title: Wall facing

country: Possibly Delft, Netherlands

credit_line: Gift of William Randolph Hearst


title: Sampler

creator: Jane Bedwin

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

source: Smithsonian Open Access

source_id: smithsonian

rights: Public Domain / CC0

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

credit_line: Gift of Myra and William H. Mathers


title: Tile

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze manganese decoration

country: Possibly Rotterdam, Holland

subjects:
Tile
Possibly rotterdam, holland


title: Textile

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile

credit_line: Bequest of Elinor Merrell


title: Textile

date: 17th–19th century

medium: Technique: block printed on plain weave

country: Russia or Germany

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
Russia or germany


title: Sampler

creator: Louisa Figgiss Perren, American

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation

country: USA

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Usa

credit_line: Gift of Myra M. and William H. Mathers


title: Design for Sideboard of Mahogany with Serpentine Front

creator: A.N. Davenport Co.

medium: Graphite on thin cream paper

credit_line: Gift of The Lake St. Louis Historical Society


title: L'oeuvre (Works)

creator: Jean François Forty, active 1775 – 1790

country: France

subjects: Metalwork France

credit_line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council


title: Button

medium: Cut steel

country: England

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
England


title: Border

medium: Flocked

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund


title: Wall facing

medium: tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: block printed using resist then vat dyed in indigo on plain weave

country: probably France

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


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed on cotton rag paper

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology


title: Wall facing

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze

subjects:
Tile
Possibly delft, netherland


title: Tile wall facing


title: Pitcher

date: 18th–mid-19th century

medium: Stoneware

subjects: Ceramic England

credit_line: Bequest of Jane M. Epstine


title: Sidewall sample

medium: Machine-printed on paper

credit_line: Gift of Mr. Palmer Brown


title: Fork with Eight-Paneled Agate Handle

creator: William Boswell, active London, late 17th century.

date: late 17th century

medium: steel, silver, agate

country: London, England

subjects:
Cutlery
London, england

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Francis B. Lothrop, Mrs. George Batchelder, and Gordon Abbott, Sr.


title: Wall facing


title: The Drawing Room at Middleton Park, Oxfordshire

creator: William Alfred Delamotte, 1775 – 1863

medium: Brush and watercolor, gouache, gold paint, graphite on white wove paper

credit_line: Thaw Collection


title: The Red Room, Schloss Fischbach

creator: Friedrich Wilhelm Klose, German, 1804 – after 1863

medium: Brush and watercolor, graphite on white wove paper


title: Design for Round Dining Table on Octagonal Base

medium: Graphite, yellow color pencil on thin cream paper


title: NOUVEAUX TROPHÉES OU CARTOUCHES Représentant Les Arts et Les Sciences Composée avec les Artributs qui-les caractérisent INVENTÉS ET DÉDIÉS A MR MORLOT PEINTRE par Son Elève et Son Ami MARILLIER

creator: Clément Pierre Marillier, French, 1740 – 1808

medium: albums (bound) & books

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
France


title: Textile

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

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

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Lincoln Johnson


title: An Interior in Moscow

creator: Dominique Hagen

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


title: Design for Corner China Cabinet with Chinese Fretwork

medium: Pen and black ink on thin cream paper


title: Magdalene Portable Font

creator: Minton and Company, British, 1793 - 1968

medium: glazed earthenware

country: Stoke-on-Trent, England

subjects:
Ceramic
Stoke-on-trent, england

credit_line: Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw


title: Dessert Knife with Green-Stained Ivory Handle

date: late 18th century

medium: green-stained ivory, steel, silver

subjects: Cutlery England

credit_line: Gift of Francis B. Lothrop


title: Sidewall

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

medium: Machine printed on paper

credit_line: Gift of Greg Kuharic


title: Thirty-Six Selected Haynes Stereoscopic Views of the Yellowstone National Park

creator: Frank Jay Haynes, American, 1853 – 1921

medium: cream paperboard

credit_line: Gift of Dr. Richard P. Wunder


title: Panel

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze manganese decoration

credit_line: Gift of William Randolph Hearst


title: L'oeuvre (Works)


title: Textile

date: 18th century

medium: Medium: silk Technique: woven plain weave moiré

country: Europe

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Europe


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed paper

credit_line: Gift of Jones and Erwin, Inc.


title: Livre d’Etude d’après les Desseins Originaux de Blomart Gravé par François Boucher Peintre de l’Academie Royale

creator: Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch, 1566 – 1651


title: Chrysanthemum Pattern Luncheon Knife

creator: Charles T. Grosjean, American, d. 1888

medium: silver, steel

country: New York, USA

subjects:
Ornament & design
Cutlery
New york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Anonymous Donor


title: Wall facing

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze


title: Creamer

creator: Samuel Kirk & Son, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 1815 - 1979

medium: silver

country: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

subjects:
Metalwork
Baltimore, maryland, usa

credit_line: Gift of Allyn Cox


title: Sampler

creator: Elizabeth Sexton

medium: Medium: silk, linen Technique: embroidered with brick, buttonhole, couching, double running, eyelet, long-armed cross, running, and satin stitches on plain weave Label: Brick, buttonhole, couching, double running, eyelet, long-armed cross, running, and satin stitches in silk on linen plain weave

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
England

credit_line: Bequest of Marsha Carson


title: RECEUIL DES Plans Profils et Elevations Des plusieurs Palais Chasteaux Eglises Sepultures Grotes et Hostels, Bâtis dans Paris, et aux environs, avec beaucoup de magnificence, par les meilleu Architects du Royaume, desseignez, mesurés, et gravez par Jean Marot Architecte Parisien

creator: Jean Marot, French, 1619 - 1679

credit_line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council


title: Ewer and Basin

creator: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756

medium: porcelain (possibly soft paste), vitreous enamel, gold

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Jay Ide, in memory of John Jay Ide


title: Cuvette pour le Roy [Design for the King's Wash Basin], pl. 56 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonnier

creator: Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750

medium: Etching on off-white laid paper

country: Paris, France

subjects:
Metalwork
Paris, france


title: Tile wall facing

subjects:
Tile
Possibly rotterdam, holland


title: Wall facing

medium: tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze


title: Adelaide Shepherdess of the Alps

creator: Unknown

medium: Medium: silk, linen, paint Technique: embroidered satin and knot stitches with painted details


title: Plate

creator: Olérys-Laugier Factory, France, founded 1738

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware

country: Moustiers-Sainte Marie, France

subjects:
Ceramic
Moustiers-sainte marie, france


title: Mug


title: Sidewall sample

medium: Machine-printed on paper


title: Dish (One of Six)

creator: Cozzi Porcelain Factory, Italian, 1763 – 1812

medium: hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

country: Italy

subjects: Ceramic Italy

credit_line: Bequest of Erskine Hewitt


title: Design for Kidney-Shaped Writing Table with Two Books and Vase of Flowers

creator: A.N. Davenport Co.

medium: Graphite on thin cream paper

subjects: Furniture Flowers

credit_line: Gift of The Lake St. Louis Historical Society


title: Border

medium: Block-printed on paper

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell


title: Textile

date: 19th century

medium: printed

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile


title: The Antikamnia Calendar, May and June, 1897: The First Tooth

creator: Louis Crusius, American, 1862 - 1898

medium: Chromolithograph on paper with string binding

country: New York, New York, USA

subjects:
Graphic design
New york, new york, usa
Graphic arts


title: CINQUIEME LIVRE D'ORNAMENS Inventés Par J.A. Meissonnier et Gravé par Huquier

medium: Engraving on white laid paper

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ornament
Paris, france


title: Textile

creator: Pacific Mills

medium: Medium: silk, cotton, wool Technique: jacquard woven

country: Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Lawrence, massachusetts, usa

credit_line: American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of George Gelineau


title: The Late Earl of Beaconsfield

date: late 19th century

medium: Medium: silk Technique: jacquard woven

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
England

credit_line: Gift of Paul F. Walter


title: Frieze

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

country: Buffalo, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Buffalo, new york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Theodore A. Gantz


title: Plate 1 from "Stuben-Ofen"

creator: Johann Jakob Schübler, German, 1689–1741

medium: engraving and etching on off-white laid paper

country: Nurnberg, Germany

subjects:
Furniture
Nurnberg, germany

credit_line: Museum purchase from Friends of Drawings and Prints Fund through gift of Drue Heinz


title: Tassel

date: late 16th–early 17th century

medium: Medium: linen, wood Technique: braided and knotted Label: Braided and knotted linen, wood

subjects: Trimming Italy

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


title: Design for Kidney-Shaped Writing Table "A" with Eight Drawers


title: Sampler

creator: Martha Carter

medium: Medium: linen, silk Technique: embroidery in cross stitch and other stitches

credit_line: Gift of Myra and William H. Mathers


title: Seaux à bouteille

creator: Clérissy Factory, established ca. 1686

country: Moustiers, France

subjects:
Ceramic
Moustiers, france

credit_line: Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw


title: Design for Rectangular Writing Table with Straight, Square, Fluted Legs and Three Drawers


