on gray-green paper

subjects: Architecture Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Border

medium: Block-printed, flocked, gilt

country: France

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell, Inc.


title: Panel

date: early 17th century

medium: Medium: silk, metal-wrapped silk, and metal embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, chain, knot, stem, and couching stitches on 7&1 satin foundation

country: England or Northern Europe

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
England or northern europe

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Book cover

medium: Medium: silk, metal thread, paper Technique: embroidered on satin weave

country: Italy

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Italy

credit_line: Gift of L. Boyd and Annie McQuarrie Hatch


title: Table cover

medium: Medium: linen lace on silk Technique: grid of laid cords with needle lace (reticella style); edge of punto in aria

subjects: Lace Italy

credit_line: Gift of Frances Morris


title: The Manora-Poppy

medium: Machine-printed on ungrounded paper

country: England

subjects: Wallcovering England

credit_line: Gift of Deerfield Academy


title: "Mammy, Mammy!" He Screamed in Mortal Terror

creator: Ernest Thompson Seton, American, 1860–1946

medium: Wood engraving in black ink on white paper

subjects: Animal Usa

credit_line: Gift of F. Elizabeth De Voy


title: Ornamental woodwork detail

creator: Félix Duban, French, 1797 - 1870

medium: Brush, pen, watercolor, possibly gouache, black ink wash Support: off-white paper mounted on off-white laid paper

subjects:
Ornament & design
Architecture
France

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Emily and Jerry Spiegel, gift of Phyllis Dearborn Massar and from General Purchase Fund


title: Fantasy Composed of Heads and a Sculpted Urn

creator: Donato Creti, Italian, 1671–1749

medium: Pen and ink on paper.

country: Bologna, Italy

subjects:
Ephemera
Bologna, italy

credit_line: Gift of Hugh Cassel


title: Valance

medium: Medium: wool, cotton Technique: satin weave, knotted

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
England

credit_line: Gift of Harvey Smith


title: Cast from Villa Albani

medium: Graphite and white heightening on grey paper


title: Figure

medium: metal, enamel gilt, brass, lead

country: Vienna, Austria

subjects:
Miniature
Vienna, austria

credit_line: Gift of Anonymous Donor


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed paper, embossed, hand-rubbed oil finish

credit_line: Gift of the University of Oklahoma


title: Floral design for printed textile

creator: Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752–1818

medium: Brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile design
France
Flowers

credit_line: Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund


title: Valance

medium: Medium: silk, linen Technique: applique


title: Frieze

creator: Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Sandy Hill, New York

medium: Machine-printed paper

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Fork

medium: ivory, silver, steel

country: possibly Germany

subjects:
Cutlery
Possibly germany

credit_line: The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed paper, embossed

country: Japan

subjects: Wallcovering Japan

credit_line: Gift of Arlene M. and Thomas C. Ellis


title: Edging

medium: Technique: bobbin lace

credit_line: Gift of I. Townsend Burden, Jr.


title: Plate in Nouveaux livres de peintures de salles et d’escaliers (New Books on Paintings for Rooms and Stairs)

creator: Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661–1752

medium: Etching and engraving on white laid paper

country: Netherlands

subjects: Architecture Netherland

credit_line: Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund


title: Textile

creator: Schwartz-Huguenin

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave; glazed

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile

credit_line: Gift of Bruce Buttfield


title: Window shade

medium: Block-printed

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Theodore A. Krieg


title: Tassel

medium: Medium: linen Technique: braided and knotted

country: Italy, Europe

subjects:
Trimming
Italy, europe

credit_line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf


title: Design for Wallpaper and Textiles: Flowers and Butterflies

date: 19th century

medium: Brush and gouache on cream paper

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Wallpaper design
France
Butterflies & moths
Flowers


title: Two Studies of Gothic Architecture

subjects: Architecture Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Window shade

