title: Henry Hill

creator: John Singleton Copley (American, 1738–1815)

medium: Pastel on brown paper laid down on canvas, linen, or board

subjects:
Pastel
United state
Paper (fiber product)
Painting

credit_line: Roger and J. Peter McCormick Endowments; purchased with funds provided by William C. Vance from the Vance Family Foundation; Maurice D. Galleher Endowment and General Acquisitions funds


title: Running Horse Weather Vane

creator: Alvin L. Jewell (American, 1821–1867)

medium: Copper, lead or zinc, and gilding

country: Waltham

subjects:
Weathervane
Waltham
Animal
Copper
Folk art
Zinc
Lead
Meteorological instrument
American decorative arts
Decorative arts

source: Art Institute of Chicago

source_id: aic

rights: Public Domain / CC0

rights_statement: Public Domain — CC0 via the Art Institute of Chicago Open Access programme.

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Charles C. Haffner III


title: Chest of Drawers

creator: Attributed to John Dunlap (American, 1746–1792) and/or Samuel Dunlap (American, 1752–1830)

medium: Soft maple, eastern white pine, faux painted wood-grain

country: New Hampshire

subjects:
Furniture
New hampshire
Maple
Folk art
Pine
Faux finish

credit_line: Vance American Art Fund; purchased with funds provided by Carol W. Wardlaw and Jamee J. and Marshall Field; Americana Endowment Fund


title: Face Flask

creator: Artist unknown (American, 19th century)

medium: Stoneware and salt glaze with iron and cobalt oxide glazes

country: New England

subjects:
Flask (bottle)
New england
Dining
Drinking
Stoneware
Folk art
American decorative arts
Ceramic
Decorative arts
Drinking and dining

credit_line: Wilson L. Mead Fund; Stanley and Polly Stone Endowment


title: Vase

creator: Design attributed to George Prentiss Kendrick (American, 1850–1919)

medium: Earthenware and glaze

country: Boston

subjects:
Vase
Boston
Flower
Daffodil
Earthenware
Molding
Arts and craft movement
Vessel
American decorative arts
Pottery
Glaze
Glazing
Ceramic
Decorative arts
American arts and craft movement

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by the Antiquarian Society; through prior acquisition of the B. F. Ferguson Fund; Skinner Sales Proceeds Fund; Wesley M. Dixon Jr., and Roger and J. Peter McCormick endowment funds; through prior acquisition of the Antiquarian Society; Goodman Endowment Fund; Simeon B. Williams and Harriet A. Fox funds; Wendel Fentress Ott Endowment Fund; Highland Park Community Associates; Charles R. and Janice Feldstein Endowment Fund for Decorative Arts


title: Oval Box

creator: Woodworker unknown (American, 19th century)

medium: Pine, maple, and copper

country: Canterbury

subjects:
Box
Canterbury
Decorative arts
Lidded box
Furniture
Pine
Woodworking
Shaker
Maple
Copper
American decorative arts
Folk art
American arts
Case furniture
Woodwork

credit_line: Delphine G. Schoen Trust, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Puth, and Stanley and Polly Stone endowment funds; Woman’s Board American Art and Mrs. Richard Bennett funds


title: Tea Table

creator: Artist unknown (American, 18th century)

medium: Mahogany

country: Philadelphia

subjects:
Table
Philadelphia
Dining
Drinking
Mahogany
Furniture
Drinking and dining

credit_line: Roger and J. Peter McCormick Endowment; purchased with funds provided by Jamee J. and Marshall Field, and Carol W. Wardlaw


title: Oyster Plate

creator: Designed by Theodore Russell Davis (American, 1840–1894)

date: Designed 1879; produced 1880–87

medium: Porcelain and enamel with gilding

country: Limoges

subjects:
Plate (general, dish)
Limoge
Oyster
Dining
Tableware
Porcelain
Molding
Gilded age
Enamel
American decorative arts
Art of the america
Enameling
Gilding
Glazing
Pottery
Ceramic
Decorative arts

credit_line: Through prior gift of Joseph L. Block, Leigh B. Block, Mrs. Oscar Serlin, and Mrs. Daniel Saidenberg in memory of Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Block, Chicago; American Art Purchase Fund


title: Bowl

medium: Blown glass

country: Kent

subjects:
Bowl
Kent
Dining
Drinking
Glass
American decorative arts
Decorative arts
Drinking and dining

credit_line: Robert McCormick Fund


title: Fireplace Surround

creator: Designed by George Washington Maher

medium: Oak and glazed earthenware

country: United States

subjects:
Mantel (fireplace component)
United state
Architecture
Decorative arts
Oak
Arts and craft movement
Mosaic glass
Enamel
American decorative arts
Furniture
American arts and craft movement

credit_line: Gift of Alan Wanzenberg in memory of Jed Johnson


title: Illinois Plate

creator: Decorated by Joseph S. Potter (American, 1822–1904)

medium: Porcelain, enamel, and glaze with gilding

subjects:
Plate (general, dish)
United state
Illinoi
Dining
Drinking
Porcelain
Molding
Hard-paste porcelain
American decorative arts
Art of the america
Painting
European decorative arts
Enamel
Gilding
Glaze
Enameling
Glazing
Pottery
Ceramic
Decorative arts
Drinking and dining

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Harry Root


title: Card Table

creator: Isaac Vose & Son (American, 1819–25)

medium: Mahogany, satinwood veneer, iron and brass

subjects:
Table
Boston
Mahogany
Veneer
Satinwood
Iron (metal)
Brass (alloy)
Furniture
Decorative arts

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Harry A. Root in memory of Curtis C. Palmer


title: Sugar Bowl

creator: Attributed to Bakewell, Page & Bakewell (American, 1813–32)

medium: Glass

country: Pittsburgh

subjects:
Sugar bowl
Pittsburgh
Dining
Drinking
Glass
American decorative arts
Decorative arts
Drinking and dining

credit_line: Vance American Arts Fund


title: Decanter

creator: Probably Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–88)

country: Sandwich

subjects:
Vessel
Sandwich
Ships & the sea
Dining
Drinking
Glass
American decorative arts
Decorative arts
Drinking and dining


title: Ewer

creator: Edward Lycett (American, born England, 1833–1910)

medium: Earthenware with glazes and gilding

country: Brooklyn

subjects:
Vessel
Brooklyn
Ships & the sea
Animal
Vine
Bushe
Chicken
Rooster
Earthenware
Molding
Aesthetic movement
Ewer (vessel)
American decorative arts
Gilding
Glaze
Glazing
Pottery
Ceramic
Decorative arts

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by the Antiquarian Society


title: Oyster Plate

creator: Union Porcelain Works (American, 1863–c. 1922)

date: Patented January 4, 1881

medium: Porcelain and glaze with gilding

country: Greenpoint

subjects:
Plate (general, dish)
Greenpoint
Oyster
Shell
Crustacean
Fish
Dining
Drinking
Porcelain
Molding
Aesthetic movement
American decorative arts
Art of the america
Gilding
Glazing
Hand painting
Painting
Pottery
Ceramic
Decorative arts
Drinking and dining

credit_line: The Women's Board Fund


title: Jug

creator: Zanesville Glass Works (American, 1820–40)

country: Mantua

subjects:
Vessel
Mantua
Ships & the sea
Dining
Drinking
Glass
Folk art
American decorative arts
Decorative arts
Drinking and dining

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Mary Winton Green


title: Side chair

medium: Wood

country: New Lebanon

subjects:
Wood
New lebanon
Folk art
Furniture

credit_line: Dr. Julian Archie Fund


title: Richard Morris Hunt

creator: Karl Theodore Francis Bitter

medium: Copper on plaster

subjects:
Ornament & design
Decorative arts
United state
American decorative arts
Sculpture

credit_line: Gift of David Harvey and Cecily Dunham Harvey


title: Dressing Mirror

creator: Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (American, born Scotland, 1768–1854)

medium: Mahogany veneer and tulip poplar

country: New York City

subjects:
Furniture
New york city
Fashion

credit_line: Roger and J. Peter McCormick, Delphine G. Schoen Trust, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Puth endowment funds; Stan and Polly Stone Fund


title: Pair of Pitchers

creator: Tucker Porcelain Factory (American, 1826–1838)

medium: Porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration

subjects:
Pitcher (vessel)
Philadelphia
Ships & the sea
Flower
Building
Pitcher
Star
Swag
Gilding
Porcelain
American decorative arts
Art of the america
Enameling
Decorative arts

credit_line: Gift of Elizabeth Crowe in memory of her mother, Ruth McFarland Flower


title: Compote

subjects:
Compote
United state
Dining
Drinking
Glassworking
Glass
American decorative arts
Decorative arts
Drinking and dining

credit_line: Jane and Morris Weeden Endowment Fund


title: Vase

creator: Ceramic Art Company (American, 1889–1906)

medium: Porcelain with overglaze material

country: Trenton

subjects:
Ceramic
Trenton
Bird
Porcelain
Aesthetic movement
Overglazing
American decorative arts
Art of the america
Decorative arts
Overglaze (material)
Firing (heating)

credit_line: Gift of Dale and Lenora Lenox Marshall


title: Pitcher

creator: Retailed by Baldwin Gardiner (American, 1791–1869)

medium: Silver

subjects:
Pitcher (vessel)
New york city
Ships & the sea
Silver
Silversmithing
Decorative arts
Drinking and dining

credit_line: Gift of Richard and Nancy Spain


title: High Chest

medium: Cherry and brass

subjects:
Ornament & design
American decorative arts
United state
Clam shell
Scalloping
Cherry
Furniture making
Queen anne
American arts
Furniture
Brass (alloy)
Wood (plant material)
Woodworking

credit_line: Gift of Jamee J. and Marshall Field


title: Mary (Polly) Lawton Bringhurst

creator: James Peale (American, 1749–1831)

medium: Watercolor on ivory (recto), sepia on ivory with human hair (verso), and gold

subjects:
Miniature painting
Philadelphia
Woman
Tree
Weeping willow
Swan
Tomb
Human hair
Hair
Memento mori
Memorial
Bonnet
Dress
Fichu
Miniature
Portrait
Figure
Watercolor
Painting (image making)
Ivory
American arts
Decorative arts
Gold
Braiding
Goldsmithing
Jewelry making
Metalsmithing
Painting
American colonial

credit_line: Mary Louise Stevenson Fund


title: Man of the Hunter Family

creator: Edward Greene Malbone

medium: Watercolor on ivory

subjects:
Miniature painting
United state
Watercolor
Ivory
American arts
Miniature
Painting


title: A Gentleman

creator: Attributed to Benjamin Trott (American, c. 1770–1841)

medium: Watercolor on ivory, with human hair and gold

credit_line: Mary Morley Sellers Collection


title: Portrait of a Woman

creator: Anna Claypoole Peale (American, 1791–1878)

subjects:
Miniature painting
United state
Portraits
Watercolor
Ivory
American arts
Miniature
Painting
Women artist
Women artist before 1800

credit_line: Gift of Mary Louise Stevenson to the Colonel Alexander F. and Jeannie C. Stevenson Memorial Collection


title: Bowl

creator: Artist unknown (American, 19th century)

subjects:
Bowl
United state
Decorative arts
Wood (plant material)
Wood
American decorative arts
American arts

credit_line: Thorne Rooms Exhibition Fund


title: Scoop

creator: Artist unknown (American, 17th century)

medium: Walnut

country: Connecticut

subjects:
Wood
Connecticut
Decorative arts
Walnut
American decorative arts
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Russell Tyson.