title: Table Garniture with Gold Palmettes

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

medium: hard paste porcelain, gold

country: Germany

subjects: Ceramic Germany

credit_line: Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane


title: Oriental

creator: New Wharf Pottery Co., active 1878 – 1894

medium: Glazed earthenware

subjects: Ceramic England

credit_line: Gift of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Paul F. Walter Collection


title: Wall facing

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze

country: Possibly Delft, Netherlands

subjects:
Tile
Possibly delft, netherland

credit_line: Gift of William Randolph Hearst


title: Tile wall facing

country: Possibly Rotterdam, Holland

subjects:
Tile
Possibly rotterdam, holland


title: Bowl

medium: Stoneware

country: France

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Bequest of Jane M. Epstine


title: Excelsior

creator: Old Hall Earthenware Co., Ltd., English

medium: Glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration

subjects:
Ceramic
Stoke-on-trent, england


title: "Title Plate," Plate 1 from "Goldsmith Ornament Designs"

creator: Heinrich Raab, German, active Nuremberg 1640 – 1650

medium: Engraving on off-white laid paper

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ornament

credit_line: Museum purchase from Friends of Drawings and Prints Fund


title: Wall facing

medium: tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze


title: Designs for Fountains; Verso: Blotter of a Black Crayon Drawing, the Lower Part of the Project for the Elevation of a Pavilion

creator: Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809

medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined

country: Rome, Italy

subjects:
Architecture
Rome, italy

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund


title: Wall facing


title: Design for stained glass

creator: Alice Cordelia Morse, American, 1863–1961

medium: Brush and gouache, graphite on paper mounted on tan illustration board

country: USA

subjects:
Architecture
Architecture, interior
Usa

credit_line: Gift of Alice C. Morse


title: Bandbox

medium: Block-printed paper on pasteboard support

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology


title: Border

medium: Block printed and flocked paper

subjects: Wallcovering France


title: Border

creator: Joseph Dufour et Cie., French, 1752–1827

medium: Block printed on handmade paper

subjects:
Wallcovering
Paris, france


title: Ceiling medallion

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

medium: block-printed on paper

credit_line: Gift of Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz


title: Interior with a Curtained Bed Alcove

creator: Unknown, Austrian

medium: Brush and watercolor, gouache with touches of gum arabic over graphite on Whatman paper

credit_line: Thaw Collection


title: Livre de plusieurs coins de Bordures Inventez et Gravez par François Roumier, Sculpteur du Roy

creator: François Roumier, French, 16..–1748

medium: albums (bound) & books

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
France

credit_line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council


title: Diorama with Model of Classical Temple Ruins

medium: Plaster, painted paper, wood, glass

subjects:
Architecture
Model and prototype
Rome, italy


title: Neckerchief

medium: Medium: silk Technique: twill weave with supplementary warps and wefts

country: Switzerland or Germany

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Switzerland or germany

credit_line: Bequest of Elinor Merrell


title: Wall facing


title: Mourning sampler

medium: Medium: silk Technique: embroidered and painted

country: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Providence, rhode island, usa

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


title: Tile wall facing


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed

credit_line: Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund


title: Pleated fan

medium: Silk leaf embroidered with silk and appliquéd with machine made lace, drilled and pierced bone sticks, mother-of-pearl washer, metal bail

country: possibly USA

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
Possibly usa
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Museum purchase from Eleanor G. Hewitt and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds


title: Embroidered picture

creator: Unknown

medium: Medium: silk, cotton, metal yarn Technique: embroidered and painted

country: Europe

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Europe

credit_line: Bequest of Marsha Carson


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed on handmade paper

country: possibly France

subjects:
Wallcovering
Possibly france


title: Wall facing

subjects:
Tile
Possibly delft, netherland


title: Wall facing

subjects:
Tile
Possibly rotterdam, holland


title: Border

medium: Block-printed and flocked


title: Jardinière

creator: Olérys-Laugier Factory, France, founded 1738

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware

country: Moustiers-Sainte Marie, France

subjects:
Ceramic
Moustiers-sainte marie, france

credit_line: Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw


title: Design for Rectangular Writing Table with Quill Pen and Inkwell Atop

creator: A.N. Davenport Co.

medium: Pen and black ink on thin cream paper

credit_line: Gift of The Lake St. Louis Historical Society


title: Elevation of Section of a Wall with Columns and Arch at Right

creator: Adolph Bordeaux, French, active 1880–1890

medium: Graphite, brush and watercolor, pen and brown ink on cream laid paper

country: Marseilles, France

subjects:
Architecture
Marseilles, france


title: The Antikamnia Calendar, September and October, 1898: A Prodigal's Return

creator: Louis Crusius, American, 1862 - 1898

medium: Chromolithograph on paper with string binding

country: New York, New York, USA

subjects:
Graphic design
New york, new york, usa
Graphic arts


title: Plate with Blue Flower Pattern

creator: Royal Worcester, English, established 1751

medium: porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

country: England

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ceramic
England
Flowers

credit_line: Bequest of Julian Clarence Levi


title: Panel

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze manganese decoration

credit_line: Gift of William Randolph Hearst


title: Floral Ornament Design

creator: Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786

medium: Etching on laid paper

country: Paris, France

subjects:
Ornament & design
Print
Flowers
Paris, france


title: Plate 17 from "Stuben-Ofen"

creator: Johann Jakob Schübler, German, 1689–1741

medium: Engraving and etching on off-white laid paper

credit_line: Museum purchase from Friends of Drawings and Prints Fund through gift of Drue Heinz


title: Page of Text, Printed on Recto and Verso

creator: Marie F. Lattré, French, active eighteenth century

medium: Engraving on laid paper

subjects:
Bound print
France


title: Frontispiece for Book 4, in Eight books of Ornament

creator: William Delacour, French, 1741 – 1767

medium: Engravings on white laid paper, bound in half-calf and marbled boards

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ornament
Paris, france


title: Livre Curieux et Utile pour Les Sçavans, et Artists. Composé de trois Alphabets de Chiffres, Simples, doubles et triples.

creator: Nicolas Verien, French, active 1685 – 1724

medium: Engravings on cream laid paper, bound in boards with leather spine

subjects:
Graphic design
Paris, france
Graphic arts

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Thirty-Six Selected Haynes Stereoscopic Views of the Yellowstone National Park

creator: Frank Jay Haynes, American, 1853 – 1921

medium: cream paperboard

credit_line: Gift of Dr. Richard P. Wunder


title: Sidewall

creator: Jean-Baptiste Réveillon, French, 1725–1811

subjects: Wallcovering France


title: Design for Glass-Top Display Case

medium: Graphite on thin cream paper


title: Taperstick (One of Four)

creator: Doccia Porcelain Factory, Italian, established 1735

medium: hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

country: Italy

subjects: Ceramic Italy

credit_line: Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial and General Acqusition Endowment Funds


title: Nouveau Livre de desseins de Portes Cocheres

creator: Nicolas Guérard, French, ca.1648 – 1719

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
France


title: Wall facing

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze


title: Wall facing

medium: tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze


title: Album of Architectural Prints

creator: François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777

medium: albums (bound) & books

country: Germany

subjects:
Architecture
Album (bound) & book
Germany


title: Textile

medium: Medium: silk Technique: plain weave with supplementary weft

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile


title: Tile

medium: Tin-enamelled earthenware

country: Holland

subjects: Tile Holland


title: Valance

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: weft ikat in 1\2 twill

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


title: Design for a Decorative Motif

creator: Carlo Bianconi, Italian, 1732–1802

medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and grey wash, graphite on cream paper

country: Bologna, Italy

subjects:
Ornament & design
Trophie
Bologna, italy

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne


title: Folding Fork From Traveling Cutlery Set

medium: silver, gold

country: Austria-Hungary

subjects: Cutlery Austria-hungary

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


title: Border

medium: Block-printed on paper

country: France

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell


title: Hillside with Distant Trees on Cloudy Day

creator: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905

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

country: USA

subjects: Landscape Usa Trees

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


title: Notre Dame, Bourges

creator: Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925

medium: Graphite on red-brown paper

subjects: Architecture Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Senegal Courier, Plate 24 from Birds of Western Africa

creator: William Home Lizars, Scottish, 1788 - 1859

medium: Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper

country: Edinburgh, Scotland

subjects:
Print
Edinburgh, scotland
Birds


title: The Last Summer, from The Little Passion Series

creator: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528

medium: Woodcut on paper

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: Gift of Leo Wallerstein


title: Compote and Stand

creator: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Bequest of Emily H. Chauncey


title: Sidewall - fragment

medium: Block-printed ?