medium: Split bamboo, silk fabric and thread, paint

country: China

subjects: Wallcovering China

credit_line: Gift of Miss Edna Bahr


title: Miser's purse

date: early 19th century

medium: Medium: silk, steel Technique: embroidered netting

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
France

credit_line: Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf


title: Frieze

creator: Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA


title: Sketchbook Page: Figures

creator: Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa

credit_line: Bequest of Allyn Cox


title: Textile

medium: Medium: silk Technique: warp printed and moired

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
France


title: Abstract Hexagons

date: early 18th - mid 19th century

medium: Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile design
Japan


title: Sidewall - sample

medium: Machine-printed

credit_line: Gift of Dorwin L. Starr


title: Rapid Study of Ocean and Sky

creator: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905

date: after 1878

medium: Graphite on cream wove paper

subjects: Seascape Usa

credit_line: Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest


title: River with Large Trees and Possibly the Moon

medium: Graphite on cream wove paper, bound

subjects: Landscape Usa Trees


title: Fork with Silver Handle

medium: silver, steel, horn or tortoise shell

country: Germany

subjects:
Cutlery
Germany
Shells & molluscs


title: Beaker

medium: glass

credit_line: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde


title: Four plant-like pedestals

creator: Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773

medium: Red chalk on paper

subjects:
Botany
Ornament & design
Ornament
France

credit_line: Gift of Noah Butkin


title: Toad

creator: Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, founded 1818

medium: Silver

country: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

subjects:
Container
Providence, rhode island, usa

credit_line: Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener


title: Advertisement for Patented Medicine

medium: Chromolithograph

country: Europe and USA

subjects:
Ephemera
Europe and usa

credit_line: Gift of Carol MacDonald


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: roller printed on plain weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
England

credit_line: Gift of Harvey Smith


title: Tombeau monumental avec urne funéraire au premier plan (Monumental Tomb with Urn in the Foreground)

creator: Jean-Laurent Legeay, French, ca. 1710–86

date: 1768, published 1770

medium: Etching on cream laid paper

subjects: Architecture France

credit_line: Gift of Whitney Warren


title: Hounds at Play

creator: William Hunt Diederich, American, b. Hungary, 1884–1953

medium: Graphite on tracing paper

country: USA

subjects: Metalwork Usa

credit_line: Gift of Diana Diederich Blake


title: Plate

creator: Royal Worcester, English, established 1751

medium: porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

subjects: Ceramic England

credit_line: Bequest of Julian Clarence Levi


title: Bed hanging

date: 18th–19th century

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted running stitch on plain weave

country: Cyclades or Naxos, Greece

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Cyclade or naxos, greece

credit_line: Gift of Provident Securities Company from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Crocker


title: Frieze

medium: Machine-printed paper

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Frieze

creator: Becker, Smith & Page, Inc., founded 1899

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

country: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa


title: Frieze

country: Chicago, Illinois, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Chicago, illinois, usa


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed, machine made paper

subjects: Wallcovering England

credit_line: Gift of Thomas Strahan Company


title: Abstract Blossom Motif

date: mid 18th - early 19th century

medium: Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile design
Japan
Flowers

credit_line: Gift of Helen Snyder


title: Two Sketches at Mont. St. Michel

creator: Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925

medium: Graphite and white heightening on brown paper

subjects: Architecture Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Fashion Plate with Ladies' Headwear and Shirtwaists

medium: Hand-colored engraving on paper

country: Europe

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Print
Europe

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Tile

creator: J. & J. G. Low Art Tile Works, 1877 – 1883

date: late 19th century

medium: Glazed stoneware

country: Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA

subjects:
Tile
Chelsea, massachusetts, usa

credit_line: Gift of Florence Barnes


title: The Second Installation of Cromwell as Protector, in Westminster Hall, June 26, 1657

creator: Frederick Coffay Yohn, American, 1875–1933

medium: Brush and grey and black watercolor, white gouache, on illustration board

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of F. Elizabeth De Voy


title: Sewing case

medium: Medium: silk, metal, wool Technique: woven

country: France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
France

credit_line: Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf


title: Cecil

creator: Lewis F. Day

medium: Block-printed paper, embossed, hand-rubbed oil finish

country: London, England

subjects:
Wallcovering
London, england

credit_line: Gift of Roger Warner


title: Organic Clusters

date: late 18th - mid 19th century

medium: Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile design
Japan


title: Picture Gallery, New York Fair

medium: Wood engraving on paper

subjects: Print Usa


title: Sampler

date: 17th century

medium: Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, chain, double running, running, montenegrin cross, eyelet, and loop and twist (needle lace) stitches on plain weave foundation

country: England

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
England

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Near Currah, On The River Ganges, from "Oriental Scenery: Twenty Four Views in Hindoostan"

creator: Thomas Daniell, British, 1749 - 1840

medium: Colored aquatint on paper

subjects:
Print
London, england
Landscapes


title: Border

date: 18th century

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave

country: Greece

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Greece

credit_line: Gift of the Brooks Memorial Art Gallery


title: Ceiling paper


title: Sketchbook Page

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa

credit_line: Bequest of Allyn Cox


title: Study of building

creator: William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Roger H. Plowden