title: Pitcher

creator: Artist unknown (American, active 19th century)

medium: Maple

subjects:
Wood
United state
Decorative arts
Maple
Folk art
American decorative arts
American arts


title: Bowl

creator: Artist unknown (American, 18th century)

subjects:
Bowl
United state
Decorative arts
Maple
Wood
American decorative arts
American arts

credit_line: Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan


title: Fire Bucket

medium: Leather

country: Newburyport

subjects:
Furniture accessory
Newburyport
Decorative arts
Leather
Vessel
American decorative arts
American arts


title: Bowl


title: Bowl


title: Jar

creator: Artist unknown (American, active 18th–19th century)

medium: Earthenware

country: Haycock Township

subjects:
Vessel
Haycock township
Ships & the sea
Decorative arts
Earthenware
Pennsylvania german
American colonial
America
American decorative arts
American arts
Ceramic

credit_line: Atlan Ceramic Club Fund


title: Plate

creator: Artist unknown (American, 18th–19th century)

country: Pennsylvania

subjects:
Plate (general, dish)
Pennsylvania
Dining
Drinking
Decorative arts
Earthenware
Folk art
Dish (vessel)
American decorative arts
American arts
Ceramic
Drinking and dining


title: Jar

subjects:
Vessel
Pennsylvania
Ships & the sea
Decorative arts
Earthenware
Folk art
Pennsylvania german
American colonial
America
American decorative arts
American arts
Ceramic


title: Platter

creator: Artist unknown (Chinese, made for the American market)

medium: Hard-paste porcelain, glaze, enamels and gilding

country: China

subjects:
Vessel for serving food
China
Ships & the sea
Eagle with shield
Porcelain
Molding
Export porcelain
Dish (vessel)
Art of the america
Ceramic
Decorative arts
Chinese export
American market
Chinese export porcelain
Pottery
Enamel
Gilding
Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain
Enameling
Glazing

credit_line: Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne


title: Bean pot

creator: Lyman, Fenton & Co.

country: Bennington

subjects:
Vessel
Bennington
Ships & the sea
Decorative arts
Earthenware
American decorative arts
American arts
Ceramic

credit_line: Gift of Emma B. Hodge


title: Teapot

subjects:
Ceramic
China
Eagle
Hard-paste porcelain
Chinese export
Chinese export porcelain
Art of the america
Porcelain
Decorative arts
American market
Pottery
Enamel
Gilding
Export porcelain


title: Teacup

subjects:
Ceramic
China
Eagle with shield
Porcelain
Export porcelain
Molding
Art of the america
Drinking vessel
Glaze
Gilding
Enamel
Decorative arts
American market
Chinese export porcelain
Pottery
Hard-paste porcelain
Enameling
Glazing
Chinese export


title: Jug

creator: Herculaneum Pottery

medium: Creamware

country: Liverpool

subjects:
Vessel
Liverpool
Ships & the sea
Decorative arts
Earthenware
American decorative arts
European decorative arts
Ceramic

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Richard W. Leach in memory of Mrs. Alfred L. Eustice


title: Foot bath

creator: Lyman, Fenton & Company

subjects:
Footbath
Bennington
Decorative arts
Earthenware
American decorative arts
American arts
Ceramic

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chester D. Tripp


title: Plate

subjects:
Plate (general, dish)
China
Eagle
American eagle
Eagle with shield
Earthenware
Molding
Chinese export
Porcelain
Dish (vessel)
Art of the america
Ceramic
Decorative arts
American market
Chinese export porcelain
Pottery
Enamel
Gilding
Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain
Enameling
Glazing
Export porcelain

credit_line: Gift of Atlan Club


title: Vase

creator: Designed by Artus Van Briggle (American, 1869–1904)

medium: Earthenware and glaze

country: Colorado Springs

subjects:
Ornament & design
American decorative arts
Colorado spring
Floral
Leave
Throwing (pottery technique)
Earthenware
Arts and craft movement
Glaze
Glazing
Pottery
Vase
American arts
Ceramic
Decorative arts
American arts and craft movement

credit_line: Gift of Miss Ada K. Rew in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Rew


title: Cup and Saucer

creator: Tucker Porcelain Factory

medium: Porcelain

country: Philadelphia

subjects:
Drinking vessel
Philadelphia
Ships & the sea
Porcelain
Art of the america
American decorative arts
American arts
Ceramic
Decorative arts

credit_line: Gift of Kelvyn G. Lilley


title: Plate

creator: James and Ralph Clews

country: England

subjects:
Plate (general, dish)
England
Decorative arts
Earthenware
Dish (vessel)
American decorative arts
Ceramic

credit_line: Bequest of Mildred Hofeller for the Betje and Simon Straus Collection


title: Creamer

creator: English for the American market

subjects:
Creamer
England
Decorative arts
Earthenware
American decorative arts
Ceramic


title: Sugar Bowl and Creamer

subjects:
Sugar bowl
England
Decorative arts
Earthenware
American decorative arts
Ceramic
Creamer

credit_line: Bequest of Mildred (Mrs Robert) Hofeller, Highland Park, IL, for the Betje and Simon Straus Collection


title: Platter

country: Cobridge

subjects:
Vessel for serving food
Cobridge
Ships & the sea
Decorative arts
Earthenware
Dish (vessel)
American decorative arts
Ceramic


title: Lamp Base

creator: Designed by George Prentiss Kendrick (American, 1850–1919)

country: Boston

subjects:
Ornament & design
American decorative arts
Boston
Foliage
Earthenware
Molding
Arts and craft movement
Furniture accessory
Glaze
Glazing
Pottery
American arts
Ceramic
Decorative arts

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Buchbinder


title: Cup and Saucer

creator: Made by W.T. Copeland & Sons (English, c. 1847–1970)

country: New York

subjects:
Drinking vessel
New york
Ships & the sea
Porcelain
American decorative arts
Art of the america
European decorative arts
Ceramic
Decorative arts

credit_line: Gift of Wilma Duncan Castle in memory of her parents, Vacia and Charles D. Duncan


title: Standing Female Holding a Child in Her Arms

creator: Chupícuaro

medium: Ceramic and pigment

country: Chupícuaro

subjects:
Earthenware
Chupícuaro
Ceramic
Chupicuaro
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wielgus


title: Standing Male Figure Holding a Plate

creator: Artist unknown (Colima)

country: Colima state

subjects:
Earthenware
Colima state
People
Ceramic
Colima
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf


title: Ritual Impersonator of the Deity Xipe Totec

creator: Aztec (Mexica)

country: Veracruz state

subjects:
Sculpture
Veracruz state
Sacrifice
Ritual sacrifice
Agriculture
Ritual
Mythology
Mask
Stone
Aztec
Modeling (forming)
Rock
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Ceramic
Statue
Painting (image making)
Arts of the america
Ritual object
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Marx


title: Seated Female Figure Holding a Vessel

subjects:
Earthenware
Colima state
Ships & the sea
People
Ceramic
Colima
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Figure of a Standing Warrior

creator: Late Classic Maya, Jaina

medium: Ceramic with pigment

country: Yucatan Peninsula

subjects:
Earthenware
Yucatan peninsula
People
Figurine
Warrior
Portrait
Ceramic
Maya
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Late classic
Classic
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Mayan
Sculpture
Art of the america
Painting (image making)
Arts of the america
Jaina
Latin american

credit_line: African and Amerindian Art Purchase Fund, Edward E. Ayer Endowment in memory of Charles L. Hutchinson


title: Miniature Group of Four Figures in a Circle with Linked Arms

subjects:
Earthenware
Chupícuaro
Ceramic
Chupicuaro
Inorganic material
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Walter Randel


title: Figurine Depicting a Female Carrying a Child

subjects:
Earthenware
Chupícuaro
Mother
Children
Ceramic
Chupicuaro
Inorganic material
Pigment
Colorant
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Latin american


title: Standing Female Figurine

subjects:
Earthenware
Chupícuaro
People
Ceramic
Chupicuaro
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Sculpture
Art of the america
Mesoamerican
America
Miniature
Painting (image making)
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Standing Male Figurine Wearing a Necklace and Breechcloth

subjects:
Earthenware
Chupícuaro
People
Ceramic
Chupicuaro
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Sculpture
Art of the america
Mesoamerican
America
Painting (image making)
Miniature
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Standing Female Figurine

country: Guanajuato state

subjects:
Earthenware
Guanajuato state
People
Ceramic
Chupicuaro
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Sculpture
Art of the america
Mesoamerican
America
Painting (image making)
Miniature
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Royal Profile

creator: Late Classic Maya

medium: Sandstone and pigment

country: Mexico

subjects:
Stone
Mexico
Maize
Landscape
Sacrifice
Ritual sacrifice
Agriculture
Ritual
Portrait
Mythology
Limestone
Maya
Carbonate rock
Sedimentary rock
Rock
Inorganic material
Pigment
Colorant
Late classic
Classic
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Mayan
Sculpture
Art of the america
Architectural detail
Carving
Costume component
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Ada Turnbull Hertle Fund


title: Dancing Figure Wearing Animal Headdress and Ornate Costume

creator: Late Classic Veracruz

country: South Central Veracruz

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Earthenware
South central veracruz
People
Ceramic
Classic veracruz
Inorganic material
Late classic
Classic
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Veracruz
Latin american

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Claire B. Zeisler


title: Standing Figurine

creator: Olmec

medium: Green hornfels and cinnabar

subjects:
Ceremonial object
Mexico
Fertility
Figure (representations)
Maize
Deitie
Supernatural
Stone
Olmec
Rock
Inorganic material
Pigment
Colorant
Preclassic
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Standing Female Figure

creator: Nayarit

subjects:
Earthenware
Mexico
People
Costume
Elite
Female
Ceramic
Nayarit
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
West mexico
Painting (image making)
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Antonow


title: Female Figure with Incised Features and Triangular Head

creator: Nayarit, Chinesco style

date: 100 BCE–300 CE

country: Nayarit state

subjects:
Earthenware
Nayarit state
People
Ceramic
Nayarit
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. D. Daniel Michel


title: Seated Figurine

creator: Middle pre-Classic, Olmec-style

medium: Stone

subjects:
Stone
Mexico
Middle preclassic
Rock
Inorganic material
Pigment
Colorant
Preclassic
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Wentworth Greene Field Fund


title: Seated Female Figure

medium: Ceramic and pigment with cinnabar

subjects:
Earthenware
Mexico
People
Ceramic
Olmec
Inorganic material
Late preclassic
Preclassic
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Bernard Sperling


title: Female Figurine

subjects:
Earthenware
Guanajuato state
People
Costume
Headdresse
Female
Ceramic
Chupicuaro
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Late preclassic
Preclassic
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Painting (image making)
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Gertrude Soltker


title: Female Figurine

subjects:
Earthenware
Guanajuato state
People
Female
Ceramic
Chupicuaro
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Pigment
Colorant
Sculpture
Art of the america
Mesoamerican
America
Painting (image making)
Miniature
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Edward H. Weiss


title: Head of Xilonen, the Goddess of Young Maize

medium: Basalt

country: Tenochtitlan

subjects:
Stone
Tenochtitlan
Landscape
Cornstalk
Agriculture
Goddesse
Maize
Mythology
Basalt (basic igneous rock)
Aztec
Basic igneous rock
Igneous rock
Rock
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: African and Amerindian Art Purchase Fund


