Public-domain art from Boston

200 public-domain plates · 17th century to 20th century · 235 attributed

• Peromyscus gossypinus gossypinus E. V. Komarek Sr.14 Feb 1948
• Nycticorax nycticorax H. K. Job
• Stercorarius parasiticus J. Kimball
• Larus marinus DR. T. M. Brewer-- -- 18--
• Columba livia domestica W. C. Kendall
• Sayornis phoebe J. Kimball
• Spizella arborea arborea DR. T. M. Brewer-- -- 18--
• Melospiza melodia melodia Spencer F. Baird
• Sciurus niger niger E. V. Komarek Sr.6 Feb 1947
• Libellula luctuosa K. Christiansen7 Jun 1942
• Scalopus aquaticus australis E. V. Komarek Sr.14 Feb 1948
• Scenedesmus quadricauda (Turpin) Bréb. in Bréb. & Godey North American Terrestrial
• Sympetrum vicinum K. Christiansen29 Aug 1942
• Sciurus niger niger E. V. Komarek Sr.3 Feb 1947
• Cryptotis parvus floridanus E. V. Komarek Sr.17 Mar 1954
• Klebsormidium subtile (Kütz.) Mikhailyuk et al. North American Terrestrial1 Mar 1973
• Libellula cyanea K. Christiansen14 Jun 1942
• Phoca vitulina concolor New England Aquarium (NEA)31 Jul 1973
• Epitheca semiaquea K. Christiansen7 Jun 1942
• Leptothrix ochracea Kütz. North American Terrestrial
• Libellula incesta K. Christiansen7 Jun 1942
• Lonicera caerulea L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.13 May 1898
• Hydrocotyle umbellata L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Cicuta maculata L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Centaurea cyanus L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.7 Jul 1884
• Micranthes pensylvanica (L.) Haw. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Ribes hirtellum Michx. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Paronychia canadensis (L.) Alph. Wood 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.
• Stellaria media (L.) Vill. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Caltha palustris L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Silene caroliniana var. pensylvanica (Michx.) Fernald 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Fumaria officinalis L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.
• Mollugo verticillata L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Viburnum opulus L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.4 Jun 1900
• Viburnum recognitum Fernald 78 - Southeastern U.S.A.1816
• Solidago sempervirens L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.30 Sep 1885
• Solidago sempervirens L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.30 Sep 1885
• Drosera intermedia Hayne 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Euphorbia cyparissias L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.May 1879
• Polygala sanguinea L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Trientalis americana Pursh 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Cornus florida L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Cornus alternifolia L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Decodon verticillatus (L.) Elliott 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Cornus sericea L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Bidens coronata (L.) Britton 78 - Southeastern U.S.A.1816
• Lysimachia hybrida Michx. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Stearns & Poggenb. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Helianthemum canadense (L.) Michx. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Hypericum gentianoides (L.) Britton, Stearns & Poggenb. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Viola fimbriatula Small x V. sororia Willd. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Monotropa uniflora L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.
• Epigaea repens L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Gentiana andrewsii Griseb. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Orthilia secunda (L.) House 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.
• Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Viola cucullata Aiton 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Elatine americana (Pursh) Arn. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1 Aug 1883
• Houstonia caerulea L. 78 - Southeastern U.S.A.1816
• Mitchella repens L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Acer pensylvanicum L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Lobelia cardinalis L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Polygala sanguinea L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.
• Ligusticum scoticum L. subsp. scoticum 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Sium suave Walter 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.Jan 1816
• Cornus alternifolia L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Melampyrum lineare var. latifolium (Muhl.) P. Beauv. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.