title: Frieze

creator: Benton, Heath & Co., Hoboken, New Jersey, 1875 - 1917

country: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Hoboken, new jersey, usa


title: Mount Starr King and Glacier Point, Yosemite

creator: Carleton E. Watkins, American, 1829 – 1916

medium: Albumen silver print

subjects: Landscape Usa

credit_line: Gift of Unknown Donor


title: Waistcoat

medium: Medium: silk, linen, cotton corduroy Technique: compound weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie

credit_line: Gift of Mary M. Kenway from the estate of Sarah B. Russell


title: La Matinée

creator: Gihaut Frères, French, 1815 - 1871

medium: Lithograph, brush and watercolor on paper

country: Paris, France

subjects:
Print
Paris, france

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Sidewall

creator: Pittsburg W.P. Co., 1896 – 1915

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

country: New Brighton, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
New brighton, pennsylvania, usa


title: Frieze

creator: Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

country: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa


title: Sidewall

subjects: Wallcovering Usa


title: Pillow cover

date: 16th century

medium: Medium: silk on linen Technique: counted running stitch embroidery

country: Italy

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Italy

credit_line: Purchase in memory of Mrs. Francke Huntington Bosworth


title: Unfinished Study of Rock (recto); Studies of Cliffs and Small Landscape (verso)

creator: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905

medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper

credit_line: Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest


title: Versailles, Gardens, Water Theatre

medium: Etching and engraving. Black ink on rolled paper.

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Bequest of Julian Clarence Levi


title: Border

medium: Block-printed paper

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of The Metropolitan Museum of Art


title: Scarf

medium: Medium: cotton warp, wool weft Technique: block printed on 1/2 twill weave

country: Scotland

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
Scotland

credit_line: Gift of Kenneth Duprey


title: Board of Trade, from "Ackermann's Repository"

creator: Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827

medium: Aquatint, brush and watercolor on paper

subjects: Print Europe


title: Study for "Hope and Memory"

creator: Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919

medium: Bursh and oil paint, graphite on canvas

subjects: Figure Usa


title: Fork Handle with Threaded Screw End for Attaching to Tines

medium: brass

country: Germany

subjects: Cutlery Germany

credit_line: The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg


title: Overdoor

creator: Xavier Mader

medium: Block-printed on handmade paper

credit_line: Gift of George F. Kearney


title: Study of Sailboats, Venice, Italy

country: USA

subjects: Seascape Usa


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Rollin Stickle


title: Sidewall

subjects:
Wallcovering
Philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa

credit_line: Gift of Elizabeth R. Albro


title: Sidewall

credit_line: Gift of Deutsches Tapetenmuseum


title: Case from Traveling Cutlery Set

medium: sharkskin, silver, brass, wood


title: Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Le Scorpion (Scorpio) from le Zodiaque Travesti (The Farcical Zodiac) Service

creator: Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849

medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown, black wash, white gouache, pink, tan watercolor, white gouache, red crayon, graphite on cream laid paper mounted on cream laid paper, image bordered in pen and brown ink

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of James Amster


title: Waistcoat

medium: Medium: silk, metal Technique: embroidered with metal-wrapped silk, sequins (pailletes) and coils of wire of two types; on a foundation of plain weave silk with continuous supplementary weft of metal-wrapped silk

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
France

credit_line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: bast fiber Technique: resist patterning on plain weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
France

credit_line: Gift of Elinor Merrell


title: Frieze

medium: Machine-printed paper

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Valance

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: block printed, colored ground

credit_line: Gift of Harold M. Bailey


title: Study for "Muse of History"

creator: Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923

medium: Pastel crayon on gray paper

credit_line: Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters


title: Border

date: late 18th century

medium: Medium: Technique: needle lace

credit_line: Gift of I. Townsend Burden, Jr.


title: Frieze

creator: Cresswell & Washburn Ltd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880 - 1900

credit_line: Gift of Dorothy Waterhouse


title: Study for "Fortune"

medium: Pastel crayon, graphite on paper


title: Architectural working drawings of the San Francisco City Hall

creator: John Bakewell Jr., 1872 – 1963

medium: Photostat on paper, with yellow crayon additions

subjects: Architecture Print Usa

credit_line: Gift of John Bakewell Jr.