subjects:
Wallcovering
Possibly usa

credit_line: Gift of Thomas Strahan Company


title: Pair of Tea or Sugar Caddies

creator: William Cripps, English, 1715 – 1766

medium: silver

country: London, England

subjects:
Metalwork
London, england

credit_line: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde


title: Fraktur: Baptismal Certificate of Maria Schaeffer

creator: P. Otto

medium: Brush and watercolor, pen and ink, graphite on paper

country: Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Religion
Pennsylvania, usa

credit_line: Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment


title: Mural Decoration, Dome of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

creator: J. Carroll Beckwith, American, 1852–1917

medium: Photograph printed on sensitized paper

subjects:
Mural design
Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Leon Dabo


title: Sketchbook Page: Two Dogs

creator: Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa

credit_line: Bequest of Allyn Cox


title: Sellier-Carossier, pl. XVII from "Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers"

creator: Denis Diderot, French, 1713–1784

medium: Engraving on paper

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


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

creator: B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France

medium: Lithograph on glazed paper

subjects:
Playing card
Paris, france


title: Vase

medium: Blown glass

country: Great Britain

subjects:
Glassware
Great britain

credit_line: Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed paper

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Jones and Erwin, Inc.


title: Fork with Spiral Pattern Handle

medium: steel

country: Europe

subjects:
Ornament & design
Cutlery
Europe


title: Fujiyeda Post Station, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)

creator: Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858

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

country: Japan

subjects: Figure Japan

credit_line: Gift of Mary Rutherford Jay


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Table cover

medium: Medium: silk, metallic thread, linen knotted net Technique: needlework on hand knotted net

subjects: Lace Italy

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


title: Sampler

creator: M. A. Tolwell, American

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

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Usa

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Sampler

date: early 19th century

medium: Medium: cotton, silk Technique: embroidered in darning stitch in plain weave

country: possibly France

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Possibly france

credit_line: Gift of the estate of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper


title: Sketchbook Page: Pansies


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: printed

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

credit_line: Gift of Harold M. Bailey


title: Sampler

creator: Harriet McEwen, English

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, chain, stem, and square stitches on plain weave foundation

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
England


title: Traveling Spoon with Ivory Handle

medium: ivory, silver

subjects: Cutlery France

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


title: Fountain at Nevers

medium: Graphite on pink paper

subjects: Architecture Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Sidewall

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Edna de Frise


title: Study of landscape, Sorrento, Italy

creator: William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900

medium: Brush and watercolor, graphite on paper

subjects: Landscape Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Roger H. Plowden


title: Waves Breaking on Rocks with Cliffs and Possible Fog

medium: Graphite on cream wove paper, bound

subjects: Seascape Usa

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


title: Woman's blouse

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: embroidery

country: Spain

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
Spain

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: The Battlefield at Beaver Dam Creek

creator: Harry Fenn, American, 1845–1911

medium: Pen and ink on paper

credit_line: Gift of Willis M. Rose


title: Fragment

date: 16th–17th century

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Italy

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


title: Border

date: mid-18th century

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

country: Belgium

subjects: Lace Belgium


title: Fragment

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
France

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Anonymous Donor


title: Ceiling paper

creator: Hobbs, Benton & Heath, Hoboken, New Jersey

country: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Hoboken, new jersey, usa


title: Playing at Soldiers

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: printed on plain weave

country: England

credit_line: Gift of Harvey Smith


title: Sidewall

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

medium: Block-printed, canvas mount

country: Rixheim, France

subjects:
Wallcovering
Rixheim, france

credit_line: Gift of A.L. Diament and Company


title: North Dome, Yosemite

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

medium: Albumen silver print

credit_line: Gift of Unknown Donor


title: Ceiling paper

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

medium: Machine-printed paper

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Ceiling paper

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

country: New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
New york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Dorwin L. Starr


title: View of the Ocean and Cliffs with Possible Shrine on Path

creator: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905

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


title: Design for a Plate

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

medium: Brush and gold gouache, graphite on cream paper

subjects:
Tableware design
Japan


title: Chintz fragments

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: mordant painted and dyed; blue applied by brush over resist; yellow applied by brush; chintz on plain weave

country: India

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

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell


title: Paisley Decoration

creator: Tiffany & Company, American, established 1853

medium: Silver, copper, niello

country: New York, New York, USA

subjects:
Container
New york, new york, usa

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


title: Sampler

creator: Maria Gocefa Ernandez

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation, glass beads Technique: embroidered in cross stitches, with needle made lace using beads at edge, plain weave foundation

country: Mexico

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Mexico

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Scenic

medium: Hand painted paper

country: China

subjects: Wallcovering China

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


title: Ceiling paper

medium: Machine-printed


title: Monks Destroying a Druid Rite

medium: Engraving on paper

subjects: Print Europe


title: Plate with View of "Bredalbane", Scotland

creator: Cauldon Ltd., Staffordshire, England, 1904 - 1920

medium: earthenware, vitreous enamel

subjects: Ceramic England

credit_line: Gift of Paul F. Walter


title: Ceiling paper

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

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

country: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed on handmade paper

country: France

subjects: Wallcovering France


title: Border

date: 16th century

medium: Medium: silk Technique: woven

country: Italy


title: Brooch with Daguerrotype Portrait

medium: Daguerrotype, gilded metal, enamel

country: USA

subjects: Jewelry Usa Portraits

credit_line: Gift of Anonymous Donor


title: Bandbox

medium: Block-printed paper

country: USA or England

subjects:
Wallcovering
Usa or england

credit_line: Gift of Thomas Strahan Company


title: The Apocalyptic Riders

creator: Julius Caesar Thaeter, German, 1804 - 1870

medium: Steel engraving on paper

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany


title: Sampler

creator: Mary Chapel, American

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, eyelet, and herringbone stitches on plain weave foundation

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Usa


title: Textile

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

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

credit_line: Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment


title: Sampler

creator: Margaret Brownless, English

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

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
England


title: Sidewall - sample

medium: Machine-printed on paper

subjects: Wallcovering Usa


title: Head of Hesiod for Cooke's Translation

creator: Jane Ireland, British

medium: Etching and aquatint on paper

subjects: Print England

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Textile

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

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


title: Frieze

medium: Machine printed on paper

subjects:
Wallcovering
New york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Greeley Municipal Museum


title: The Old Barley Mill, on the Brandywine

creator: Edwin Whitefield, American, born England, 1816 - 1892

date: after 1850

medium: Brush and wash, graphite on cream-colored paper

subjects: Architecture Usa

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Mary T. Cockroft


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: mordant for 2 reds, lavender and black applied by brush; madder dyed; blue applied over resist; chintz on plain weave

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


title: Dido

creator: Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550

medium: Engraving on laid paper

subjects: Figure Germany

credit_line: Gift of Leo Wallerstein


title: Scene in the House of Parliament, March 2, 1629

creator: Frederick Coffay Yohn, American, 1875–1933

medium: Brush and grey and white oil on canvas

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of F. Elizabeth De Voy


title: John Wilkes Esqr.

creator: Samuel Ireland, English, ca. 1744–1800

medium: Etching on paper


title: Fragment

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

country: Russia

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

credit_line: Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund


title: Moorish

medium: Machine-printed paper

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


title: associated with 1983-29-1 to 21

medium: Wood, metal

credit_line: Gift of Theodore A. Krieg


title: Ceiling paper

creator: National Wall Paper Co., National Wall Paper Company, 1893 - 1900

credit_line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Holman


title: Border

medium: Medium: cotton, metal Technique: embroidered using satin stitch

country: Balkans

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Balkan


title: Chair

medium: Molded papier-mâché, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, painted and gilt wood

country: probably Birmingham, England

subjects:
Furniture
Probably birmingham, england

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger


title: Sketchbook Page

creator: Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa

credit_line: Bequest of Allyn Cox


title: Fork with Porcelain Handle (Paired with Knife)

creator: Royal Worcester, English, established 1751

medium: silver, gold, porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

subjects: Cutlery England

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


title: Dado

medium: Block-printed on handmade paper

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell


title: Kerchief

medium: Medium: glazed cotton Technique: printed

credit_line: Gift of Harold M. Bailey


title: Ceiling paper

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Towel

medium: Medium: silk and metallic thread on linen Technique: embroidery

country: Turkey

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Turkey

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: Dessert Spoon with Scorpion

creator: Charles Victor Gibert, French

medium: silver

country: Paris, France

subjects:
Cutlery
Paris, france

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


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: cut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a twill foundation

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
France

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


title: Playing Card Motifs and Counter

medium: German silver (white metal)

subjects: Container Usa

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


title: Window Decoration, with Panel of Arabesques and Star, Probably for the Dining Room

creator: Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859

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

country: England

subjects: Architecture England

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


title: Bowl

medium: Silver, ivory, ebony

country: Scotland

subjects: Metalwork Scotland

credit_line: Gift of Anonymous Donor


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed paper, embossed

country: Japan

subjects: Wallcovering Japan

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


title: Sampler

medium: Medium: linen Technique: embroidery, drawnwork

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Mexico

credit_line: Gift of the estate of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper


title: Ceiling paper

creator: Liberty Wall Paper Company, Schuylerville, New York

medium: Machine-printed paper

country: Schuylerville, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Schuylerville, new york, usa


title: Ticket for Walker Benefit in Covent Garden Theater

creator: A.M. Ireland

medium: Etching on paper

subjects: Print England

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Sampler

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in button hole, chain, double running, and back stitches on plain weave foundation Label: linen embroidered with silk in button hole, chain, double running, and back stitches