title: Seated Female Figure Holding a Bowl

creator: Colima

country: Western Mexico

subjects:
Earthenware
Western mexico
People
Female
Offering
Ancestor
Ceramic
Colima
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
West mexico
Painting (image making)
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Everett McNear in memory of Everett McNear


title: Figurine of a Warrior with Square Shield and Weapon

creator: Ceramist unknown (Colima)

date: 200 BCE–200 CE

subjects:
Earthenware
Western mexico
Ceramic
Colima
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Female Figurine

creator: Tlatilco

country: Valley of Mexico

subjects:
Earthenware
Valley of mexico
People
Ceramic
Tlatilco
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Pigment
Colorant
Sculpture
Mesoamerican
Preclassic
America
Painting (image making)
Miniature
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Standing Female Figurine

credit_line: Gift of Joseph P. Antonow


title: Figure of a Seated Female

creator: Artist unknown (Nayarit, Lagunillas)

date: 100 BCE–500 CE

subjects:
Earthenware
Western mexico
People
Ceramic
Nayarit
Inorganic material
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Latin american

credit_line: Through prior gifts of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Antonow, Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland, Mrs. Gilbert Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Freehling, Allan Frumkin, George F. Harding, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hartmann, Gaston T. de Havenon, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hokin, Alexander B. Maley, David T. Owsley, Robert Stolper, Chester D. Tripp, Mrs. Coonley Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Weiss, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Wielgus, and an anonymous donor; through prior bequest of Adeline Wheeler; through prior acquisition of Samuel P. Avery, Kate S. Buckingham, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Cummings, Wirt D. Walker, and African and Amerindian Art Purchase funds; through prior acquisition of Samuel A. Marx and Simeon P. Williams endowments


title: Figure of a Jaguar Attacking a Man

creator: Maya

date: Probably 250–900

medium: Wood

subjects:
Wood
Mexico
People
Wood (plant material)
Maya
Plant material
Classic
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Mayan
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. D. Daniel Michel


title: Seated Hunchbacked Dwarf

subjects:
Earthenware
Western mexico
People
Rulership
Headdresse
Terracotta
Colima
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Pigment
Colorant
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Ceramic
Sculpture
Art of the america
West mexico
Painting (image making)
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Through prior gifts of Neal Ball, Mrs. Roy Evan Barr, Mr. and Mrs. William D. Berger, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Bergman, Mrs. Leigh B. Block, Hans C. Cahen, Helen Marie Crone Trust, Reverend Richard J. Douaire, Linda Einfeld, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Figeley, Michael Fortino, Merle B. Gordon, Dr. and Mrs. Melvin R. Guttman, Frank B. Hubachek, Mrs. John V. McGuire, Gwendolyn Miller and Herbert Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Miller, Mary Kirk Newcomb in memory of Paulene Kirk, Fred Novy and Edward Pinsel, Meryl Pinsof Platt, Barbara Rose, Anna L. Unzicker, Peter G. Wray, Theodore N. Zekman; purchased with funds provided by Winter and Hirsch, Inc.


title: Figure of a Woman in Ceremonial Dress

creator: Possibly Totonac, Nopiloa

medium: Ceramic

country: Southern Veracruz

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Earthenware
Southern veracruz
People
Textile pattern
Female
Costume
Ceramic
Nōpiloa
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Late classic
Classic
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Classic veracruz
Sculpture
Totonac
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Harold L. Stuart Fund


title: Eccentric Flint

medium: Flint

subjects:
Stone
Mexico
Flint
Maya
Chert
Sedimentary rock
Rock
Inorganic material
Mayan
America
Art of the america
Utensil
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Ethel and Julian Goldsmith


title: Standing Female Figure

creator: Tlatilco, Preclassic period

medium: Earthenware and pigment

country: Central Mexico

subjects:
Earthenware
Central mexico
People
Terracotta
Olmec
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Ceramic
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Julian R. Goldsmith


title: Fragment of a Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke

creator: Totonac

country: El Tajín

subjects:
Ceremonial object
El tajín
Sport
Scroll (motifs)
Ceremony
Ritual
Game
Abstract figure
Face
Supernatural
Stone
Carving
Totonac
Rock
Inorganic material
Tajin
Classic veracruz
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Female Figure

subjects:
Earthenware
Nayarit state
People
Ceramic
Nayarit
Inorganic material
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Latin american


title: Seated Female Figurine with Patterned Skirt

subjects:
Earthenware
Nayarit state
Ceramic
Nayarit
Inorganic material
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Latin american


title: Miniature Figure of a Standing Deer


title: Miniature Seated Figurine with Arms Held Behind the Head


title: Fragment of a Hacha

creator: Classic Veracruz

subjects:
Stone
Veracruz state
Veracruz
Rock
Inorganic material
Ceremonial object
Art of the america
Classic veracruz
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Latin american


title: Figure Carried in a Litter

subjects:
Sculpture
Veracruz state
Ceremony
Rulership
People
Ceramic
Modeling (forming)
Classic veracruz
Earthenware
Inorganic material
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Pigment
Painting (coating)
Veracruz
Mesoamerican
Latin american


title: Seated Figure with an Elongated Head and Chin Placed on Knee

creator: Jalisco, Ameca style

date: 300 BCE–300 CE

country: Jalisco state

subjects:
Earthenware
Jalisco state
People
Ceramic
Jalisco
Inorganic material
Ameca-zacoalco
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Seated Female Figurine with Elongated Head

subjects:
Earthenware
Jalisco state
Ceramic
Jalisco
Inorganic material
Ameca-zacoalco
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Female Figure

creator: Chupícuaro

subjects:
Earthenware
Mexico
People
Ceramic
Chupicuaro
Inorganic material
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Latin american


title: Standing Female Figure

subjects:
Earthenware
Nayarit state
People
Ceramic
Nayarit
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: House Model with Ritual Feast

subjects:
Earthenware
Nayarit state
Architecture
Funerary art
People
Drinking
Communitie
Temple
Ritual
House
Feast
Ceramic
Nayarit
Modeling (forming)
Pigment
Colorant
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Funerary
West mexico
Ixtlán del rio
Painting (image making)
Arts of the america
Latin american
Drinking and dining


title: Seated Male Figure Leaning Forward with Arms Crossed over Knees


title: Female Figure Giving Birth

subjects:
Earthenware
Colima state
People
Ceramic
Colima
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Warrior with Headdress and Shield

subjects:
Earthenware
Colima state
Ceramic
Colima
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Miniature Figure in the Form of a Bird with Exaggerated Tailfeathers

subjects:
Earthenware
Colima state
Birds
People
Ceramic
Colima
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Female Figure

date: c. 400 BCE

subjects:
Earthenware
Mexico
People
Ceramic
Tlatilco
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Female Figure


title: Female Figurine

creator: Huaxtec

subjects:
Earthenware
Veracruz state
People
Female
Ceramic
Huastec
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Mesoamerican
Veracruz
Painting (coating)
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Standing Figurine with Missing Leg

medium: Jade

country: Guerrero state

subjects:
Pendant (jewelry)
Guerrero state
People
Stone
Olmec
Rock
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Miniature
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Ballplayer Figurine

subjects:
Earthenware
Veracruz state
People
Ballgame
Ceramic
Huastec
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Mesoamerican
Classic veracruz
Painting (coating)
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Ballplayer Figurine

subjects:
Earthenware
Veracruz state
People
Ballgame
Ceramic
Huastec
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Classic veracruz
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Mesoamerican
Painting (coating)
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Head

subjects:
Earthenware
Veracruz state
Ceramic
Huastec
Inorganic material
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Latin american


title: Standing Female Figure

creator: Michoacan

date: 300 BCE–250 CE

country: Michoacán state

subjects:
Earthenware
Michoacán state
People
Ceramic
Michoacan
Inorganic material
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Latin american


title: Head of a Female

creator: Preclassic period

date: c. 600 BCE

subjects:
Earthenware
Mexico
Ceramic
Preclassic
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Standing Female Figure

date: 250 BCE–400 CE


title: Standing Figure

creator: Puebla, Mexico

country: Puebla

subjects:
Earthenware
Puebla
People
Ceramic
Inorganic material
Latin american
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america


title: Female Figure

medium: Earthenware


title: Ceremonial Knife

medium: Obsidian

country: Colima

subjects:
Stone
Colima
Ceremonial object
Weapon
Obsidian
Carving
Volcanic glass
Pyroclastic rock
Extrusive rock
Igneous rock
Rock
Inorganic material
America
Art of the america
Mesoamerican
West mexico
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Through prior acquisitions of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reed Armstrong, and the Robert A. Waller Fund


title: Figure of a Seated Chieftain

date: 100 BCE–250 CE

country: Colima state

subjects:
Earthenware
Colima state
People
Headdresse
Ruler (people)
Rulership
Terracotta
Colima
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Ceramic
Sculpture
West mexico
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Through prior acquisitions of the African and Amerindian Art Purchase Fund


title: Ceremonial Knife

subjects:
Stone
Colima
Ceremonial object
Weapon
Obsidian
Carving
Volcanic glass
Pyroclastic rock
Extrusive rock
Igneous rock
Rock
Inorganic material
Art of the america
America
Mesoamerican
West mexico
Stonework
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Heart-Shaped Sculpture

country: Veracruz state

subjects:
Earthenware
Veracruz state
Terracotta
Veracruz
Inorganic material
Classic veracruz
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Ceramic
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Seated Joined Couple

creator: Nayarit

date: 200 BCE–300 CE

subjects:
Earthenware
Nayarit state
People
Ancestor
Ritual
Marriages/wedding
Offering
Feast
Musical instrument
Ceramic
Nayarit
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Funerary
West mexico
Painting (image making)
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Seated Figure Drinking from a Vessel using a Tube

subjects:
Earthenware
Colima state
Ships & the sea
People
Ceramic
Nayarit
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: House Model Depicting a Ritual Feast

subjects:
Earthenware
Nayarit state
Architecture
Ceramic
Nayarit
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Standing Figure

creator: Mezcala

subjects:
Stone
Guerrero state
People
Mezcala
Rock
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual

subjects:
Earthenware
Nayarit state
People
Communitie
Funerary art
Temple
Dancer
Ritual
House
Ceramic
Nayarit
Modeling (forming)
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Sculpture
Funerary
West mexico
Ixtlán del rio
Painting (image making)
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Female Figure with Two Joined Heads

subjects:
Earthenware
Michoacán state
People
Clay
Michoacan
Inorganic material
Art of the america
Ceramic
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Latin american


title: Standing Male Figure Holding a Ball

creator: Jalisco, Ameca-Etzatlán

subjects:
Earthenware
Jalisco state
People
Terracotta
Jalisco
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Ceramic
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Jeanette and Floyd E. Schlau


title: Standing Figure of a Mother and Child

subjects:
Earthenware
Jalisco state
Mother
Children
Babie
People
Terracotta
Jalisco
Inorganic material
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Ceramic
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Figure of a Seated Chieftain

subjects:
Ceramic
Nayarit state
People
Offering
Ancestor
Ruler (people)
Rulership
Tattoo
Nayarit
Modeling (forming)
Earthenware
Inorganic material
Art of the america
Sculpture
Funerary
West mexico
Mesoamerican
Lagunilla
America
Painting (image making)
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Ada Turnbull Hertle Endowment