title: Study of landscape

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects: Landscape Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Roger H. Plowden


title: Ceiling paper

creator: Robert Graves Co., New York, New York

medium: Machine-printed paper, ungrounded, applied mica flakes

country: New York, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
New york, new york, usa


title: Design for Curtains on the East Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

creator: Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859

medium: Brush and watercolor, graphite on white wove paper

subjects: Interior England

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane


title: Sidewall

creator: Zuber & Cie, Rixheim, Alsace, France, founded 1797

medium: block-printed and embossed paper

country: Rixheim, Alsace, France

subjects:
Wallcovering
Rixheim, alsace, france

credit_line: Gift of Arlene M. and Thomas C. Ellis


title: Interior and Exterior Views of the Arena of Astley's Amphitheater, Surrey Road, London

creator: George Jones, 1786–1869

medium: Etching, hand colored

subjects: Print England

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Freund


title: Plate II, from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum

creator: Julio Paschale

medium: Woodcut on paper

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Frieze

creator: Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA

country: Chicago, Illinois, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Chicago, illinois, usa


title: Study of landscape

creator: William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900

medium: Brush and wash, graphite on paper

subjects:
Nature studie
Usa
Landscapes
Nature


title: Memorial to Sister Maria Raggi in S. Maria sopra Minerva

creator: Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773

medium: Red chalk on paper

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ornament
France

credit_line: Gift of Noah Butkin


title: Architectural project for the house of P.J. Hetzel

creator: Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, French, 1814 – 1879

medium: Watercolor, graphite, pen and black ink

subjects: Architecture France


title: Ceiling paper

medium: Machine-printed

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Thomas Strahan Company


title: Sketchbook Page: Man with Balloon

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa

credit_line: Bequest of Allyn Cox


title: Jesus, der göttliche Kinderfreund

creator: F. Overbeck, German, active 19th c.

medium: Engraving on paper

country: Germany, Europe

subjects:
Print
Germany, europe


title: Lower Falls, Yellowstone

creator: Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926

medium: Etching in black ink on tan wove paper

credit_line: Bequest of Ruth B. Moran


title: Lions Juggling the Medici Balls

medium: Pen and ink, brush and bistre wash on gray paper

country: Florence, Italy

subjects:
Figure
Florence, italy

credit_line: Gift of Hugh Cassel


title: Border

medium: Machine-printed on embossed paper


title: Coal Exchange, from "Ackermann's Repository"

creator: Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827

medium: Aquatint, brush and watercolors on paper

country: Europe

subjects: Print Europe

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Arrest of Major Wildman

creator: Frederick Coffay Yohn, American, 1875–1933

medium: Brush and black and grey watercolor, white gouache, graphite on illustration board

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of F. Elizabeth De Voy


title: Fashion Plate with Ladies' Headwear

medium: Hand-colored engraving on paper

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Print
Europe


title: Tangiers

creator: Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925

medium: Graphite, brush and watercolor on paper

subjects: Architecture Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Fragments

medium: Medium: silk Technique: brocaded

country: France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
France


title: Clump of Trees with a Vista

creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669

medium: Drypoint on off-white laid paper

country: Netherlands

subjects: Landscape Netherland Trees

credit_line: Gift of Leo Wallerstein


title: Hurlingham - The Pavilion

creator: H. Jamyn Brooks

medium: Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper, mounted

country: London, England

subjects:
Print
London, england


title: Sampler

medium: Medium: silk and cotton embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross and satin stitches on plain weave foundation

country: Italy or Germany

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Italy or germany

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Frieze

creator: Kayser & Allman

medium: Machine-printed paper

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Studies of Architectural Moldings

medium: Graphite on paper


title: Ceiling paper

medium: Machine-printed paper, textured, liquid mica


title: Textile

creator: Schwartz-Huguenin

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile

credit_line: Gift of Bruce Buttfield


title: Sidewall, frieze and ceiling paper

creator: Frederick Beck & Co., 1860

medium: Machine-printed

country: New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
New york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Sylvia Goodrich in memory of her grandparents, Orlando R. and Elizabeth Boyd Ballou


title: Seascape with Cliffs and Breakers

creator: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905

medium: Graphite on cream wove paper

subjects: Seascape Usa

credit_line: Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest


title: Frieze


title: Edge

date: 16th–17th century

medium: Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace, continuous braid-like

subjects: Lace Italy

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: Sidewall - fragment

credit_line: Gift of the Jefferson County Chapter, Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities


title: Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, L'Ananas (Pineapple) from the Service des Objets de Dessert (Dessert Service)

creator: Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849

medium: Pen and brown, black ink, brush and brown, black wash, white gouache, red crayon, graphite on tan paper mounted on blue-gray paper