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Frieze

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

medium: Machine-printed paper, mica flakes

subjects: Wallcovering Usa


title: Dark Seascape with Small Waves

creator: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905

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

subjects: Seascape Usa

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


title: Le Vampire

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: printed on plain weave

country: Nantes, France

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

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Cecil Sherman Baker


title: Kings Bench Prison, from "Ackermann's Repository"

creator: Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827

medium: Aquatint, brush and watercolor on paper

country: Europe

subjects: Print Europe

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Border

medium: Block-printed on handmade paper


title: Army of the Potomac – Sleeping on their Arms

creator: Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910

medium: Wood engraving in black ink on paper

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of John Goldsmith Phillips, Jr.


title: 1860–1870

date: January 8, 1870


title: Border

medium: Block-printed and flocked on machine made paper

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell


title: Scallop Shell

medium: Silver plated

subjects:
Container
Usa
Shells & molluscs


title: Perspectiva: Corporum Regularium

creator: Wenzel Jamnitzer, German, 1508–1585

medium: Engraving on laid paper

country: Switzerland

subjects:
Model and prototype
Switzerland

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


title: Tassel

date: 17th century

medium: Medium: linen Technique: braided and knotted

country: Italy, Europe

subjects:
Trimming
Italy, europe


title: Textile

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

credit_line: Gift of Greeff Fabrics, Inc.


title: Vase

creator: Rookwood Pottery, American, 1880 - 1967

medium: stoneware

country: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

subjects:
Ceramic
Cincinnati, ohio, usa

credit_line: Gift of Marcia and William Goodman


title: Fragment

date: 14th–16th century

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: painted on plain weave

country: India

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

credit_line: Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund


title: "Jardin d'Hiver"

creator: Jules Desfossé, French, active 1851 - 1863

medium: Block-printed paper

subjects:
Wallcovering
Paris, france

credit_line: Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund


title: Architectural Studies

creator: Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925

medium: Graphite on light brown paper

country: USA

subjects: Architecture Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Ceiling paper

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

medium: Machine-printed paper, applied mica flakes

country: New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
New york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed with engraved rollers

credit_line: Gift of Essex Institute


title: Fragment

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

country: Spain

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Spain

credit_line: Gift of Harvey Smith


title: Matchsafe

creator: Tiffany & Company, American, established 1853

medium: Hammered silver, copper, brass

country: New York, New York, USA

subjects:
Container
New york, new york, usa

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


title: A Bird's Nest

creator: M. & N. Hanhart, English, active 1839 - 1882

medium: Chromolithograph on paper

subjects: Print England Birds


title: Frieze

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

medium: Machine-printed paper

country: Philadelphia, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Philadelphia, usa


title: Border

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

country: Italy

subjects: Lace Italy

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


title: Sampler

creator: Maria Rosa Masedo

date: possibly 1803

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in buttonhole, cross, long-armed cross, interlaced looping stitches and withdrawn element work with needle made fillings including aztec stitch, on plain weave foundation

country: Mexico

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Mexico

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Design for a Chimney Wall with Lacquered Panels and Porcelain from "Nouvelles Chiminees Faittes en Plusieur en Droits de la Hollande et Autres Provinces du Dessin de D. Marot"

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

medium: Etching and engraving on cream laid paper

country: France

subjects: Interior France

credit_line: Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund


title: Sidewall

creator: Gledhill Wall Paper Co., New York, New York, founded 1900

medium: Machine-printed

credit_line: Gift of Daphne Cox


title: Box

medium: tortoise-shell, wood, ivory, velvet

country: Austria

subjects:
Container
Austria
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Gift of Estelle S. Frankfurter


title: Study of Gently Rolling Waves

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

subjects: Seascape Usa

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


title: Study of clouds

creator: William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900

medium: Brush and gouache, graphite on paper

subjects:
Nature studie
Usa
Nature

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Roger H. Plowden


title: Board Room of the Admiralty, from "Ackermann's Repository"

medium: Aquatint, brush and watercolors on paper

subjects: Print Europe

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Play

creator: Charles Dana Gibson, American, 1867–1944

medium: Ink on paper

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of F. Elizabeth De Voy


title: Arrangement of morning glories, moss roses, lilies, and other flowers

medium: Brush and watercolor on cream paper

country: England

subjects:
Nature studie
England
Flowers
Lilies
Mosses & lichens
Roses
Nature


title: Purse

medium: Medium: silk, gold and silver-wrapped silk, horsehair Technique: tapestry woven

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
France


title: Matchsafe with Female Golfer

medium: sterling silver

subjects: Container Usa


title: Bowl

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

medium: silver

country: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

subjects:
Metalwork
Providence, rhode island, usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Ruth Brown


title: Embroidered picture

medium: Medium: silk embroidery and paint on a silk foundation Technique: embroidered in stem stitch on a plain weave foundation; hands and face painted

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. H.P. Davison


title: Frieze

creator: Hitchner and Yerkes

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

country: Camden, New Jersey, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Camden, new jersey, usa


title: Border

date: late 16th century

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

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: A Road Near the Sea, Easthampton, New York

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

medium: Etching on paper.

subjects:
Landscape
New york, usa

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Gustav E. Kissel


title: Gainger en Répose

medium: Graphite on paper

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Spearhead

medium: steel

country: Central or East Africa

subjects:
Metalwork
Central or east africa

credit_line: Gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop


title: Sidewall

creator: York Wall Paper Company, 1895

country: York, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
York, pennsylvania, usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Sampler

medium: Medium: silk on linen Technique: embroidered

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
England


title: skewer rod

subjects: Cutlery Italy

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


title: Planometric View of Oran, Algeria

creator: Jacques Callot, French, 1592–1635

medium: Pen and brown ink on cream laid paper

subjects: Landscape Italy

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne


title: Tobacco box

medium: Silver

country: Possibly Monnikendam, Netherlands

subjects:
Metalwork
Possibly monnikendam, netherland

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Cahn, Jr. in memory of Rosalie S. and William M. Cahn


title: Fragment

medium: Technique: withdrawn element work

subjects: Lace Italy


title: Les douceurs du Retour, Plate 12 from "Inconvénient"

creator: Auguste-Xavier Leprince, French, 1799 - 1826

medium: Lithograph, brush and watercolor on paper

country: Paris, France

subjects:
Print
Paris, france


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: plain weave foundation with block printing for the two browns; yellow and blue applied by brush; blue and yellow used together for green. Note brown block marks at left edge. The blue dots are spilled indigo.

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

credit_line: Gift of Harvey Smith


title: Fork

medium: steel, glass beads, thread

subjects: Cutlery England


title: Jar

date: 4th–5th century

medium: glass

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Leo Wallerstein


title: Shawl

medium: Medium: wool Technique: embroidered on 2/2 twill weave; pieced together Label: wool embroidery on wool 2/2 twill weave; pieced together

country: India for European market

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
India for european market

credit_line: Bequest of Dorothy Franklin Rolph


title: Two Tined Fork With Engraved Braided Pattern

medium: silver, steel

country: possibly Germany

subjects:
Ornament & design
Cutlery
Possibly germany


title: Fragment

creator: Miles & Edwards, 1847

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

country: London, England

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
London, england

credit_line: Bequest of Elinor Merrell


title: Rabbit hunt

creator: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605

medium: Engraving on paper

country: Netherlands

subjects: Figure Netherland

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. A. W. Erickson


title: Frieze

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

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

country: Chicago, Illinois, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Chicago, illinois, usa


title: Cap streamers

date: early 18th century

medium: Medium: linen Technique: needle lace

country: Belgium

subjects: Lace Belgium

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


title: Textile

date: mid-19th century

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: woodblock-printed

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Benjamin Ginsburg


title: Cliff and Trees, Vicksburg, Miss.