title: Portrait Head

creator: Totonac, Remojadas

subjects:
Earthenware
Southern veracruz
Portraits
People
Ceramic
Totonac
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Early classic
Classic
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Remojada
Classic veracruz
Painting (coating)
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Ethel F. Goldsmith in memory of Julian R. Goldsmith


title: Figure of a Standing Warrior

creator: Nopiloa

subjects:
Earthenware
Veracruz state
People
Ceramic
Nōpiloa
Inorganic material
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Veracruz
Mesoamerican
Latin american


title: Seated Figurine

date: c. 500 BCE

country: Tlapacoyan

subjects:
Statuette
Tlapacoyan
Ceramic
Tlatilco
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Latin american


title: Seated Figure Playing a Rasp

subjects:
Statuette
Nayarit state
People
Musical instrument
Musician
Earthenware
Nayarit
Modeling (forming)
Art of the america
West mexico
Mesoamerican
America
Ande
Painting (image making)
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Ceramic
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Ethel Goldsmith


title: Female Figure with Geometric Face and Body Paint

medium: Terracotta and pigmented slip

country: Guanajuato state

subjects:
Sculpture
Guanajuato state
People
Ancestor
Female
Terracotta
Chupicuaro
Modeling (forming)
Terracotta (sculpture)
Pigment
Slip
Art of the america
Mesoamerican
America
Painting (image making)
Arts of the america
Ceramic
Latin american

credit_line: Frederick W. Renshaw Acquisition Fund; purchased with funds provided by Cynthia and Terry E. Perucca, Jamee and Marshall Field, and Helen and Sam Zell; Edward Johnson, Grant J. Pick Purchase, and Henry Horner Straus Memorial funds; purchased with funds provided by Lynn and Allen Turner; African and Amerindian Curator’s Discretionary Fund


title: Double-Faced Female Figurine

creator: Tlatilco

country: Tlatilco

subjects:
Statuette
Tlatilco
People
Duality
Female
Abstract figure
Supernatural
Ceramic
Modeling (forming)
Mesoamerican
Preclassic
America
Painting (image making)
Miniature
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Figurine

creator: Teotihuacan

medium: Greenstone

country: Teotihuacán

subjects:
Statuette
Teotihuacán
People
Abstract figure
Figure (representations)
Igneous rock
Stone
Mesoamerican
America
Miniature
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Female Figurine

subjects:
Statuette
Tlatilco
People
Headdresse
Female
Ceramic
Modeling (forming)
Mesoamerican
Preclassic
America
Painting (image making)
Miniature
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Female Figurine

subjects:
Statuette
Tlatilco
People
Abstract figure
Female
Ceramic
Modeling (forming)
Mesoamerican
Preclassic
America
Painting (image making)
Miniature
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Standing Figure of a Warrior

creator: Unknown ceramist (Jalisco, San Sebastian style)

subjects:
Jalisco state
Figure
Sculpture
Man
Terracotta
Jalisco
Art of the america
Ceramic
Earthenware
Pigment
Slip
America
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian

credit_line: Bequest of Florene May Schoenborn


title: Standing Female Figure

subjects:
Jalisco state
Woman
Figure
Sculpture
Terracotta
Jalisco
Art of the america
Ceramic
Earthenware
Pigment
Slip
America
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian


title: Female Figurine

subjects:
Statuette
Guanajuato state
People
Female
Ceramic
Chupicuaro
Modeling (forming)
America
Art of the america
Painting (image making)
Mesoamerican
Miniature
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Edward H. Weiss


title: Seated Maternity Figure

subjects:
Sculpture
Colima state
Mother
Children
People
Ceramic
Jalisco
Modeling (forming)
Ameca
Mesoamerican
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Pigment
Latin american

credit_line: Bequest of Lester K. and Rosalyn W. Olin


title: Seated Warrior Figure with Turtle Headdress, Holding a Staff

creator: Colima

subjects:
Statuette
Colima state
Warrior
Warefare
People
Ceramic
Colima
Mesoamerican
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Standing Warrior Figure with Removable Mask and Headdress

subjects:
Sculpture
Veracruz state
Warrior
Warefare
People
Ceramic
Classic veracruz
Molding
Mask
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Veracruz
Statue
Pigment
Modeling (forming)
Mesoamerican
Latin american


title: Standing, "Smiling" Figure with Hands Raised

creator: Remojadas

subjects:
Sculpture
Veracruz state
People
Ceramic
Remojada
Modeling (forming)
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Molding
Statue
Pigment
Mesoamerican
Veracruz
Latin american


title: Seated Male Figure with One Arm Raised

subjects:
Sculpture
Colima state
People
Figure (representations)
Male
Gestural
Ceramic
Colima
Modeling (forming)
Statuette
Art of the america
Molding
Accessorie (object genre)
West mexico
Painting (image making)
Mesoamerican
America
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Polychrome Standing Figure with Exaggerated Head and Hips

creator: Nayarit, Chinesco style

country: Nayarit state

subjects:
Statuette
Nayarit state
People
Ceramic
Nayarit
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Latin american


title: Seated Figure Wearing a Horn Headdress

creator: Unknown ceramist (Jalisco or Colima)


title: Probably a Knife or Scraper Handle with Incised Lines and Circles

creator: Carver unknown (Punuk)

medium: Walrus ivory

country: Alaska

subjects:
Ivory
Alaska
Punuk
American decorative arts
Dentin
Bone
Eskimo
Pre-columbian
America
Tool
Decorative arts
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Native american
Native north american

credit_line: Kate S. Buckingham Endowment Fund


title: Birdstone

creator: Archaic

country: Illinois

subjects:
Stone
Illinoi
Archaic america
Rock
Inorganic material
Native american
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Midwestern
Ancient
Arts of the america
Native north american

credit_line: Gift of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf


title: Harpoon Toggle with Central Hole and Incised Designs


title: Harpoon Point with Fine Incised Lines and Threading Holes

subjects:
Bone
Alaska
Skeletons & bones
Punuk
American decorative arts
Eskimo
Pre-columbian
America
Tool
Decorative arts
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Native american
Native north american


title: Chunkey Stone

creator: Mississippian

medium: Kaolin

subjects:
Stone
Illinoi
Sport
Game
Skill
Kaolin
Carving
Mississippian
Archaic america
Art of the america
Midwestern
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Native american
Native north american

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Emily Rauh Pulitzer


title: Winged Bannerstone

creator: Artist unknown (Archaic)

medium: Granite

country: Jackson

subjects:
Ornament & design
American decorative arts
Jackson
Native american
Native north american

credit_line: Gift of the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts


title: Butterfly Bannerstone

medium: Ferruginous quartz

country: United States

subjects:
Bannerstone
United state
Butterflies & moths
Butterflie
Archaic america
Stone
Carving
Native american
Native north american
Eastern woodland
Midwestern
Ancient
Quartz
Chipping
Polishing


title: Bannerstone

country: Greene County

subjects:
Bannerstone
Greene county
Stone
Carving
Archaic america
Native american
Native north american
Chipping
Polishing
Ancient
Eastern woodland
Midwestern


title: Bannerstone

country: Wayne County

subjects:
Bannerstone
Wayne county
Archaic america
Carving
Stone
Ancient
Polishing
Chipping
Native american
Native north american
Eastern woodland
Midwestern


title: Bird Stone

country: Brown County

subjects:
Bannerstone
Brown county
Birds
Stone
Carving
Archaic america
Native american
Native north american
Chipping
Polishing
Ancient
Eastern woodland
Midwestern


title: Pair of Moccasins

creator: Artist unknown (attributed to Potawatomi, Neshnabé)

medium: Hide, silk ribbon, and glass beads

country: Kansas

subjects:
Ornament & design
American decorative arts
Kansa
Shoe
Bead
Black (color)
Blue (color)
Flower
Gold (color)
Green (color)
Pink (color)
Prairie style
Red (color)
Walking
Yellow (color)
Hide
Beadwork
Native american
Native north american
Sinew
Glass bead
Leather
Ribbon
Silk (fiber)
Thread
Beading (process)
Garment-making
Tanning
Potawatomi


title: Knife Case

creator: Artist unknown (Arapaho, Hinono’ei)

medium: Buffalo hide and glass seed beads, with sinew

country: Central Plains

subjects:
Beadwork
Central plain
Knife
Fringe
Yellow (color)
Red (color)
Brown (color)
Triangle
Cross
Green (color)
White (color)
Pink (color)
Blue (color)
Buffalo hide
Beading (process)
Arapaho
Native american
Native north american
Bead
Glass
Glass bead
Sinew
Garment-making
Tanning
Midwestern


title: Rattle in the Form of a Mythological Figure

creator: Late Classic Maya, Jaina style

medium: Ceramic and pigment

country: Campeche state

subjects:
Mythology
Earthenware
Campeche state
People
Musical instrument
Supernatural
Ceramic
Maya
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Late classic
Classic
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Mayan
Art of the america
Painting (image making)
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Jaina
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Joseph P. Antonow


title: Hieroglyphic Altar

creator: Late Classic Maya

medium: Limestone

country: Bonampak

subjects:
Stone
Bonampak
Ancestor
Inscription
Portrait
Ritual
Ritual object
Hieroglyph
Limestone
Maya
Altar
Carbonate rock
Sedimentary rock
Rock
Inorganic material
Late classic
Classic
Mesoamerican
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Carving
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker


title: Squatting Female Figurine

creator: Costa Rica

country: Costa Rica

subjects:
Statuette
Costa rica
Semiprecious stone
Lower central america
Stone
Gemstone
Rock
Inorganic material
Jewelry
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Sylvia Coppersmith in memory of Leila Rosen


title: Ceremonial Grinding Table (Metate)

creator: Nicoya

medium: Volcanic stone

country: Nicoya

subjects:
Stone
Nicoya
Bird
Animal
Sacrifice
Extrusive rock
Carving
Igneous rock
Rock
Inorganic material
Art of the america
Ceremonial object
America
Lower central america
Metate
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Everett McNear in memory of Everett McNear


title: Spouted Bottle with Modeled Scene Depicting a Drinking Ceremony or Offering RItual

creator: Recuay

country: Alti Plano

subjects:
Earthenware
Alti plano
Vessel
Ceramic
Recuay
Inorganic material
Early intermediate period
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Kate S. Buckingham Endowment


title: Candlestick

creator: Tiffany Studios (American, 1902–32)

medium: Bronze and Favrile glass

country: Corona

subjects:
Candleholder
Corona
Root
Favrile glass (tm)
Casting (process)
Arts and craft movement
Bronze
Leading (process)

credit_line: Bequest of Ira Simon


title: Sugar Bowl with Cover

creator: Artist unknown (Chinese for the European market)

date: c. 1800; gilding possibly added in Europe, c. 1820

medium: Hard-paste porcelain, glaze, enamels in colors, with gilding

country: China

subjects:
Sugar bowl
China
Dining
Blue (color)
Flower
Sugar
Molding
Hard-paste porcelain
Chinese export
Teaware
Chinese export porcelain
European market
Enamel
Gilding
Glaze
Enameling
Glazing
Jiajing
Porcelain
Ceramic
Chinese (culture or style)
East asian
Asian
European decorative arts
Decorative arts
Pottery

credit_line: Gift of Charlotte Vern Olson


title: Turtleback Moorish Chandelier

medium: Favrile glass and bronze

subjects:
Chandelier (hanging light)
Corona
Tulip
Ball
Turtle
Favrile glass (tm)
Casting (process)
Arts and craft movement
American decorative arts
Decorative arts
Glass blowing
Bronze
Leaded glass
Linked chain


title: Crab Inkstand

medium: Bronze, Favrile glass, and shell

subjects:
Inkwell
Corona
Crustaceans
Shells & molluscs
Crab
Shell
Bronze
Casting (process)
Arts and craft movement
Inkwell liner
Favrile glass (tm)
Hinge
Shell (animal material)
Slot screw
Inkstand


title: Inkstand

subjects:
Inkwell
Corona
Mosaic
Decorative arts
Favrile glass (tm)
Arts and craft movement
American decorative arts
Bronze
Casting (process)
Inkstand


title: Saxifrage Candlestick

medium: Bronze

subjects:
Candleholder
Corona
Saxifrage
Flower
Bronze
Casting (process)
Arts and craft movement


title: Joseph Gerrish

creator: John Singleton Copley (American, 1738–1815)

medium: Oil on canvas

subjects:
Painting
United state
Fashion
People
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of the Estate of Adela Barrett


title: The Annunciation

creator: George Hitchcock (American, 1850–1913)

subjects:
Painting
United state
People
Chicago
Landscape
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Impressionism
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Potter Palmer Collection


title: Junius Brutus Booth

creator: Robert Matthew Sully

subjects:
Painting
United state
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Goodman Fund


title: Mrs. Henry Hill (Anna Barrett)

medium: Pastel on paper mounted on linen

subjects:
Painting
United state
Fashion
People
Portrait
Paper (fiber product)
Pastel (crayons)
Crayon
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Barrett Wendell Jr.