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of James Amster


title: Plate 13, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers)

creator: Léonard Thiry, Flemish, 1550

medium: Engraving on paper

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ornament
France

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt


title: Border

medium: Block-printed and flocked on machine-made paper

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell


title: Sidewall - sample

creator: Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA

medium: Machine-printed on ingrain paper

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Dorwin L. Starr


title: Sampler

medium: Medium: silk and metal-wrapped silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in double running and half cross stitches on plain weave foundation

country: Turkey

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Turkey


title: Border

medium: Block-printed on embossed paper

country: possibly France

subjects:
Wallcovering
Possibly france

credit_line: Purchase, Pauline Riggs Noyes Fund


title: Drouet

creator: James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834–1903

medium: Etching and drypoint on paper

subjects: Portrait Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. David Keppel


title: Study for "Wedding Procession"

creator: Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923

medium: Pastel crayon on paper

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters


title: studies of hands holding calipers

medium: black crayon, white chalk on blue-green paper

subjects: Drawing Usa


title: Tile

creator: Paul Revere Pottery, American, 1908 - 1942

medium: Glazed earthenware

country: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

subjects:
Tile
Boston, massachusetts, usa

credit_line: Gift of Marcia and William Goodman


title: Tree with Stags and Roe

medium: Silhouette of black paper on white paper mount

country: England

subjects: Silhouette England Trees

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Ishiyakushi Temple, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

creator: Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858

medium: Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi), ink with color

country: Japan

subjects: Architecture Landscape Japan

credit_line: Gift of Mary Rutherford Jay


title: Carceri Series, Plate XII

creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720–1778

medium: Etching

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Gift of Gertrude W. Lewis


title: Sampler

medium: Medium: linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in withdrawn element work with needle-made fillings on plain weave foundation

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
England

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Horology: Compensation Balance, pl. XXIX from "A Cyclopaedia of Horology - Rees's Clocks Watches and Chronometers"

creator: Abraham Rees, 1743 - 1825

subjects: Print England

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Vase

creator: Rookwood Pottery, American, 1880 - 1967

country: USA

subjects: Ceramic Usa


title: Ornament Design, Anthemion Panel and Roman Standards

creator: Michel Angelo Pergolesi, Italian, active ca. 1760–1801

medium: Pen and ink, brush and watercolor over graphite on laid paper

subjects:
Ornament & design
Drawing

credit_line: Gift of Unknown Donor


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
England

credit_line: Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment


title: Curtains

medium: Medium: cotton, silk Technique: appliqué on net

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
France

credit_line: Gift of Virginia Field


title: Border

medium: Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace, Brussels style

country: Belgium

subjects: Lace Belgium

credit_line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed on paper

country: England or France

subjects:
Wallcovering
England or france

credit_line: Gift of Harvey Smith


title: Fragments

date: mid–late 18th century

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: mordant painted and dyed and resists dyed (chintz) on plain weave (black outline printed; reds, purples and blues filled in by brush)

country: India

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
India


title: Border fragment

medium: Medium: linen Technique: withdrawn element work, knotting (macramé)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Knotted, knitted and crocheted textile
Italy

credit_line: Gift of Salisbury Day from the Estate of Katharine Day


title: Headpiece

medium: Medium: beads, fur, leather, brass Technique: strung beads, stitched to fur

country: South Africa, Africa

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
South africa, africa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Daniel Putnam Adams


title: Horology, pl. I from "A Cyclopaedia of Horology - Rees's Clocks Watches and Chronometers"

medium: Engraving on paper


title: The Raven

creator: Eugene Higgins, American, 1874–1958

medium: Pastel on paper, laid down on cardboard

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Alpheus Cole


title: Border

medium: Block-printed and flocked

subjects: Wallcovering England

credit_line: Gift of Martin Battersby


title: First Annual Bronx Press Club Banquet

medium: German silver (white metal)

subjects: Container Usa

credit_line: Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener


title: Sketchbook Page: Portrait of "El Primo," After Velázquez

creator: Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa
Portraits

credit_line: Bequest of Allyn Cox


title: Floral design for printed textile

creator: Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752–1818

medium: Brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile design
France
Flowers

credit_line: Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund


title: Design for Decorative Panel for July Festival Architecture

creator: Félix Duban, French, 1797 - 1870

medium: brush and watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, gouache on off-white paper mounted on off-white laid paper

subjects:
Ornament & design
Architecture
France

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Emily and Jerry Spiegel, gift of Phyllis Dearborn Massar and from General Purchase Fund


title: Frieze

medium: Block-printed on ingrain paper, mica flakes

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. William B. Eldredge


title: Drawing

medium: Graphite and graphtie on laid paper

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile design
France


title: Pleated fan

medium: Parchment leaf lined with silk and painted with gouache, pierced mother-of-pearl sticks painted with gold and silver, rivet set with faceted stone, gilt metal bail