creator: James Henry Moser, Canadian, 1854–1913

date: June 1878

medium: Charcoal on brown paper

country: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

subjects:
Landscape
Vicksburg, mississippi, usa
Trees

credit_line: Gift of Louis Cohen


title: America

creator: Martin Engelbrecht, German, 1684–1756

country: Augsburg, Germany

subjects:
Print
Augsburg, germany

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Anonymous Donor


title: Sampler

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in stem, knot, and satin stitches on plain weave foundation

country: Germany

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Germany

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Textile

date: 18th century

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

country: France

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

credit_line: Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund


title: Textile

creator: Bannister Hall Printworks

country: Lancashire, England

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile
Lancashire, england

credit_line: Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment


title: Design for Stained Glass Window

creator: Sir Michael Robert Shaw-Stewart, Scottish, 1826–1903

medium: Brush and watercolor, pen and ink, graphite on paper

country: Scotland

subjects: Glassware Scotland

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Jacques Seligmann


title: Men Resting on Catskill Hillside

creator: Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925

medium: Graphite on paper

country: USA

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Sidewall

creator: Wallace Wall-Paper Co., Cortland, New York

country: Cortland, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Cortland, new york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Jenny Lind Paper Doll Set

creator: Jenny Lind, Swedish, 1820–1887

medium: Cardboard box

country: Europe

subjects:
Toys & game
Europe
Amusement

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Frederick Rosengarten


title: Twilight

creator: Mary Nimmo Moran, American, 1842–1899

medium: Etching and mezzotint in brown ink on paper

subjects: Landscape Usa

credit_line: Bequest of Ruth B. Moran


title: Darning sampler

creator: Esther Lucas

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

country: Yorkshire, England

subjects:
Ornament & design
Embroidery & stitching
Yorkshire, england

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


title: Plate 7, from Recueil d'ouvrages curieux de mathématique et de mécanique, ou description du cabinet de Monsieur Grollier de Servière

creator: Etienne Joseph Daudet, French, 1672 - 1730

country: Lyon, France

subjects:
Print
Lyon, france

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Study for landscape

creator: William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Roger H. Plowden


title: Panel

medium: Medium: silk Technique: woven

country: Turkey

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Turkey

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


title: Savonarola chair

medium: Walnut wood

country: Italy

subjects: Furniture Italy

credit_line: Gift of Harvey Smith


title: Illuminated Initial

creator: Sara Ker

medium: Water color, gold, on paper

subjects:
Graphic design
Usa
Graphic arts

credit_line: Gift of Cooper Union Art School


title: Fragment

date: late 18th century

medium: Medium: silk embroidery, silk foundation Technique: embroidered

country: Sicily, Italy

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Sicily, italy

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: Architectural element

medium: Terracotta

subjects: Architecture Ceramic France

credit_line: Gift of Marilynn and Ivan Karp


title: Partiée du Jardin de Terichelo appartement à Monsieur le Baron (Part of Garden Apartment of the Monsieur le Baron), in Nouveaux Livre de Parterres contenant 24 pensséz diferantes (New Book Containing 24 Different Variations for Garden Beds)

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

medium: Etching and engraving on white laid paper

country: Netherlands

subjects: Architecture Netherland

credit_line: Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund


title: Ceiling paper

creator: Janeway & Co. Inc., New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1848 - 1914

medium: Machine-printed

country: New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
New brunswick, new jersey, usa

credit_line: Gift of Thomas Golodik


title: View From the Ruins of the Fort of Currah, on the River Ganges, from "Oriental Scenery: Twenty Four Views in Hindoostan"

creator: Thomas Daniell, British, 1749 - 1840

medium: Colored aquatint on paper

country: London, England

subjects:
Print
London, england
Landscapes


title: Dramatic View of Ocean with Cloudy Sky and Possible Lighthouse

creator: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905

medium: Graphite on cream wove paper

subjects: Seascape Usa

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


title: Border

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

country: Italy or Spain

subjects:
Lace
Italy or spain


title: Greeting card

medium: Chromolithograph

credit_line: Gift of Carol MacDonald


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed paper

subjects: Wallcovering Usa


title: Textile

medium: Medium: linen warp, cotton weft Technique: relief printed

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


title: Textile

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

credit_line: Gift of Elinor Merrell


title: Micro-mosaic

medium: Gold sheet and wire, glass mosaics

country: Rome, Italy

subjects:
Jewelry
Rome, italy

credit_line: Gift of Frederick Saal in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Saal


title: Skating at Boston

creator: Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910

medium: Wood engraving in black ink on paper

subjects: Figure Usa

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


title: Ceiling medallion

medium: Block-printed on paper

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


title: Border

medium: Block-printed on handmade paper

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Samuel J. Dornsife


title: Drawing

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

medium: Gouache and graphite on pale blue laid paper

country: Geneva, Switzerland

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ornament
Geneva, switzerland

credit_line: Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund


title: Basket and tray

medium: Glazed earthenware

country: Leeds, England

subjects:
Ceramic
Leeds, england

credit_line: Gift of Dr. Marilyn G. Karmason


title: Unterschiedlich Augspurgische Goldschmidts Arbeit, "Aestas" (Summer), Plate 2

creator: Abraham Drentwet, German, 1647 – 1727

medium: Engraving on white laid paper

country: Germany

subjects: Furniture Germany

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. J.G.K. Duer


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: copperplate printed

country: England

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


title: Sidewall

creator: Lewis Chase Wall Paper Company, Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA

country: Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Bristol, pennsylvania, usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: fork

date: 18th–19th century

medium: silver

subjects: Cutlery England

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morrill


title: Unfinished Beach Contours

medium: Graphite on cream wove paper, bound

country: USA


title: Chagford

medium: Graphite on green-grey paper

subjects: Landscape Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Frieze

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

country: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa


title: Frieze

creator: W. Campbell & Co.

medium: Machine-printed on oatmeal paper, mica flakes


title: Cameo

date: late 19th century

medium: Paste

subjects: Jewelry Usa

credit_line: Gift of The French Institute


title: Ocean with Prominent Rocks and Distant Cliffs

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


title: Textile

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

credit_line: Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment


title: Vase

creator: Rookwood Pottery, American, 1880 - 1967

country: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

subjects:
Ceramic
Cincinnati, ohio, usa

credit_line: Gift of Marcia and William Goodman


title: Towel

medium: Medium: cotton, silk, metallic thread Technique: embroidered

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Turkey

credit_line: Gift of Henry G. Dwight


title: Frieze

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

medium: Machine-printed paper


title: Casket

medium: Wood, pastiglia decoration, gilding, metal


title: Dish, from a Dessert Service

creator: Spode Ceramic Works, English, established 1776

medium: porcelain (feldspar), vitreous enamel, gold

subjects: Ceramic England

credit_line: Bequest of Emily H. Chauncey


title: Miser's purse

date: early 19th century

medium: Medium: silk, steel Technique: crochet

country: France

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

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum


title: Border

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

subjects: Lace Italy

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: Study for Maximum Mass Permitted by the 1916 New York Zoning Law, Stage 3

creator: Hugh Ferriss, American, 1889–1962

medium: Black crayon, stumped and erased; brush and black wash over photostat, varnish, on illustration board

country: New York City, New York, USA

subjects:
Drawing
New york city, new york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Hugh Ferriss


title: Pitcher

creator: Mintons

medium: Molded and glazed earthenware ("majolica")

country: Stoke-on-Trent, England

subjects:
Ceramic
Stoke-on-trent, england


title: Cover

medium: glass

country: Ireland

subjects: Glassware Ireland

credit_line: Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren


title: Allegorical Figure of "Asia"

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

medium: hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold

subjects: Mythology Ceramic Germany

credit_line: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde


title: Waistcoat

medium: Medium: silk, buckram Technique: embroidered in satin, running and knot stitches, with couched crimped thread on a satin foundation. The garment is lined with silk moiré and the skirt in interlined with buckram (sized heavy linen plain weave)

country: England or France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
England or france

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


title: Head cloth (kain kepala)

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: wax resist dyeing (batik) on plain weave

country: Indonesia

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

credit_line: Gift of Elizabeth Riefstahl


title: Fashion Plate with Ladies' Headwear

date: 19th century

medium: Hand-colored engraving on paper

country: Europe

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Print
Europe

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Covered dish


title: Christ before Pilate, from The Little Passion Series

creator: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528

medium: Woodcut on paper

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: Gift of Leo Wallerstein


title: Textile

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

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

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell


title: Phenakistiscope Disc with Cats and Donkey

medium: Hand-colored lithograph on paperboard

country: Vienna, Austria

subjects:
Toys & game
Vienna, austria
Amusement

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


title: Men Shooting a Tiger from an Elephant

medium: Silhouette of white paper, cut out, on black paper mount

subjects: Silhouette England

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Fashion Plate from Le Moniteur de la Mode

creator: J. Bonnard, French, active 19th c.

medium: Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Print
England


title: Tile

medium: Glazed, lustered and painted stonepaste, rolled and pierced silver (later mount)

country: Iran

subjects: Ceramic Iran

credit_line: Gift of Ruth Friedman in memory of Harry G. Friedman


title: Plate II, from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum

creator: Bartholomeo Vincent

subjects: Print Europe


title: Sampler

creator: Mary Brown

medium: Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation, cotton tape Technique: embroidered in satin, stem and buttonhole stitches, with cutwork with needle-made loop-and-twist fillings (hollie point), on plain weave foundation

country: England or Scotland

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
England or scotland

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Miser's purse

medium: Medium: silk, steel Technique: crocheted

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
France


title: Shawl

medium: Medium: wool Technique: tapestry weave, interlocking twill

country: India

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
India

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


title: Miser's purse

medium: Medium: silk, metal Technique: crochet


title: Souvenir ribbon

medium: Medium: silk Technique: woven

country: Chicago, Illinois, USA

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Chicago, illinois, usa

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Boris Kroll


title: Sketches of Landscapes

creator: Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925

medium: Graphite on blue-grey paper

subjects: Landscape Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Pohono, Bridal Veil, Yosemite