title: The Schooner Jane of Bath, Maine

creator: William Bradford (American, 1823–1892)

country: Bath

subjects:
Painting
Bath
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Dr. John J. Ireland


title: Harriet White

creator: Samuel Lovett Waldo

credit_line: Gift of Mr. Joseph Winterbotham Jr.


title: Mrs. Thomas Sprigg

creator: John Hesselius (American, 1728–1778)


title: Mrs. Vanderveer, or Mrs. Vandeveer

creator: Artist unknown (American, 18th century)

credit_line: A. A. McKay Fund


title: Portrait of a Naval Officer

creator: John Wollaston (American, born England, c. 1710–c. 1775)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Portraits
Ships & the sea
Fashion
People
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts


title: Miss Vanderveer, or Miss Vandeveer

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Alice Patterson


title: Niagara Falls in Winter

creator: Jasper Francis Cropsey

subjects:
Painting
United state
Landscape
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts


title: The Sisters

creator: George Inness (American, 1825–1894)

medium: Oil on millboard

credit_line: Edward B. Butler Collection


title: Study for "William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River"

creator: Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)

medium: Oil on canvas mounted on board

subjects:
Mythology
Painting
United state
People
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Realism
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Bequest of Dr. John J. Ireland


title: The Old Mill

credit_line: The William Owen Goodman and Erna Sawyer Goodman Collection


title: Bar-room Scene

creator: William Sidney Mount (American, 1807–1868)

country: Long Island

subjects:
Painting
Long island
Dining
Drinking
People
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts
Drinking and dining


title: Portrait of Charles Lawrence Hutchinson

creator: Julius Gari Melchers (American, 1860–1932)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Portraits
Oil paint (paint)
Realism
Canva
Modern and contemporary art

credit_line: Gift of Charles L. Hutchinson


title: Self-Portrait

creator: Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906)

medium: Oil on canvas on panel

country: New York City

subjects:
Painting
New york city
Portraits
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George P.A. Healy


title: Harvest, Montclair, New Jersey

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Julian Armstrong Jr.


title: Saint Blasius

creator: Antonio Molleno (American, active 1815–1845)

medium: Tempera on panel

subjects:
Painting
United state
Tempera
Panel (wood)
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Charles H. and Margrette Dombusch in memory of Wayne McMillen


title: Horses at a Fountain

creator: William Rimmer (American, born England, 1816–1879)

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Eugene A. Davidson


title: Old Virginia Home

creator: David Gilmour Blythe

country: Virginia

subjects:
Painting
Virginia
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Ada Turnbull Hertle Fund


title: New England Country Seat

creator: Artist unknown (American, 18th–19th century)

medium: Oil on yellow poplar panel

country: New England

subjects:
Painting
New england
Landscape
Architecture
Oil paint (paint)
Folk art
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Robert Allerton


title: Purple Plums

creator: Carducius Plantagenet Ream (American, 1838–1917)

country: United States

subjects:
Painting
United state
Oil paint (paint)
Realism
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Bequest of Catherine M. White


title: New England Scenery

creator: Thomas Cole (American, born England, 1801–1848)

subjects:
Painting
New england
Landscapes
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Nickerson Collection


title: Storm in Umbria

creator: Elihu Vedder (American, 1836–1923)

country: Umbria

subjects:
Painting
Umbria
Landscape
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts


title: The August Moon

creator: William Trost Richards (American, 1833–1905)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Oil paint (paint)
Canva
American arts


title: Meetinghouse Hill, Roxbury, Massachusetts

creator: John Ritto Penniman (American, c. 1782–1841)

country: Roxbury

subjects:
Painting
Roxbury
Landscape
Architecture
Cityscape
Oil paint (paint)
Folk art
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Centennial Year Acquisition and Centennial Year Major Acquisition funds


title: Mrs. Daniel Hubbard (Mary Greene)

creator: John Singleton Copley (American, 1738–1815)

country: England

subjects:
Painting
England
Fashion
Dresse
Portrait
Women
People
American colonial
Oil paint (paint)
Oil painting
Organic material
American arts
Painting (image making)
Essential

credit_line: Art Institute of Chicago Purchase Fund


title: Daniel Hubbard

subjects:
Painting
England
Fashion
People
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts


title: Winged Figure

creator: Abbott Handerson Thayer (American, 1849–1921)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Mythology
People
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts
Save ferri

credit_line: Simeon B. Williams Fund


title: The Essex Canal

creator: Albert Pinkham Ryder

subjects:
Painting
United state
Landscape
Oil paint (paint)
Impressionism
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Geist


title: New York Street

creator: Childe Hassam (American, 1859–1935)

subjects:
Oil on canva
United state
Landscape
Women
Weather/season
Urban life
Leisure
Oil paint (paint)
Impressionism
Painting
Modern and contemporary art

credit_line: Bequest of Edna H. Loewenstein


title: Emblems for Royal Crown Lodge No. 22

creator: Artist unknown (English, 19th century)

medium: Oil on panel

subjects:
Painting
United state
Animal
Oil paint (paint)
Folk art
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of the Estate of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch


title: Portrait of Fred Adelbert Haywood

creator: School of William Matthew Prior

date: February 16, 1848

subjects:
Painting
United state
Portraits
Fashion
Children
People
Oil paint (paint)
Folk art
Organic material
American arts


title: Man in Black

creator: Artist unknown (American, 19th century)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts


title: Lady in Brown

creator: Frederick R. Spencer (American, 1806–1875)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Oil paint (paint)
Folk art
Organic material
American arts


title: Mrs. Benjamin Schaum (Anna Maria Heckensweiler)

creator: Jacob Eichholtz (American, 1776–1842)

country: Lancaster

subjects:
Painting
Lancaster
Fashion
People
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts


title: Mr. Benjamin Schaum


title: Master Schaum


title: Woman with a Green Book (Louisa Gallond Cook)

creator: Erastus Salisbury Field

subjects:
Painting
United state
Fashion
People
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Folk art
Organic material
American arts


title: Snow Field, Morning, Roxbury

creator: John La Farge (American, 1835–1910)

medium: Oil on beveled mahogany panel

subjects:
Painting
Roxbury
Landscape
Winter
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Frank L. Sulzberger in memory of Mr. Frank L. Sulzberger


title: Miss Schaum


title: After a Summer Shower

creator: George Inness (American, 1825–1894)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Landscape
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Edward B. Butler Collection


title: Autumn Woods


title: Threatening


title: The Moon at Night


title: Landscape, Sunset

subjects:
Painting
United state
Landscapes
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts


title: Sunlit Valley


title: Moonrise

subjects:
Painting
United state
Moon
Field
Figure
Grass
Landscape
Night
Tree
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts
Canva


title: Delaware Valley

medium: Oil on artist's board


title: Twilight in Italy


title: Twilight in Italy


title: Afterglow


title: Landscape no. 26

creator: Marsden Hartley (American, 1877–1943)

medium: Oil on cardboard

subjects:
Painting
United state
Landscapes
Oil paint (paint)
Cardboard
Modern and contemporary art

credit_line: Alfred Stieglitz Collection


title: Catskill Mountains


title: A Marine


title: Summer in the Catskills


title: George Franklin Archer and the Archer Residence

creator: Charles Spencer Humphreys

country: New Jersey

subjects:
Painting
New jersey
Animal
Oil paint (paint)
Folk art
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Through prior acquisition of the George F. Harding Collection


title: Point Breeze, the Estate of Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte at Bordentown, New Jersey

creator: Attributed to Charles Lawrence (American, active 1813–1837)

country: Philadelphia

subjects:
Painting
Philadelphia
Landscape
Architecture
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Through prior acquisition of the Friends of American Art Collection


title: One Dollar Silver Certificate

creator: Victor Dubreuil

country: New York

subjects:
Painting
New york
Oil paint (paint)
Realism
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Through prior acquisition of the Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection


title: The Lonely Farm, Nantucket


title: Mist Rising at Sunset in the Catskills

creator: Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823–1880)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Landscape
Oil paint (paint)
Canva
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Jamee J. and Marshall Field


title: Elaine

creator: Toby Edward Rosenthal (American, 1848–1917)

country: Munich

subjects:
Painting
Munich
Mythology
People
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Maurice Rosenfeld


title: Cows in a Pond at Sunset

subjects:
Painting
New york
Landscape
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts


title: Mrs. Klapp (Anna Milnor)

creator: Thomas Sully (American, born England, 1783–1872)

subjects:
Painting
Philadelphia
Fashion
People
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Annie Swan Coburn to the Mr. and Mrs. Lewis L. Coburn Memorial Collection


title: Landscape

creator: William Keith

subjects:
Painting
United state
Landscapes
Oil paint (paint)
Modern and contemporary art
Panel (wood)

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman


title: Phebe Russell Swain Welch

creator: Sheldon Peck

credit_line: Juli and David Grainger Fund


title: John Nicholson

creator: Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741–1827)

subjects:
Painting
Philadelphia
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison


title: Mrs. John Nicholson (Hannah Duncan) and John Nicholson, Jr.