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
Possibly france

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Robertson D. Ward, from the collection of her mother, Mrs. Helen Wright-Clark Dawson


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Allen E. Smith


title: Sketchbook Page: Portrait of Child


title: Design for a Mantel in the Chinese Taste, plate 36, in One Hundred and Fifty New Designs

creator: Thomas Johnson, English, 1714–1778

subjects: Furniture England

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Agnes Miles Carpenter


title: Band

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in bokhara couching stitch on plain weave

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Turkey

credit_line: Gift of Provident Securities Company from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Crocker


title: Sidewall

medium: Block printed on paper

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Cyrus W. Mace through kindness of Joseph Holton Jones


title: Border

medium: Medium: linen, gold metallic foil wound onto yellow silk Technique: grid of laid cords with needle lace (reticella style) Label: linen and metallic needle lace

subjects: Lace Italy


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: linen Technique: needlework on hand knotted net

country: Italy or Spain

subjects:
Lace
Italy or spain

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: Seated boy playing a lute

medium: Pastel crayon on paper

credit_line: Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters


title: Brooklyn Sanitary Fair of 1864, the Academy of Music

creator: A. Brown and Company

medium: Colored inks

subjects: Interior Usa

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Plate XVI from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum

creator: Julio Paschale

medium: Woodcut on paper

country: Europe

subjects: Print Europe

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Miser's purse

medium: Medium: silk, metal-wrapped silk core threads, metal beads and rings Technique: crochet Label: crocheted silk and metallic thread, metal beads and rings

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
Europe

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum


title: Saucer, from a Breakfast Service (Soucoupe; Déjeuner Mosaïque Florentine)

creator: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756

medium: hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

country: France

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Gift of Katrina H. Becker in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Hickox


title: Doorway Elevation with Papal Coat of Arms

creator: Giovanni Ottaviani, ca. 1735 – 1808

medium: Engraving on paper

subjects: Architecture Print Italy

credit_line: Gift of Unknown Donor


title: Dessert Dish

creator: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present

date: mid- 19th century

country: Germany

subjects: Ceramic Germany

credit_line: Bequest of Emily H. Chauncey


title: Seated Woman

creator: George Charles Aid, American, 1872–1938

medium: Carbon imprint

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of Milton Einstein


title: Frieze

creator: Howell and Brothers, 1835 – 1900

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

country: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Darning sampler (unfinished)

medium: Medium: cotton embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in running stitches (pattern darning) on plain weave foundation

subjects:
Ornament & design
Embroidery & stitching
Germany

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: knife

medium: steel, ibex horn, horn

country: Austria

subjects: Cutlery Austria

credit_line: The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg


title: Ornament with the Man of Sorrows, Mary and John

creator: Daniel Hopfer, German, 1470 - 1536

medium: Etching on

subjects:
Ornament & design
Figure
Germany

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. A. W. Erickson


title: Handkerchief

medium: Medium: piña (pineapple) fiber, cotton Technique: embroidery and drawnwork on plain weave

country: Philippines

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Philippine

credit_line: Gift of Frances Morris


title: Ceiling paper

creator: Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA

medium: Machine-printed paper

subjects: Wallcovering Usa


title: Tradecard, Frederick Crace and Son, London

creator: Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859

medium: Engraving, black ink on white cardboard

subjects:
Graphic design
England
Graphic arts

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane


title: Box and cover

medium: Cardboard and paper

subjects:
Ornament & design
Decorative arts
Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Walter Miller


title: Renaissance architectural detail

creator: Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773

medium: Red chalk on paper

subjects: Architecture France

credit_line: Gift of Noah Butkin


title: Fork from a Cutlery Set

medium: steel, wood, horn, silver, brass

subjects: Cutlery Germany


title: Border

date: mid-18th century

medium: Technique: bobbin lace

credit_line: Gift of I. Townsend Burden, Jr.