• Mimulus ringens L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Linaria canadensis (L.) Dum. Cours. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Lestes dryas K. Christiansen7 Jun 1942
• Anabaena licheniformis North American Terrestrial23 Aug 1936
• Sympetrum vicinum K. Christiansen29 Aug 1942
• Cantacader henshawi Henshaw12 Jul 1879
• Corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos Collector Unknown
• Masonic Temple, Boston, Mass., No. 624 from the series "Boston and Vicinity" John P. Soule1861/88
• Sciurus niger niger E. V. Komarek Sr.29 Mar 1947
• Oscillatoria princeps Vaucher North American Terrestrial
• Boston Harbor and East Boston, from State Street Block, No. 578 from the series "American Views" John P. Soule1861/88
• Easter Morning Artist unknown1875/99
• Pair of Side Chairs Artist unknown (American, 18th century)1760–80
• Celithemis elisa K. Christiansen14 Jun 1942
• Closterium ehrenbergii North American Terrestrial2 Mar 1907
• Sympetrum vicinum K. Christiansen29 Aug 1942
• Celithemis elisa K. Christiansen14 Jun 1942
• Scenedesmus dimorphus North American Terrestrial
• <I>The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 11</I> The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865March 13, 1857
• Carte-de-visite portrait of Lydia Maria Child John Adams Whipple, American, 1822 - 1891ca. 1865
• <I>The Liberator, Vol. XXV, No. 8</I> The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865February 23, 1855
• <I>The Liberator, Vol. XXIII, No. 7</I> The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865February 18, 1853
• <I>The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 23</I> The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865June 9, 1854
• Photograph carte-de-visite of R.T. Greener Augustus Marshall, American, 1835 - 1916July 1865
• <I>The Liberator, Vol. XXV, No. 47</I> The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865November 23, 1855
• <I>The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 6</I> The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865February 8, 1856
• <I>New England Loyal Publication Society No. 147</I> New England Loyal Publication Society, American, founded 18631863
• Photograph of Dr. A. M. Townsend near a ledge Unidentifiedmost likely 1909
• <I>The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 7</I> The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865February 17, 1854
• <I>Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Massachusetts Located at Boston 1904 December (Third Tuesday)</I> Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, American, founded 18471904
• <I>The Liberator Vol. VII, No. 9</I> William Lloyd Garrison, American, 1805 - 1879February 25, 1837
• <I>An Elegy, Sacred to the Memory of the Great Divine, the Reverend and Learned Dr. Samuel Cooper, Who Departed this Life December 29, 1783, Ætatis 59</I> Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 17841784
• <I>Boston Evening-Post Numb. 1982</I> John Fleet, English American, died 1806September 20, 1773
• <I>Waiting for the Hour</I> Heard & Moseley, American1863
• Letter written by William Lloyd Garrison William Lloyd Garrison, American, 1805 - 18791851
• Wallpapers of Merit, Book No. 3 I. Lappin Wallpaper1917
• Porringer Jacob Hurd, American, ca. 1702 - 1758ca. 1740
• Chair from the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Unidentifiedlate 18th century
• <I>The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 25</I> The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865June 19, 1857
• Broadside calling for violence against abolitionist George Thompson UnidentifiedOctober 21, 1835
• <I>The Birth of Blues</I> Unidentified1947
• <I>The Negro in Business</I> Booker T. Washington, American, 1856 - 19151907
• Masonic initiation document for Boston's African Lodge No. 459 African Lodge, No. 459, American, 1776 - 18471826
• <I>The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 26</I> The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865June 27, 1856
• Carte-de-visite of Edmonia Lewis Augustus Marshall, American, 1835 - 1916ca. 1870