subjects:
Painting
Philadelphia
Fashion
Children
People
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts


title: Portrait of a Woman

creator: John Wollaston (American, born England, c. 1710–c. 1775)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Portraits
Fashion
People
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Goodman Fund


title: Mrs. Daniel Embury (Emma Catherine Manley)

creator: Artist unknown (American, 19th century)

medium: Oil on board

subjects:
Painting
United state
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne


title: Portrait of a Young Man


title: George Washington

creator: Edward Savage (American, 1761–1817)

medium: Oil on mahogany panel

subjects:
Painting
United state
Fashion
Century of progress
World' fair
Chicago world' fair
People
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Catherine Colvin


title: An Alcove in the Art Students' League

creator: Charles Courtney Curran (American, 1861–1942)

subjects:
Painting
New york city
Oil paint (paint)
Impressionism
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Bequest of Kate L. Brewster


title: The Squirrel

creator: Seymour Joseph Guy (American, born England, 1824–1910)

subjects:
Painting
New york city
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts


title: Alexander Grant

creator: Cosmo Alexander (American, born Scotland, 1724–1772)

country: Scotland

subjects:
Painting
Scotland
Fashion
People
Portrait
Column
Landscape
Garment
Letter (correspondence)
Hat
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts
Canva
Colonial

credit_line: Ada Turnbull Hertle Fund


title: Crossing the Ford

creator: George Inness (American, 1825–1894)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Landscape
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Edith Kepke MacDonald


title: Dr. Joseph Klapp

creator: Thomas Sully


title: Spring in France

creator: Robert William Vonnoh

country: France

subjects:
Painting
France
Landscape
Oil paint (paint)
Impressionism
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Wirt D. Walker Fund


title: Kauterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains

credit_line: The Goodman and Wirt D. Walker funds


title: The Coast of Labrador

creator: William Bradford (American, 1823–1892)


title: Magnolias on Light Blue Velvet Cloth

creator: Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904)

country: Florida

subjects:
Painting
Florida
Still life
Velvet
Cloth
Fabric
Green (color)
White (color)
Flower
Oil paint (paint)
Oil painting
Organic material
American arts
Painting (image making)
Essential

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Gloria and Richard Manney; Harold L. Stuart Endowment Fund


title: Abigail Chesebrough (Mrs. Alexander Grant)

creator: Joseph Blackburn (English, active in British colonies in North America and Bermuda, 1752–64)

country: Newport

subjects:
Painting
Newport
Fashion
People
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Bequest of Miss Amelia Peabody


title: Samuel Fisher Bradford

creator: Rembrandt Peale (American, 1778–1860)

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Alexander Vance


title: Houses on the Fox River, Illinois

creator: Artist unknown (American, 19th–20th century)

credit_line: Bequest of John C. Murphy


title: A Silver Morning

credit_line: Edward B. Butler Collection


title: Conflagration of the Masonic Hall, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

creator: Samuel Jones (American, 19th century)

subjects:
Painting
Philadelphia
Architecture
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Wesley M. Dixon Jr., Jamee J. and Marshall Field, Gloria and Richard Manney, Brooks and Hope B. McCormick Foundation, Mrs. Philip D. Sang, and Jeffrey Shedd; gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne, Leon Mandel, Stella Manheimer, Vena F. Schaaf, and Celia Schmidt by exchange; the Edward E. Ayer, Marian and Samuel Klasstorner, and A.A. McKay funds


title: Landscape with Dog

creator: Thomas Doughty

medium: Oil on composition board

subjects:
Painting
United state
Landscapes
Animal
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Through prior acquisition of the Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection


title: Dr. Jonathan Potts (1745-1781)

creator: Henry Benbridge

credit_line: Allan and Sallie Bulley Fund


title: Man with a Pen

creator: Jonas Welch Holman

subjects:
Painting
Philadelphia
Fashion
People
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Folk art
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Robert Allerton


title: Woman with a Book


title: Boy of Hallett Family with Dog

creator: Artist unknown (American, 18th century)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Animal
Children
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts


title: Capture of the Tripoli by the Enterprise

creator: Thomas Birch

subjects:
Painting
Philadelphia
Landscape
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts


title: Wind-Swept Sands

creator: William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)

country: Long Island

subjects:
Painting
Long island
Landscape
Oil paint (paint)
Impressionism
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Eric Oldberg in honor of Milo M. Naeve; Friends of American Art and R. H. Love Galleries funds; Walter Aitken Endowment; through prior acquisitions of the Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection


title: Sun Dance Scene

creator: Painter unknown (Teton Lakota)

medium: Pigment and graphite on plain-weave cotton

country: Wyoming

subjects:
Painting
Wyoming
Paint
Painting (image making)
Lakota
Coating (material)
Santee
Sioux
Plain indian
Native american
America
Native north american
Teton
Art of the america
Arts of the america

credit_line: Gift of the Powell Family in memory of their parents Father Peter Powell and Virginia Raisch Powell


title: Blasted Tree

creator: Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823–1900)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Trees
Landscape
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Jamee J. and Marshall Field


title: Love's Melancholy

creator: Constant Mayer (American, born France, 1832–1911)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Fashion
People
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Herbert A. Vance


title: Wine, Cheese, and Fruit

creator: John F. Francis

country: Pennsylvania

subjects:
Painting
Pennsylvania
Fruits
Still life
Dining
Drinking
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts
Drinking and dining

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Charles C. Haffner III and Mrs. Herbert Alexander Vance; Wesley M. Dixon Jr., Fund


title: Self-Portrait

creator: George Peter Alexander Healy (American, 1813–1894)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Portraits
Chicago
Oil paint (paint)
Realism
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of George L. Healy


title: Rocky Coast

creator: John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816–1872)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Brooks McCormick


title: Boy of Hallett Family with Lamb

subjects:
Painting
United state
Children
Oil paint (paint)
Organic material
American arts


title: The Mill Pond

creator: George Inness (American, 1825–1894)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Landscape
Oil paint (paint)
Impressionism
Organic material
American arts


title: Woman in Black

creator: Artist unknown (American, 19th century)

credit_line: Gift of the Estate of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch


title: Civil War Regalia of Major Levi Gheen McCauley

creator: George Cope

subjects:
Painting
United state
Military
Medal
Sword
Regalia
Oil paint (paint)
Realism
Canva
American arts

credit_line: Quinn E. Delaney and Chauncey and Marion McCormick funds; Wesley M. Dixon Endowment


title: Abigail Inskeep Bradford

creator: Rembrandt Peale (American, 1778–1860)

subjects:
Painting
United state
Fashion
Women
Portrait
People
Oil paint (paint)
Canva
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Herbert A. Vance


title: William W. Welch

creator: Sheldon Peck

subjects:
Painting
United state
People
Portrait
Oil paint (paint)
Folk art

credit_line: Juli and David Grainger Fund


title: An Abundance of Fruit

creator: Severin Roesen

country: Germany

subjects:
Oil on canva
Germany
Fruits
Still life
Dining
Drinking
Oil paint (paint)
Canva
Painting
Drinking and dining

credit_line: Americana Endowment Fund


title: Painted Tipi Curtain: Victory Record of the Elkhorn Scraper Warrior Society

creator: Artist unknown (Cheyenne, Tsistsistas)

medium: Bison hide, pigment, and stitching

country: Montana

subjects:
Montana
Cheyenne
Hide
Art of the america
America
Native american
Native north american
Plain indian
Pigment
Buffalo hide
Painting
Arts of the america

credit_line: Gift of the Foundation for the Preservation of American Indian Art and Culture


title: Solitude

creator: Joshua Shaw (American, born England, c. 1777–1860)

country: United States

subjects:
Oil on canva
United state
Landscape
Oil paint (paint)
Canva
Painting

credit_line: Through prior acquisition of the Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection; the George F. Harding Collection


title: Coming Squall (Nahant Beach with a Summer Shower)

creator: Thomas Doughty

medium: Oil on canvas mounted on cradled panel

subjects:
Painting
United state
Landscape
Oil paint (paint)
Panel (wood)
Canva
Oil on canva


title: The Prairie on Fire

creator: Alvan Fisher

medium: Oil on canvas

credit_line: Through prior acquisition of the George F. Harding Fund; purchased with funds provided by Jamee J. and Marshall Field; Americana Endowment Fund


title: Study of Rocks in Pearson's Ravine

creator: Asher B. Durand

subjects:
Painting
United state
Landscape
Hudson river school
Painting (image making)
Oil
Canva
Oil on canva
Oil paint (paint)
Painting technique


title: Shipwreck near a Rocky Coast

creator: Thomas Birch

subjects:
Painting
United state
Landscape
Boat
Oil paint (paint)
Painting (image making)
Oil on canva
Oil

credit_line: Gift of the family of Richard H. Daniel


title: Mississippi Fisherman

creator: George Caleb Bingham (American, 1811–1877)

subjects:
American arts
United state
Fishing
American life
American south
Fisherman
Leisure
Mississippi
Mississippi valley
Rural life
Boatman
Missouri
American west
Genre
Genre painting
Oil paint (paint)
Painting
Oil


title: Landscape

creator: William Keith

subjects:
Painting
United state
Landscapes
Oil paint (paint)
Modern and contemporary art
Panel (wood)

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman


title: Parrot

creator: Wilhelm Schimmel

medium: Wood and paint

subjects:
Sculpture
Pennsylvania
Animal
Decorative arts
Wood (plant material)
Folk art
American decorative arts
American arts

credit_line: Elizabeth R. Vaughan Fund


title: Nathan Hale

creator: Frederick W. MacMonnies (American, 1863–1937)

date: Modeled 1890, cast after 1890

medium: Bronze

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
People
Portrait
Bronze
Realism
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Robert Allerton


title: The Bronco Buster

creator: Frederic Remington (American, 1861–1909)

date: Modeled 1909, cast 1912

medium: Bronze with dark brown patina

subjects:
Sculpture
New york
Bronze
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Mr. Burr L. Robbins


title: The Sun Vow

creator: Hermon Atkins MacNeil (American, 1866–1947)

date: Modeled 1898, cast 1901

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
Chicago
People
Portrait
Bronze
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts

credit_line: Bequest of Howard Van Doren Shaw


title: Robin

creator: Artist unknown (American, active 19th century)

medium: Pine, paint, printed materials, iron, glass, and paper

subjects:
Sculpture
Pennsylvania
Decorative arts
Wood (plant material)
American decorative arts
Plant material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bibas, Chicago.


title: Robert Louis Stevenson

creator: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907)

subjects:
Sculpture
New york
Bronze
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Sylvia Shaw Judson Haskins


title: Dying Centaur

creator: William Rimmer (American, born England, 1816–1879)

date: Modeled c. 1869, cast 1968

country: New York City

subjects:
Sculpture
New york city
Bronze
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Jamee J. and Marshall Field


title: Richard Morris Hunt

creator: Karl Theodore Francis Bitter

medium: Plaster

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
Plaster
Coating (material)
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Bohassek


title: The Boy

creator: Elihu Vedder (American, 1836–1923)

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
People
Portrait
Bronze
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts

credit_line: Roger McCormick Fund


title: Knitting

creator: Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)

date: Modeled 1882–83, cast c. 1886

medium: Painted plaster

subjects:
Sculpture
Philadelphia
People
Portrait
Plaster
Realism
Coating (material)
American arts

credit_line: Marian and Samuel Klasstorner Fund


title: Spinning


title: Figurehead

creator: Artist unknown (American, 18th–19th century)

medium: Pine and polychrome paint

country: New Bedford

subjects:
Sculpture
New bedford
Decorative arts
Wood (plant material)
American decorative arts
Plant material
American arts

credit_line: Sanford Auction Account Income


title: The Soul of Contentment (Black Bear)

creator: Edward Kemeys (American, 1843–1907)

date: Modeled 1886, cast 1886–99

medium: Bronze with black patina

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
Bronze
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Margaret S. Watson


title: Seated Cat

creator: Artist unknown (American, 19th century)

subjects:
Sculpture
Pennsylvania
Cats
Animal
Decorative arts
Plaster
American decorative arts
Coating (material)
American arts

credit_line: Thorne Rooms Exhibition Fund


title: America

creator: Hiram Powers (American, 1805–1873)

medium: Marble

country: Italy

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy
People
Portrait
Marble
Metamorphic rock
Rock
Inorganic material
American arts

credit_line: Art Institute of Chicago Purchase Fund


title: The Horses of Anahita

creator: William Morris Hunt

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
Animal
Mythology
Plaster
Coating (material)
American arts