title: McCool's Farmhouse

creator: Harry Fenn, American, 1845–1911

medium: Pen and ink on cream paper

subjects: Architecture Usa

credit_line: Gift of Willis M. Rose


title: Sidewall and border

medium: Machine-printed

credit_line: Gift of Mark Twain Memorial


title: Sketchbook Page: Star of Bethlehem

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa

credit_line: Bequest of Allyn Cox


title: Billingsgate

creator: James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834–1903

medium: Etching and drypoint on white laid paper

subjects: Seascape Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. David Keppel


title: Design for Wall Brackets, Plate 42 in One Hundred and Fifty New Designs

medium: Etching, engraving on cream laid paper

subjects: Woodwork England

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Agnes Miles Carpenter


title: Fruit Knife with Mother-of-Pearl Handle

creator: François Nicoud, French, active Paris ca. 1875-1890

medium: steel, gold plated, silver, mother of pearl

country: Paris, France

subjects:
Cutlery
Fruits
Paris, france

credit_line: Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, Decorative Arts Association Acquisition, and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds


title: Chintz fragment

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: mordants for 2 reds and purple applied by pen and brush; madder dyed; blue applied over resist; yellow applied by brush; chitnz on plain weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
India

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: silk on linen Technique: embroidered on plain weave

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: Jar from Traveling Dressing Case

creator: Thomas Whitehouse, British, active 1848-98

medium: glass, silver

country: London, England

subjects:
Container
London, england

credit_line: Gift of Danny J. H. Kauffman


title: Card with David and His Harp

medium: Chromolithographed colors on paper

subjects:
Graphic design
Germany
Graphic arts

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Harrower


title: Bandbox

medium: Block-printed paper, pasteboard support

credit_line: Purchased in Memory of Madame Raimondo de Madrazo


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed, mechanically applied striping, machine made paper

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Delafield, Hope & Linker


title: Miser's purse

medium: Medium: silk, metal Technique: crocheted

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
France

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum


title: Two Scenes at Mont St. Michel and Vitré

creator: Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925

medium: Graphite on pink paper.

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Knife with Porcelain Handle (One of a Pair)

creator: Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory, French, active ca. 1725 - ca. 1789

medium: soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, silver, steel

subjects: Cutlery France

credit_line: The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg


title: Pier tables

creator: William Moore, Irish, d. 1814

medium: Joined, turned, veneered satinwood inlaid with tulipwood, harewood and other woods

country: Dublin, Ireland

subjects:
Furniture
Dublin, ireland

credit_line: Gift of Neil Sellin


title: Sidewall

medium: Stamped gold foil on paper

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Morris County Historical Society


title: Scent bottle and lid

medium: Enameled and gilt glass

country: Bohemia

subjects: Glassware Bohemia

credit_line: Gift of Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman


title: Frieze

medium: Block-printed paper

credit_line: Gift of Robert W. Modaff


title: Border

medium: Medium: linen Technique: grid of laid cords with needle lace (reticella style), edge of bobbin lace in discontinuous tape

country: Italy

subjects: Lace Italy

credit_line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf


title: Ceiling paper

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

subjects:
Wallcovering
Philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Border

date: late 17th–early 18th century

medium: Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace, Binche style with Binche ground

subjects: Lace Belgium


title: Border

medium: Block-printed on machine made paper, joined ?


title: Ryacotta, in the Barramah'l, from "Oriental Scenery: Twenty Four Views in Hindoostan"

creator: Thomas Daniell, British, 1749 - 1840

medium: Colored aquatint on paper

subjects:
Print
London, england
Landscapes


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: block-printed on plain weave

credit_line: Gift of Salisbury Day from the Estate of Katharine Day


title: Pair of Trousers

creator: A. H. Wirz

medium: Metal

subjects:
Container
Philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa

credit_line: Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener


title: The Little Executioner, illustration to John Evelyn, "Sculptura"

creator: Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Bohemian, 1619 - 1682