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

medium: Albumen silver print

credit_line: Gift of Unknown Donor


title: Mantilla

medium: Medium: silk Technique: bobbin lace, white silk

country: Spain

subjects: Lace Spain

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


title: Border

medium: Machine-printed paper, gilt, flocked

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell, Inc.


title: Pleated fan

date: late 18th–early 19th century

medium: Gilded parchment leaf painted with gouache, ivory sticks carved à jour, carved and pierced ivory guards overlaid with gold foil, ivory button at rivet

country: Italy

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
Italy

credit_line: Gift of Anonymous Donor


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed and embossed paper

country: possibly France

subjects:
Wallcovering
Possibly france

credit_line: Anonymous gift


title: Sketchbook Page

creator: Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919

medium: Graphite on paper

country: USA

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa

credit_line: Bequest of Allyn Cox


title: View of Union Square, New York

creator: M. Mulet

medium: Wood engraving on paper

subjects: Print France


title: Female Playing Badminton

medium: Silver

subjects: Container Usa

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


title: Asian Female with Parasol

creator: Bristol Manufacturing Company, American, 1895 - 1915

medium: Metal alloy

country: Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA

subjects:
Container
Attleboro, massachusetts, usa


title: Christ Crowned with Thorns, from The Little Passion Series

medium: Woodcut on paper

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany


title: Textile

medium: Medium: wool embroidery on linen and cotton foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave

country: England

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Embroidery & stitching
England

credit_line: Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund


title: Sweetmeat Dish

creator: Grieksche A [de] (the Greek A Factory), Delft, Netherlands, founded 1658

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware

country: Delft, Netherlands

subjects:
Ceramic
Delft, netherland

credit_line: Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed

country: possibly USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Possibly usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Henry N. Flynt


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed paper, embossed

country: Japan

subjects: Wallcovering Japan

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


title: Sketchbook Page: Leaves


title: Textile

creator: Schwartz-Huguenin

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile

credit_line: Gift of Bruce Buttfield


title: Matchsafe with inlaid stones

medium: Gold, onyx, quartz


title: Scenic Panel from 'Décor Chinois'

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

medium: block printed paper, canvas mount

country: Rixheim, France

subjects:
Wallcovering
Rixheim, france

credit_line: Gift of A.L. Diament and Company


title: Fragment

date: 14th–15th century

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

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


title: Apparel from a dalmatic

date: 16th century

medium: Medium: silk Technique: brocatelle

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
Spain


title: Study of landscape, Norway

creator: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905

medium: Brush and watercolor, graphite on paper

country: Norway

subjects: Landscape Norway

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


title: Trapping wild bulls

creator: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605

medium: Engraving on paper

country: Netherlands

subjects: Figure Netherland

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. A. W. Erickson


title: Frieze

creator: Wallace Wall-Paper Co., Cortland, New York

medium: Machine-printed paper

country: Cortland, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Cortland, new york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Sierras

creator: The Schmitz-Horning Co., Cleveland, Ohio, 1905 - 1960

medium: Chromolithograph on paper

country: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Cleveland, ohio, usa

credit_line: Gift of Wallpaper Council, Inc.


title: Brisé fan

medium: Painted and gilded ivory sticks, silk ribbon, gilt metal bail, mother-of-pearl at rivet, hair tassel

country: France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
France

credit_line: Gift of Sheila Bruce


title: Study of foliage

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects:
Nature studie
Usa
Nature


title: Sidewall - fragment

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of John Winthrop Aldrich


title: Embroidered picture frame

date: 17th century

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in tent and half cross stitches on plain weave foundation

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
England

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Border

medium: Block-printed on machine-made paper

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Delafield, Hope & Linker


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed on handmade paper

credit_line: Gift of New York State Historical Association


title: Jester Face

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

medium: Silver

country: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

subjects:
Container
Providence, rhode island, usa


title: Drawing

medium: Brush and gouache on cream paper, lined

country: France and USA

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile design
France and usa

credit_line: Gift of Friends of Drawings and Prints with special assistance from Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. and Phyllis Dearborn Massar


title: Apron

medium: Medium: linen Technique: plain weave, embroidered with cutwork and needle lace fillings Label: linen embroidered with cutwork and needle lace fillings

country: Italy

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
Italy

credit_line: Gift of Anonymous Donor


title: Folding Fork with Attachable Spoon Bowl

medium: silver

country: Germany or Netherlands

subjects:
Cutlery
Germany or netherland

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


title: Still-life

creator: Yvonne Paul

medium: Pencil on tan paper

country: USA

subjects: Drawing Usa

credit_line: Gift of Cooper Union Art School


title: Plate 11, Recueil d'ouvrages curieux de mathématique et de mécanique, ou description du cabinet de Monsieur Grollier de Servière

creator: Etienne Joseph Daudet, French, 1672 - 1730

country: Lyon, France

subjects:
Print
Lyon, france

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Textile

medium: Medium: silk Technique: reversible compound satin

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
France

credit_line: Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf


title: Textile

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

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

credit_line: Gift of Harold M. Bailey


title: Embroidered picture

medium: Medium: silk embroidery with paint on silk foundation Technique: embroidered in stem stitch on a satin foundation

country: England or USA

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
England or usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. H.P. Davison


title: Band

date: mid-18th century

medium: Medium: linen Technique: needle lace

subjects: Lace France

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


title: Beggars Receiving Alms at the Door of a House

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

medium: Etching, buring, and drypoint on laid paper

subjects: Print Netherland

credit_line: Gift of Leo Wallerstein


title: Bacha de Caramanie (A Pasha from Karamin), plate 7 from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque (The Sultan's Caravan to Mecca)

creator: Joseph Marie Vien, French, 1716–1809

medium: Etching on off-white laid paper

subjects: Figure France

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor G. Hewitt


title: Jenny Lind Paper Doll Set

creator: Jenny Lind, Swedish, 1820–1887

medium: Cardboard, engraved, colored by hand, mounted paper

subjects:
Toys & game
Amusement

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Frederick Rosengarten


title: Ceiling paper

creator: Howell and Brothers, 1835 – 1900

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

country: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Plate 32, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book)

creator: Christoph Jamnitzer, German, 1563 - 1618

medium: Engraving on laid paper

country: Germany

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ornament
Germany

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


title: Atlantic Basin, New York

creator: George Reynolds

medium: Pencil on gray-green paper


title: Design for a Platter

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

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

subjects:
Tableware design
Japan


title: L. C. Orrell & Co. Book No. 3

creator: Orrell & Co., L.C.

medium: Machine-printed paper, embossed

country: Chicago, Illinois, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Chicago, illinois, usa

credit_line: Gift of Mary Matthews


title: Kovsh

medium: silver, gold, niello

country: Moscow, Russia

subjects:
Metalwork
Moscow, russia

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


title: Sampler

creator: Bridget Rule, Scottish

date: late 18th or early 19th century

medium: Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, rococo, and double running stitches on plain weave foundation

country: Scotland

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Scotland

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Seated Hindu Goddess

medium: Silver

country: India

subjects: Container India

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


title: Porringer

creator: Jacob Hurd, American, ca. 1702 - 1758

medium: silver

country: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

subjects:
Metalwork
Boston, massachusetts, usa

credit_line: Gift of Henry Chauncey


title: Frieze

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

medium: Machine-printed paper, ribbed

subjects: Wallcovering Usa


title: Decanter

creator: Cork Glass Company, 1783–1818

medium: glass

country: Cork, Ireland

subjects:
Glassware
Cork, ireland

credit_line: Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren


title: Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Les Gémeaux (Gemini) from the Le Zodiaque Travesti (The Farcical Zodiac) Service

creator: Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849

medium: Pen and brown, black ink, brush and brown, black wash, pink, tan watercolor, white gouache, graphite on cream laid paper mounted on cream laid paper, ruled border in pen and brown ink

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of James Amster


title: Sellier-Carossier, pl. III from "Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers"

creator: Denis Diderot, French, 1713–1784

medium: Engraving on paper

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Rough Sketch of Coastal Scene with Cliffs

creator: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905

medium: Graphite on blue paper, lined

subjects: Seascape Usa

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


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Printed, dyed & painted textile

credit_line: Gift of Harold M. Bailey


title: Fruit Knife with Mother-of-Pearl Handle

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

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

country: Paris, France

subjects:
Cutlery
Fruits
Paris, france

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


title: Plate

creator: Metaale Pot [de] (the Metal Pot Factory)