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Brooks McCormick


title: Whispering Zephyr

creator: Thomas Ball

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
Marble
Metamorphic rock
Rock
Inorganic material
American arts


title: Imogen

creator: Erastus Dow Palmer

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
Bronze
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts
Decorative arts

credit_line: Roger McCormick Endowment Fund


title: The Filatrice (The Spinner)

creator: Henry Kirke Brown (American, 1814–1886)

country: Brooklyn

subjects:
Sculpture
Brooklyn
People
Portrait
Bronze
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts


title: Bust of a Gentleman

medium: Wood

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
Wood (plant material)
Plant material
American arts

credit_line: Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan


title: Eagle

creator: Wilhelm Schimmel (American, born Germany, 1817–1890)

medium: Painted and carved tulipwood

subjects:
Sculpture
Pennsylvania
Animal
Wood (plant material)
Folk art
Plant material
American arts


title: Eagle

creator: John Haley Bellamy

medium: Pine, paint, and gold leaf

country: Kittery Point

subjects:
Sculpture
Kittery point
Animal
Decorative arts
Wood (plant material)
Folk art
American decorative arts
Plant material
American arts


title: Rooster

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
Decorative arts
Wood (plant material)
American decorative arts
American arts


title: Rooster

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
Decorative arts
Wood (plant material)
American decorative arts
Plant material
American arts


title: Rooster

creator: Wilhelm Schimmel

subjects:
Sculpture
Pennsylvania
Animal
Decorative arts
Wood (plant material)
Folk art
American decorative arts
Plant material
American arts


title: Rooster

creator: Artist unknown (American, active 19th century)

subjects:
Sculpture
Pennsylvania
Decorative arts
Wood (plant material)
American decorative arts
American arts

credit_line: Elizabeth R. Vaughan fund


title: George Washington

creator: Artist unknown

medium: Parian porcelain

country: England

subjects:
Sculpture
England
Porcelain
American decorative arts
Art of the america
Ceramic
American arts
Decorative arts

credit_line: Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne


title: Eagle

medium: White pine

subjects:
Sculpture
Kittery point
Decorative arts
Wood (plant material)
Folk art
American decorative arts
Plant material
American arts


title: Pan of Rohallion

creator: Frederick W. MacMonnies (American, 1863–1937)

date: Modeled 1890, cast after 1894

country: Paris

subjects:
Sculpture
Pari
People
Portrait
Bronze
Realism
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Deering McCormick


title: Rev. Cotton Mather (Son of Increase) Using His Powerful Influence to Overcome the Prejudice Against Inoculation for Smallpox in Boston, 1721

creator: Sally James Farnham

country: Boston

subjects:
Sculpture
Boston
Bronze
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts
Women artist

credit_line: Gift of Mr. Alonzo C. Mather


title: Saint Stephen

creator: William Rimmer (American, born England, 1816–1879)

medium: Granite

country: Massachusetts

subjects:
Sculpture
Massachusett
Saint stephen
Bust
Head
Saint
Granite (rock)
Carving
American arts
Sculpting

credit_line: Roger McCormick Purchase Fund


title: Fruit sculpture

medium: Chalkware

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
Fruits
Decorative arts
Tin
Metalwork
American decorative arts
American arts


title: Bull Terrier

creator: Artist unknown (American, 19th–20th century)

medium: Pine

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
Animal
Decorative arts
Wood (plant material)
Folk art
American decorative arts
Plant material
American arts

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Charles C. Haffner III


title: Twilight

creator: Olin Levi Warner (American, 1844–1896)

date: Modeled and cast 1878

medium: Bronze, dark brown patina

subjects:
Sculpture
New york city
People
Portrait
Bronze
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts

credit_line: Perry and Gertrude Herst Endowed Fund


title: Truth

creator: Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931)

country: New York

subjects:
Sculpture
New york
People
Portrait
Plaster
Coating (material)
American arts

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Brooks McCormick; Ethyl T. Scarborough Endowment


title: Bacchante with Infant Faun

date: Modeled 1894, cast after 1894

medium: Bronze

subjects:
Sculpture
Pari
Dining
Drinking
People
Portrait
Bronze
Realism
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts
Drinking and dining

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by the Brooks and Hope B. McCormick Foundation


title: Lawrence Barrett as "Cassius"

creator: Jonathan Scott Hartley

subjects:
Sculpture
New york
Bronze
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts

credit_line: Brooks and Hope B. McCormick Foundation


title: Amor Caritas

creator: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907)

date: Modeled 1897, cast after 1899

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
Bronze
Realism
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts
Save ferri

credit_line: Roger McCormick Fund


title: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

date: modeled 1879

subjects:
Sculpture
New york
Plaster
Coating (material)
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Brooks McCormick


title: Diana

date: Modeled 1889, cast after 1900

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
Bronze
Realism
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts


title: Ginevra

creator: Hiram Powers (American, 1805–1873)

country: Florence

subjects:
Sculpture
Florence
People
Portrait
Marble
Metamorphic rock
Rock
Inorganic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Lauretta J. Holly, Frances Johnson, and Gilbert Henry Anderson Jr., in memory of their father, Gilbert Henry Anderson


title: Daniel Webster

creator: Thomas Ball (American, 1819–1911)

date: Modeled and cast 1853

country: Chicopee

subjects:
Sculpture
Chicopee
People
Portrait
Bronze
Copper alloy
Nonferrous metal
Metal
Inorganic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Richard and Mary L. Gray


title: Whirlwind

creator: Jonathan Scott Hartley (American, 1845–1912)

credit_line: Roger McCormick Endowment


title: Mr. Potter Palmer

medium: Carrera marble

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
Chicago
People
Portrait
Marble
Metamorphic rock
Rock
Inorganic material
American arts

credit_line: Gift of Gordon and Janis Palmer


title: Mrs. Potter Palmer


title: Acrobat

creator: Gaston Lachaise (American, born France, 1882–1935)

subjects:
Bronze
United state
Modernism
Metal
Sculpture
Modern and contemporary art

credit_line: Bequest of Katharine Kuh


title: Hagar and Ishmael

creator: Edward Sheffield Bartholomew

country: Rome

subjects:
Sculpture
Rome
People
Portrait
Marble
Metamorphic rock
Rock
Inorganic material
American arts

credit_line: The Roger McCormick and J. Peter McCormick funds


title: Pocahontas

creator: Joseph Mozier (American, 1812–1870)


title: Machinist's Apprentice

creator: Emma Stebbins (American, 1815–1882)

subjects:
Sculpture
Rome
Youth
Labor
People
Portrait
Marble
Realism
Sculpting
American arts
Women artist
Essential

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by the Antiquarian Society


title: Jephtha's Daughter

creator: Chauncey Bradley Ives (American, 1810–1894)

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
People
Portrait
Marble


title: Homer Schiff Saint-Gaudens

date: Modeled 1882, cast c. 1907

subjects:
Sculpture
United state
Portrait
Portraits: child subject
Bronze
Casting (process)

credit_line: Gift of Christopher Hunt in memory of his mother Martha McCormick Hunt


title: Female Figurine

creator: Artist unknown (Inca)

medium: Silver

country: Peru

subjects:
Metal
Peru
People
Silver
Casting (process)
Inca
Nonferrous metal
Inorganic material
Forming
Late intermediate period
Pre-columbian
America
Ceremonial object
Art of the america
Ande
Miniature
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Andean
Latin american

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf through the Alsdorf Foundation


title: Figurine of Abstract Figure with Arms Held Outwards

creator: Chancay

medium: Ceramic and pigment

country: Peruvian Central Coast

subjects:
Earthenware
Peruvian central coast
Ceramic
Chancay
Inorganic material
Paint
Coating (material)
Late intermediate period
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Andean
Ande
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Frank B. Hubachek


title: Masked Figurine with Boar Headdress, Possibly an Ocarina (Whistle)

creator: Tairona

country: Colombia

subjects:
Sculpture
Colombia
People
Costume
Ritual performer
Figurine
Musical instrument
Mask
Ceramic
Tairona
Modeling (forming)
Earthenware
Inorganic material
Whistle
America
Lower central america
Molding
Firing (heating)
Painting (image making)
Miniature
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Everett McNear in memory of Everett McNear


title: Fragment of a Vessel or Sculpture Depicting a Human Head

creator: Tiwanaku-Wari

country: Bolivia

subjects:
Earthenware
Bolivia
Ships & the sea
Ceramic
Tiahuanaco
Inorganic material
Paint
Coating (material)
Middle horizon
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Andean
Ande
Latin american

credit_line: Kate S. Buckingham Endowment


title: Fragment of a Sculpture in the Form of an Animal

subjects:
Earthenware
Bolivia
Tiahuanaco
Ceramic
Middle horizon
Pre-columbian
America
European decorative arts
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Andean
Ande
Latin american


title: Figurine in the Form of a Striped Feline Wearing Collar

creator: Inca

subjects:
Earthenware
Peru
Ceramic
Inca
Inorganic material
Late intermediate period
Pre-columbian
America
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Andean
Ande
Latin american


title: Sculpture Fragment of Feline Standing on Rectangular Form

creator: Possibly Inca or Chancay

subjects:
Earthenware
Peru
Ceramic
Chancay
Inorganic material
Late intermediate period
Pre-columbian
America
Inca
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Andean
Ande
Latin american


title: Fragment from a Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Puma Head

creator: Chimú

country: Peruvian North Coast

subjects:
Peruvian north coast
Blackware (black basaltes)
Ships & the sea
Ceramic
Chimú
Inorganic material
Late intermediate period
Pre-columbian
America
Earthenware
Art of the america
Sculpture
Arts of the america
Andean
Ande
Latin american


title: Offering in the Form of a Vessel

creator: Probably Inca

medium: Stone

subjects:
Stone
Peru
Ships & the sea
Inca
Rock
Inorganic material
Sculpture
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Andean
Ande
Peruvian
South american
Latin american


title: Weight Representing a Llama

medium: Limestone

subjects:
Measure
Peru
Decorative arts
Stone
Inca
American decorative arts
Rock
Inorganic material
South american
Ande
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Andean
Latin american


title: Weight Representing a Llama

medium: Limestone with pigment

subjects:
Measure
Peru
Decorative arts
Stone
Inca
American decorative arts
Rock
Inorganic material
Pigment
Colorant
South american
Ande
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Andean
Latin american


title: Masked Figurine Holding a Drum, Possibly an Ocarina (Whistle)

subjects:
Sculpture
Colombia
People
Figurine
Musician
Ritual performer
Costumed performer
Mask
Musical instrument
Ceramic
Tairona
Modeling (forming)
Earthenware
Inorganic material
America
Lower central america
Whistle
Pigment
Firing (heating)
Painting (coating)
Miniature
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american


title: Weight Representing a Llama


title: Tea Kettle

creator: Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, founded 1831)

medium: Copper, mixed metals, and wood

country: Providence

subjects:
Providence
Decorative arts
American decorative arts

credit_line: Bequest of Ira Simon


title: Cigar Lighter

medium: Copper and mixed metals


title: Poppy Inkstand

creator: Tiffany Studios (American, 1902–32)