medium: Mezzotint on off-white laid paper

subjects: Ephemera Germany

credit_line: Gift of Leo Wallerstein


title: Sidewall

country: USA


title: Koshari–or Indian Fun-maker, Santa Domingo, New Mexico

creator: Eugene Higgins, American, 1874–1958

medium: Etching in black ink on paper

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Alpheus Cole


title: Sketchbook Page: Seated Figure

creator: Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919

medium: Graphite on laid paper

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Paris, france

credit_line: Bequest of Allyn Cox


title: Portrait of Frans Francken, from the Icones Principum Virorum

creator: Anthony van Dyck, Netherlandish, 1599 – 1641

medium: Etching on paper in black ink

country: Netherlands

subjects: Print Netherland Portraits

credit_line: Gift of Milton Einstein


title: Sidewall

creator: Becker, Smith & Page, Inc., founded 1899

medium: Machine-printed

credit_line: Gift of Kay Atwood


title: Ceiling paper

creator: Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA


title: Crewel wool fragment

medium: Medium: wool, cotton Technique: satin, stem and basket stitch embroidery

country: England

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
England

credit_line: Gift of Harvey Smith


title: Fork with Green-stained Ivory and Silver Applique Handle

medium: green-stained ivory, silver, steel

subjects: Cutlery Germany


title: Horology: Thirty Hours Clock, pl. IX from "A Cyclopaedia of Horology - Rees's Clocks Watches and Chronometers"

creator: Abraham Rees, 1743 - 1825

medium: Engraving on paper

subjects: Print England

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Sidewall

creator: M.H. Birge & Sons Co., 1834

medium: Block-printed paper, embossed, hand-rubbed oil finish

country: New York, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
New york, new york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Alan Moss


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: relief printed on plain weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
England

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell


title: Sketchbook Page: Head

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa


title: Sketchbook Page: Self-Portrait

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa
Portraits


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: linen Technique: grid of withdrawn element with needle lace, reticella style

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: Sampler

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation (starched) Technique: embroidered in cross and four-sided stitches on plain weave foundation

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Germany

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Sketchbook with Views of the Cornish Coastline

creator: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905

medium: Pen and black ink on cream wove paper, bound

subjects: Seascape Usa

credit_line: Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest


title: Frieze

creator: Frederick Beck & Co., 1860

medium: Machine-printed paper, mica flakes


title: Sketches of Stone Busts

subjects: Sculpture Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Ceiling light suggestions for a music room

creator: John C. Wolf

medium: Brush and watercolor, graphite on heavy white paper, mounted on gray illustration board

subjects: Lighting Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George F. Bateman


title: Mountain Landscape with Tall Trees

medium: Graphite on cream wove paper

subjects: Landscape Usa Trees


title: Frieze

creator: Wagner, Wagner & Co. Inc

medium: Machine-printed paper, textured ground

subjects:
Wallcovering
Philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Assault of the Union Troops Upon Fort Thompson, Near New Bearne

creator: Francis H. Schell, 1830 – 1909

medium: Black and white gouache, with black wash, on illustration board

credit_line: Gift of Willis M. Rose


title: Design for Wallpaper and Textiles: Flowers

date: 19th century

medium: Brush and gouache, graphite on cream paper

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Wallpaper design
France
Flowers


title: Map of the British Isles

creator: John Speede, 1552 – 1629

medium: Engraving, watercolors

subjects:
Maps & charts
Ephemera
England

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton I.D. Einstein


title: Tile

creator: Addison B. Le Boutellier, 1872 – 1951

medium: Earthenware, copper

country: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

subjects:
Tile
Boston, massachusetts, usa

credit_line: Gift of Wilma and Henry Godfrey


title: Fragment

date: 10th century

medium: Medium: silk and gold thread embroidery on cotton ground Technique: split-stitched embroidery on warp-faced plain weave

country: Baghdad, Iraq

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Baghdad, iraq


title: Yoshiwara, Fuji, Rear View, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

creator: Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858

medium: Woodblock print in colored ink on paper

country: Japan

subjects: Landscape Japan

credit_line: Gift of Mary Rutherford Jay


title: Fragment

date: late 18th–early 19th century

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: block-printed on plain weave

country: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
Jaipur, rajasthan, india

credit_line: Gift of Nasli Heeramaneck


title: Sampler

creator: Amalia Luccini, Italian

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitches on plain weave foundation

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Italy


title: Band

date: early 18th century

medium: Medium: linen Technique: needle lace with ground of loop and twist with twist return

country: France

subjects: Lace France

credit_line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf


title: Fashion Plate from Le Monde Elégant

medium: Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Print
Paris, france

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Jar and lid

medium: Glass

country: Ireland or England

subjects:
Glassware
Ireland or england

credit_line: Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren


title: Chintz fragments

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: mordants (black, 3 reds, 2 purples) applied by brush, sometimes over resist; madder dyed; blue applied over resist; chintz on plain weave

country: India

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
India


title: View of Mexico City

creator: S. Sarokins, active 19th c.

medium: Chromolithograph on paper

subjects:
Print
Paris, france