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware

country: Delft, Netherlands

subjects:
Ceramic
Delft, netherland


title: Waistcoat, uncut

medium: Medium: linen, silk Technique: embroidery (chain stitch)

country: France

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
France

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Max Farrand


title: Frieze

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica


title: Knife

date: late 17th–18th century

medium: steel, glass beads, thread

country: England

subjects: Cutlery England

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


title: Academic Study of a Male Nude

creator: Giuseppe Longhi, Italian, 1766–1831

medium: Black and white chalk on buff-colored paper; verso: black chalk

country: Italy

subjects: Figure Italy

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne


title: Sidewall

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

medium: Machine-printed paper

country: Buffalo, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Buffalo, new york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Philadelphia Museum of Art


title: Shawl

medium: Medium: wool Technique: twill tapestry weave, pieced Label: wool twill tapestry, pieced together

country: India for European market

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
India for european market

credit_line: Gift of Ruth R. Goddard


title: Paper Sample

medium: Coated paper

subjects:
Decorated paper
England

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


title: Vase

creator: Redlich and Co., 1895 – 1946

country: New York, New York, USA

subjects:
Metalwork
New york, new york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Denis Gallion and Daniel Morris


title: Woman's surcoat

medium: Medium: silk Technique: tapestry weave (kesi) Label: silk tapestry weave (kesi)

country: China

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
China

credit_line: Gift of Edna H. Bahr


title: Rabbit hunt

creator: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605

country: Netherlands

subjects: Figure Netherland

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. A. W. Erickson


title: Dish with lid and stand

medium: Glass

country: possibly Cork, Ireland

subjects:
Glassware
Possibly cork, ireland


title: Three Carriages

creator: Richter, German, active 19th c.

country: Germany

subjects: Transportation Germany

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Seated putto

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

medium: Red chalk on paper

subjects: Figure France

credit_line: Gift of Noah Butkin


title: Trimming

medium: Medium: wool, linen, silk Technique: stamped

country: USA

subjects: Trimming Usa

credit_line: Gift of Lea S. Luquer


title: Embroidery Design of Two Commedia dell'Arte Figures

creator: Santo Vallardi, Milan & Paris

medium: Brush and gouache on pre-printed squared laid paper

country: Milan, Italy

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile design
Milan, italy

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: Jar and cover

medium: glass

country: Ireland

subjects: Glassware Ireland

credit_line: Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren


title: Caudebec

creator: Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925

medium: Graphite and white heightening on light blue-brown paper

subjects: Architecture Usa

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Arnold W. Brunner


title: Sampler

medium: Medium: wool on linen Technique: cross and satin stitches on plain weave foundation. Counted stitches.

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
England

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


title: Figure from Last Judgment


title: Purse

medium: Medium: silk, metal Technique: beaded crochet

country: Europe

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
Europe

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum


title: Study for "Venus"

creator: Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923

medium: Black crayon, white chalk, on tan paper

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters


title: Matchsafe in the form of a Cicada

medium: plated metal

country: Japan

subjects: Container Japan

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


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: silk on linen Technique: embroidered

country: Patmos, Greece

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Patmos, greece


title: Ceiling paper

creator: Gledhill Wall Paper Co., New York, New York, founded 1900

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

subjects:
Wallcovering
New york, new york, usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Textile

medium: Medium: cotton, linen, wool Technique: relief printed on plain weave with chain stitch quilting

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

credit_line: Museum purchase in memory of Mrs. Cadwalader Jones


title: Sidewall - sample

medium: Machine-printed

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Dorwin L. Starr


title: Band

date: 17th–early 18th century

medium: Medium: silk, metallic yarns Technique: twill weave

country: Iran

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Iran


title: Purse

medium: Medium: silk, steel Technique: beaded crochet

country: France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
France


title: Reclining Woman

medium: earthenware, wood

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Gift of Catharine Oglesby


title: Head covering

medium: Medium: linen, wool Technique: embroidered

credit_line: Gift of Ida-Gro Dahlerup


title: Architectural Details from Church in Brookline

medium: Graphite on light brown paper


title: Frieze

creator: S.A. Maxwell & Co.

medium: Machine-printed paper


title: Accessories

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: needle knotting called Tenerife

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Knotted, knitted and crocheted textile

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Gordon Eggers


title: Border

medium: Block printed and flocked on paper

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell


title: Border

medium: Block-printed on paper


title: Fashion Plate from Le Monde Elégant

medium: Wood engraving, brush and watercolor on paper

country: Paris, France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Print
Paris, france

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Armchair

medium: wood

country: England

subjects: Furniture England


title: Box

creator: Julien Quévanne

medium: Gold, diamonds, rubies

subjects: Container France

credit_line: Gift of Handy and Harman


title: Dark Ocean with Rocks and Prominent Cumulus Clouds

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

subjects: Seascape Usa

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


title: "Scientific American"

creator: Enos Richardson & Company

medium: Silver, enamel

country: Newark, New Jersey, USA

subjects:
Container
Newark, new jersey, usa


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed on machine-made paper

country: England or USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
England or usa

credit_line: Gift of Thomas Strahan Company


title: Textile

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

country: Spain

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Spain

credit_line: Gift of Harvey Smith


title: Horse Race, Siena, Italy

creator: Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909

medium: Brush and watercolor, graphite on paper

subjects: Animal Usa

credit_line: Gift of the National Academy of Design


title: Frontispiece, "Histoire Metalique de Guillaume III, Roy de la Grande Bretaigne"

creator: Romeyn de Hooghe, Dutch, 1645 - 1708

medium: etching on laid paper

subjects: Print Netherland

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler


title: Vinaigrette

medium: Parcel-gilt silver

country: London, England

subjects:
Container
London, england

credit_line: Gift of the Heirs of Beatrix Farrand


title: Frieze


title: Ceiling paper

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

country: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa


title: Spoon with Blue and Pink Foral Enamel Handle

medium: brass, enamel

country: possibly Germany

subjects:
Cutlery
Possibly germany

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


title: Frieze

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

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

country: New York, New York, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
New york, new york, usa


title: Ceiling paper

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

country: USA

subjects: Wallcovering Usa


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed


title: Sampler

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

country: Italy, Austria, or Southern Germany

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Italy, austria, or southern germany

credit_line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer


title: Angel Appearing to the Shepherds

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

date: after 1634

medium: Etching on white laid paper

country: Netherlands

subjects: Figure Netherland

credit_line: Gift of Milton Einstein


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed paper

credit_line: Gift of Newport Historical Society


title: Serene Seascape with Abstract Doodle

creator: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905


title: Goblet

creator: Johann Jakob Adam, ca. 1720 – 1791

medium: silver, gold, glass

country: Augsburg, Germany

subjects:
Metalwork
Augsburg, germany

credit_line: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde


title: Band

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

country: Italy

subjects: Lace Italy

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: Sketchbook Page

creator: Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919

medium: Graphite on paper

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
Usa

credit_line: Bequest of Allyn Cox


title: Marriage plate

medium: Tin-glazed earthenware

country: Delft, Netherlands

subjects:
Ceramic
Delft, netherland

credit_line: Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren


title: Ewer (with Basin)

creator: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756

medium: porcelain (possibly soft paste), vitreous enamel, gold

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Jay Ide, in memory of John Jay Ide


title: Border

date: early 18th century

medium: Technique: bobbin lace

credit_line: Gift of I. Townsend Burden, Jr.


title: Ornament Design, Arabesque Panel between Roman Standards

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

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

subjects:
Ornament & design
Drawing

credit_line: Gift of Unknown Donor


title: Portfolio

medium: Leather, paper, gold, silk, brass

subjects: Container France

credit_line: Gift of Anonymous Donor


title: Jag Deo & Warrangur, Hill Forts in the Barramah'l, from "Oriental Scenery: Twenty Four Views in Hindoostan"

creator: Thomas Daniell, British, 1749 - 1840

medium: Colored aquatint on paper

subjects:
Print
London, england
Landscapes


title: Border

medium: Block-printed on handmade paper

country: possibly France

subjects:
Wallcovering
Possibly france

credit_line: Gift of Ihre Erlaucht Ernestina, Gräfin von Schönborn-Wiesentheid


title: The Statute Law, Study for Right Panel of "The Reign of Law," Frieze for Appellate Court, New York

medium: Brush and brown wash, red-brown pastel, graphite on canvas

subjects:
Mural design
Usa

credit_line: Gift of Allyn Cox


title: Textile

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

country: France

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

credit_line: Gift of Harvey Smith


title: Standing Sibyl

medium: Pen and black ink, brush and grey and brown wash on cream paper

subjects: Figure Italy

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne


title: Escholtzia

creator: Arthur Wilcock

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

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

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. G. Glen Gould


title: Frieze

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

medium: Machine-printed, die cut

country: New Brighton, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
New brighton, pennsylvania, usa

credit_line: Gift of Elizabeth R. Albro


title: Double Lattice Weave

date: late 18th - early 19th century

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

country: Japan

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile design
Japan


title: West India Docks, from "Ackermann's Repository"

creator: Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827

medium: Aquatint, brush and watercolor on paper

country: Europe

subjects: Print Europe

credit_line: Gift of Hamill and Barker


title: Study of Cliffs and Ocean with Dramatic Light

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

subjects: Seascape Usa

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


title: Ceiling paper

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

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

country: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Rectangular Komon Motif


title: Sidewall

date: 18th–early 19th century

medium: Block printed

credit_line: Gift of Harrison Cultra


title: Corner fragment

date: 18th century

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

country: Belgium

subjects: Lace Belgium

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: Het Loo Palace, Staircase

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

medium: Etching on white laid paper

subjects: Architecture Netherland

credit_line: Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund


title: Matchsafe

medium: Shaped tortoiseshell, bone, gold, metal

subjects:
Container
Europe
Skeletons & bones

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


title: Plate Design with Bird and Flowers

creator: Amédée de Caranza, active Longwy and Bordeaux, ca. 1867 – 1885

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

subjects: Ceramic France Birds Flowers

credit_line: Museum purchase through bequest of Ida McNeil in memory of Lincoln C. McNeil and Catherine McNeil


title: Study of "Courage" for Memorial Window to Jacob Dolson Cox, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

medium: Brush and oil paint on canvas

subjects: Figure Usa


title: Frieze

creator: Liberty Paper & Bag Co.