medium: Favrile glass and bronze

country: Corona

subjects:
Inkwell
Corona
Papaveraceae
Flower
Mosaic
Poppie
Decorative arts
Favrile glass (tm)
Arts and craft movement
American decorative arts
Mortar
Inkwell liner
Bronze
Casting (process)
Inkstand


title: Turtleback Inkstand

subjects:
Inkwell
Corona
Boxe
Drawer
Decorative arts
Favrile glass (tm)
Casting (process)
Arts and craft movement
American decorative arts
Inkwell liner
Bronze
Hinge
Inkstand


title: Fruit Basket

creator: American China Manufactory (American, active 1770-72)

medium: Soft-paste porcelain, underglaze blue decoration, and glaze

country: Philadelphia

subjects:
Porcelain
Philadelphia
Fruits
Flower
Bonnin and morri
Basketry
Butterflie
Moth
Peonie
Soft-paste porcelain
American colonial
Underglazing

credit_line: Vance American Art Fund; Americana, Jane and Morris Weeden, and Roger and J. Peter McCormick endowment funds


title: Tambour Desk and Bookcase

creator: Attributed to the workshop of John and Thomas Seymour (American, active 1793–1804)

medium: Mahogany, satinwood, white pine, cherrywood, chestnut, with brass, ivorine, and leather

subjects:
Furniture
Boston
Cabinet
Shelve
Drawer
Lock
Keys
Bookcase
Decorative arts
Desk
Escutcheon
Mahogany
Cabinetmaking
Federal
American arts
American decorative arts
Brass
Cherrywood
Chestnut
Glass
Ivorine
Ivory
Leather
Paint
Satinwood
White pine
Joinery
Painting (coating)
Tambour

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by The Antiquarian Society


title: Coffee Pot

medium: Silver with enamel and ivorine

subjects:
Coffee service
Providence
Flower
Butterflie
Coffee
Dining
Dragonfly
Drinking
Leave
Peonie
Silver
Chasing
Meiji
Coffeepot
Decorative arts
Vessel
Enamel
Ivorine
Enameling
Repoussé
Soldering
Japanese (culture or style)
Orientalizing
American decorative arts

credit_line: Jane and Morris Weeden Endowment Fund


title: Basket

creator: Designed by Edward C. Moore (American, 1827–1891)

country: New York City

subjects:
Ornament & design
Decorative arts
New york city
Bird
Basket
Silver
Chasing
Arts and craft movement
American arts
American decorative arts
Metal-cutting
Molding
Repoussé
Metalwork

credit_line: Gift of Richard and Nancy Spain


title: Portrait of John Henderson, English actor, 1747-1785

creator: Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828)

medium: Oil on canvas

country: United States

subjects:
Miniature painting
United state
Portraits
Actor (performing artists)
Blue
Blue (color)
Brown (color)
Man
Portraits: male subject
White (color)
Painting
Oil paint (paint)
European decorative arts
European painting
Miniature
American arts
Painting (image making)
Painting technique
Oil on canva
Paint
Canva
Oil painting

credit_line: Mary Louise Stevenson Fund


title: Flintlock Strike-A-Light

creator: P. Bond

date: early 19th century

medium: Brass, steel, and walnut

country: England

subjects:
Firearm-accessory
England
Arms and armor
Arms

credit_line: George F. Harding Collection


title: Dagger with Scabbard

creator: Hilt: Turkish

date: 18th/19th century

medium: Steel, jade, silver, wood, agate, and leather

country: Turkey

subjects:
Edged weapon-dagger
Turkey
Arts of the islamic world
Arms
Arms and armor
Turkish


title: Drug Jar

creator: England

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware

subjects:
Earthenware
England
European decorative arts
Ceramic

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. F. H. Gardner through the Antiquarian Society


title: Plate

creator: England, Staffordshire

date: Mid 19th century

medium: Earthenware with blue transfer-printed decoration

country: Staffordshire

subjects:
Plate (general, dish)
Staffordshire
Earthenware
Dish (vessel)
Ceramic
Inorganic material
European decorative arts

credit_line: The Amelia Blanxius Memorial Collection, Field Museum of Natural History Exchange


title: Dish

subjects:
Dish (vessel)
Staffordshire
Ships & the sea
Earthenware
European decorative arts
Ceramic


title: Tankard

creator: Germany, Magdeburg

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware (faience) and pewter

country: Magdeburg

subjects:
Drinking vessel
Magdeburg
Ships & the sea
Earthenware
Tableware
Pewter
Porcelain
European decorative arts
Ceramic

credit_line: Field Museum of Natural History Exchange


title: Swiss Dagger with Scabbard

creator: Swiss

medium:
Steel, bronze, and walnut
Scabbard: bronze, wood, and velvet

country: Europe

subjects:
Edged weapon-dagger
Europe
Arms
Arms and armor


title: Vase

creator: Daum Frères

medium: Glass; blown, cut, acid finished

country: France

subjects:
Vase
France
Glass
Vessel
European decorative arts

credit_line: Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hixon Glore


title: Polychrome Plate Depicting a Standing Figure with Ornate Speach-Scroll

creator: Classic Veracruz, Cerro Montoso style

medium: Earthenware and pigment

country: South Central Veracruz

subjects:
Earthenware
South central veracruz
People
Vessel
Ceramic
Veracruz
Classic veracruz
Inorganic material
Paint
Coating (material)
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Mesoamerican
Latin american

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Suzette M. Zurcher


title: Polychrome Bowl with Geometric Star Motif on Interior and Interloking Scroll on Exterio

creator: Cibola, Four Mile Polychrome

medium: Ceramic and pigment

country: Arizona

subjects:
Bowl
Arizona
Vessel
Ceramic
Cibola
Earthenware
Inorganic material
Pigment
Colorant
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Four mile polychrome
Southwest
Arts of the america
Native american
Native north american

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hartmann


title: Bowl with Abstract, Geometric Rendering of Blanket on Interior

creator: Hopi, Jeddito Black-on-yellow

subjects:
Bowl
Arizona
Vessel
Ceramic
Hopi
Earthenware
Inorganic material
Pigment
Colorant
Anasazi
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Southwest
Pueblo
Arts of the america
Native american
Native north american


title: Double Vessel Representing a Funeral Procession

creator: Chimú-Inca

medium: Ceramic

subjects:
Earthenware
Peruvian north coast
Ships & the sea
People
Funerary art
Ritual
Death
Vessel
Ceramic
Chimú
Modeling (forming)
Inorganic material
Late intermediate period
Pre-columbian
America
Art of the america
Funerary
Ande
Painting (image making)
Arts of the america
Andean
Latin american

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Leigh B. Block


title: Double Pendant in the Form of a Mythical Saurian with Tusks

creator: Coclé

medium: Gold with plaster restoration of boar tusks

country: Panama

subjects:
Pendant (jewelry)
Panama
Supernatural
Animal
Iguana
Serpent
Costume
Gold
Casting (process)
Coclé
Metal
Plaster
Coating (material)
Nonferrous metal
Inorganic material
Forming
Pre-columbian
America
Jewelry
Art of the america
Lower central america
Adhesion
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Purchased with funds provided by the Auxiliary Board


title: The Adoration of the Einsiedeln Madonna

creator: Artist unknown

medium: Woodcut in black hand colored with elements of fabric, copper alloy metal foil, and block printed distemper colorants on paper, attached to the verso and visible through cutouts, on ivory laid paper (discolored to buff), laid down on blue wove paper (discolored to tan)

country: Germany

subjects:
Engraving
Germany
Paper (fiber product)
Mixed media
Media
Artists' material
Foil
Metal
Inorganic material
Cloth
Print
Print and drawing

credit_line: Gift of Eberhard Kornfeld


title: The Venetian Ball (The Venetian Wedding)

creator: Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617)

medium: Engraving in black on two sheets of ivory laid paper, joined

country: Netherlands

subjects:
Print
Netherland
Paper
Engraving
Print and drawing

credit_line: Gift of Charles Hack and The Hearn Family Trust


title: Head representing Bixia yuanjun

creator: China

date: Song dynasty (960–1279)

medium: Stone

country: China

subjects:
Stone (unidentified)
China
Stone
Sculpture
Asian art

credit_line: Gift of Robert Allerton


title: Bowl with a Lid

date: Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th century

medium: Jade

subjects:
Jade
China
Asian art

credit_line: Gift of Mr. Russell Tyson


title: Ship paintings

date: mid 19th century

medium: Opaque and translucent watercolor on pith paper

country: Guangdong

subjects:
Painting
Guangdong
Ships & the sea
Paper (fiber product)
Asian art

credit_line: Mrs. Clark C. Wright gift in memory of Clark C. Wright


title: Fragment of a Kneeling Figure

creator: Jenné-Jeno

date: 11th-14th century

medium: Terracotta

country: Mali

subjects:
Sculpture
Mali
Figure (representations)
Architectural fragment
Snake
Status
Male
Ritual
Religious
Terracotta
Molding
Niger delta
Earthenware
Arts of africa
Mali kingdom
African art
Ceramic
Forming
Northern africa and the sahel
Coastal west africa

credit_line: Maurice D. Galleher, Ada Turnbull Hertle, and Laura R. Magnuson funds


title: Telemachus, Believing that His Father, Ulysses, Is Dead, Searches for Him in the Underworld, from The Adventures of Telemachus, Book 18

creator: Bartolomeo Pinelli

medium: Pen and black ink, with brush and brown and gray wash, over traces of black chalk on ivory laid paper, laid down on board

country: Italy

subjects:
Italy
Drawing (visual works)
Paper (fiber product)
Ink
Coating (material)
Print and drawing

credit_line: Wirt D. Walker Fund


title: The Dream of Telemachus, from The Adventures of Telemachus, Book 4

medium: Pen and black ink, with brush and gray and brown wash, over black chalk on ivory laid paper, laid down on board


title: Telemachus and Mentor in a Galley after Fleeing the Island of Calypso, from The Adventures of Telemachus, Book 8


title: Mentor and Telemachus, Having Survived the Storm, Are Spirited to the Island of Calypso on a Mast, from The Adventures of Telemachus, Book 6

medium: Pen and black ink, with brush and gray and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on ivory laid paper, laid down on board


title: Angelica Resting Under a Tree, from Orlando Furioso

creator: Felice Giani

medium: Pen and brown ink, and brush and brown and gray wash, over graphite, on ivory wove paper

subjects:
Pen and ink drawing
Italy
Trees
Paper (fiber product)
Ink
Wash
Graphite
Drawing (visual works)
Print and drawing

credit_line: Suzanne Searle Dixon Endowment


title: Shaving Dish

creator: Ceramist unknown (Mexican)

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware

country: Guanajuato state

subjects:
Earthenware
Guanajuato state
Decorative arts
Talavera
American decorative arts
Tin glaze
European decorative arts
Ceramic
Art of the america
Arts of the america
Latin american

credit_line: Gift of Eva Lewis in memory of her husband, Herbert Pickering Lewis


title: Stirling Castle

creator: James Craig Annan

medium: Photogravure

country: Scotland

subjects:
Photogravure
Scotland
Pictorialism
Photomechanical process
Photography
Photograph

credit_line: Alfred Stieglitz Collection


title: La Cigale

creator: Frank Eugene

medium: Platinum print

country: United States

subjects:
Platinum print
United state
Pictorialism
Photographic process
Photography
Photograph