subjects: Wallcovering Usa


title: Tea Urn in the Shape of Atlas Supporting the World

creator: Thomas Heming, English, 1723 – 1801

medium: silver, metal (interior cylinder), wood (base)

country: London, England

subjects:
Metalwork
London, england

credit_line: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde


title: Sling

medium: Medium: maguey fibers Technique: braided Label: braided maguey fiber

country: Peru

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

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Marie Torrance Hadden


title: Panel

medium: Medium: linen Technique: needlework on knotted net

country: Germany

subjects: Lace Germany

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


title: Fragment

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

country: Genoa, Italy

subjects:
Lace
Genoa, italy

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


title: Four Left Halves of Escutcheons

creator: Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742

medium: Pencil, pen and brown ink with grey wash, partial framing line in red chalk

subjects:
Album (bound) & book
France

credit_line: Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt


title: Woman's headdress

medium: Medium: silk, metal Technique: embroidered in brick stitch on plain weave

country: Turkey

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Turkey

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


title: Frieze

subjects:
Wallcovering
New brighton, pennsylvania, usa


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed paper

country: possibly USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Possibly usa

credit_line: Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund


title: Ceiling paper

creator: Steubenville Wallpaper Company, The, 1905

country: Steubenville, Ohio, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Steubenville, ohio, usa


title: Beach with Rocks, Trees, and Distant Boats

medium: Graphite on cream wove paper, bound

country: USA

subjects: Seascape Usa Trees


title: Fork

medium: silver, leather, brass, steel

country: Greece

subjects: Cutlery Greece

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


title: Plate

medium: Raised copper with silver overlay

subjects: Metalwork Usa

credit_line: Gift of Anonymous Donor


title: The Little Buffoon

creator: Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550

medium: Engraving on off-white laid paper Support: white laid paper

subjects: Figure Germany

credit_line: Gift of Leo Wallerstein


title: Portrait of Abraham Francen

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

medium: Etching on paper

country: Netherlands

subjects: Portrait Netherland


title: Sidewall

medium: Machine-printed

country: England or USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
England or usa

credit_line: Gift of Deerfield Academy


title: Sidewall - fragment

medium: Machine-printed on ingrain paper

credit_line: Gift of Thomas Strahan Company


title: On Your Knees and Swear It

creator: Albert Lynch, French, 1851 - after 1900

medium: Brush and grey, rose, blue, white and black watercolors, with graphite, on illustration board

subjects: Figure Usa Roses

credit_line: Gift of F. Elizabeth De Voy


title: Purse

medium: Medium: silk, metal Technique: tapestry woven

country: France

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Costume & accessorie
France

credit_line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer


title: Book cover

date: 14th century

medium: Medium: silk on linen, silver Technique: embroidered, chased

country: Egypt

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Egypt

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague


title: Matchsafe

medium: Champlevé enameled silver, fiber

country: Saint Petersburg, Russia

subjects:
Container
Saint petersburg, russia

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


title: Study of balusters and candelabra

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

medium: Red chalk on paper

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ornament
France

credit_line: Gift of Noah Butkin


title: Textile

medium: Medium: silk, metallic yarns Technique: twill weave

country: Iran

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Iran


title: Decanter and stopper

medium: Glass

country: possibly Waterford, Ireland

subjects:
Glassware
Possibly waterford, ireland

credit_line: Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape, a technique called leaded

country: Italy

subjects: Lace Italy


title: Portrait of Wilibald Pirkheimer

creator: Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528

medium: Engraving on laid paper

subjects: Portrait Germany


title: Dado

medium: Block-printed on handmade paper

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Josephine Howell


title: Border

date: 16th–17th century

medium: Medium: linen (plain weave and undyed), silk, metallic Technique: cutwork with needle-lace fillings

country: Italy or Spain

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Italy or spain


title: Coiled Rattlesnake

creator: William B. Kerr & Company, Newark, New Jersey, 1855 - 1927

medium: Silver

country: Newark, New Jersey, USA

subjects:
Container
Newark, new jersey, usa


title: Ocean with Large Rock and Small Cliffs

creator: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905

medium: Graphite on cream wove paper, bound

subjects: Seascape Usa

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


title: Miser's purse

date: early 19th century

medium: Medium: silk, metal Technique: crocheted

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum


title: The actor Igoro Sawai

creator: Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786 – 1864

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

country: Japan

subjects: Theater Japan


title: Design for a Porcelain Plate, Brewery Interior for the Sevres Industrial Arts Service

creator: Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849

medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, white gouache, graphite on cream laid paper, lined

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle


title: Study for "Wedding Procession"

creator: Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923

medium: Pastel crayon on paper

subjects: Figure Usa

credit_line: Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters


title: Sketch of Serene Ocean on Beach


title: Landscape, Darmstadt, Germany

medium: Graphite on paper

country: Darmstadt, Germany

subjects:
Landscape
Darmstadt, germany


title: Frieze

creator: Williamson

medium: Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

subjects: Wallcovering Usa

credit_line: Gift of Victorian Collectibles


title: Silhouette

creator: Augustin-Amant-Constance Fidele Edouart, French, active England and USA, 1789 - 1861

medium: Pen and ink on paper, wood (frame)

country: England

subjects: Figure England

credit_line: Gift of Ralph V. Sollitt


title: Box

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

medium: block printed paper on wood

country: Rixheim, France

subjects:
Wallcovering
Rixheim, france

credit_line: Gift of Jones and Erwin, Inc.


title: Border

medium: Machine-printed paper

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


title: Royal Pavilion, Brighton

creator: John Nash, 1752 – 1835

medium: Graphite on white laid paper

country: London, England

subjects:
Architecture
London, england

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


title: "Un des cotes du Pavillon orchestre dans le Jardin des Tuileries, en Juillet 1838"

creator: Félix Duban, French, 1797 - 1870

medium: Brush & pen & watercolor, graphite Support: light tan paper mounted on off-white laid paper

subjects: Architecture France

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


title: Carpet fragment

date: 19th century

medium: Medium: wool Technique: double cloth

country: USA

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Woven textile
Usa

credit_line: Gift of Sleepy Hollow Restorations


title: Tombeau monumental avec trois femmes adossées from the series "Tombeaux"

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

date: 1768, published 1770

medium: Etching on cream laid paper Support: cream laid paper

credit_line: Gift of Whitney Warren


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed on continuous paper

credit_line: Gift of Elizabeth R. Albro


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed and flocked on handmade paper

credit_line: Gift of Lorraine Yerkes


title: Illustration for Alexander Pope's "Rape of the Lock". vol.1, p. 141

creator: Alexander Pope

medium: Copper

subjects: Metalwork Usa

credit_line: Gift of Erhard Weyhe


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed


title: Hemp Leaf and Well-cover Motifs

date: mid 18th - early 19th century

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

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile design
Japan

credit_line: Gift of Helen Snyder


title: Sidewall

creator: Potter Wall Paper Mills

country: Chicago, Illinois, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Chicago, illinois, usa


title: Frieze

creator: Hobbs, Benton & Heath, Hoboken, New Jersey

country: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

subjects:
Wallcovering
Hoboken, new jersey, usa


title: Textile

creator: Jean-Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 – 1811

medium: Medium: cotton Technique: copperplate printed

country: Jouy, France

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


title: Sidewall

medium: Block-printed, machine-made paper, distemper colors

country: France

subjects: Wallcovering France

credit_line: Gift of Delafield, Hope & Linker


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

creator: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, English, 1745 – 1784

medium: soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel

subjects: Botany Ceramic England

credit_line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer


title: The Portico of An Excavated Temple on the Island of Salsette, from "Oriental Scenery: Twenty Four Views in Hindoostan"

creator: Thomas Daniell, British, 1749 - 1840

medium: Colored aquatint on paper

subjects:
Architecture
Print
London, england
Landscapes


title: Fragment

medium: Medium: linen Technique: needlework on gauze weave

subjects:
Embroidery & stitching
Italy

credit_line: Bequest of Marian Hague