• <I>The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 16</I> The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865April 21, 1854
• <I>The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 26</I> The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865June 27, 1845
• <I>The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 20</I> The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865May 16, 1845
• <I>The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 23</I> The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865June 5, 1857
• Photograph of Dr. A. M. Townsend on a ship Unidentifiedmost likely 1909
• <I>The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 22</I> The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865May 29, 1857
• Flute used by Alton Augustus Adams Sr. Cundy-Bettoney Company, American, founded 1907ca. 1915
• <I>Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly</I> Harriet Beecher Stowe, American, 1811 - 18961852
• Cabinet card of Frederick Douglass with his grandson Joseph Douglass Denis Bourdon, CanadianMay 10, 1894
• Persicaria robustior (Small) E.P. Bicknell 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Sidewall Grace Lincoln Temple, 1865–19531890–93
• No. 3, S.Z. Goldberg S.Z. Goldberg1914
• Tile Addison B. Le Boutellier, 1872 – 1951ca. 1902
• Tile Paul Revere Pottery, American, 1908 - 19421910
• Tile Grueby Faience Company, Revere, Massachusetts, 1895–1908ca. 1902
• plate Paul Revere Pottery, American, 1908 - 19421917
• Tile Grueby Faience Company, Revere, Massachusetts, 1895–19081902–09
• Paperweight Grueby Faience Company, Revere, Massachusetts, 1895–19081904–09
• Paperweight Grueby Faience Company, Revere, Massachusetts, 1895–19081904–09
• Tile Paul Revere Pottery, American, 1908 - 19421913
• Sacred to Washington Ebenezer Cloughca. 1800
• Vase Grueby Faience Company, Revere, Massachusetts, 1895–19081899–1909
• Plate Fanny Levine1917
• Tile Grueby Faience Company, Revere, Massachusetts, 1895–19081905–1909
• Tile Grueby Faience Company, Revere, Massachusetts, 1895–1908ca. 1902
• Sampler Martha Butler, American, b. about 17171729
• Crew of the U.S. Steam-sloop "Colorado," Shipped at Boston, June 1861, from Harper's Weekly, July 13, 1861, p. 439. Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910July 13, 1861
• Sampler Sarah Russell Waters, Americanca. 1810
• Tile Grueby Faience Company, Revere, Massachusetts, 1895–1908ca. 1905
• Tile Grueby Faience Company, Revere, Massachusetts, 1895–1908ca. 1905
• Design for Sideboard 'C' of Mahogany A.N. Davenport Co.1900–05
• Tile Grueby Faience Company, Revere, Massachusetts, 1895–1908ca. 1905
• Punch Ladle Edward Watson, American, active ca 18201800-1820
• Stachys aspera Michx. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Vernonia noveboracensis (L.) Michx. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Tilia americana L. 75 - Northeastern U.S.A.1816
• Lestes forcipatus K. Christiansen29 Aug 1942
• Sympetrum vicinum K. Christiansen29 Aug 1942
• Volvox perglobator North American TerrestrialAug 1917
• Microtus pinetorum parvulus E. V. Komarek Sr.1 Feb 1965
• Libellula incesta K. Christiansen14 Jun 1942
• Klebsormidium subtile (Kütz.) Mikhailyuk et al. North American Terrestrial4 Nov 1971
• Untitled (Portrait of Seated Girl) Lorenzo G. Chase1855
• Tambour Desk and Bookcase Attributed to the workshop of John and Thomas Seymour (American, active 1793–1804)c. 1800
• Rev. Cotton Mather (Son of Increase) Using His Powerful Influence to Overcome the Prejudice Against Inoculation for Smallpox in Boston, 1721 Sally James Farnhamc. 1915
• Lamp Base Designed by George Prentiss Kendrick (American, 1850–1919)1899–1909
• Card Table Isaac Vose & Son (American, 1819–25)1819–25
• Vase Design attributed to George Prentiss Kendrick (American, 1850–1919)1903–9
• Pier Table Thomas Emmons (American, active 1812–1825)1813–25
• Armchair Design attributed to Francis H. Bacon (American, 1856–1940)c. 1885
• Tall Case Clock Movement by Thomas Hughes (London, active 1750–1783)c. 1750
• Side Chair Artist unknown (American, 18th century)1760–85
• Pitcher John B. Jones (American, 1782–1854)1833
• Card Table Artist unknown (American, 19th century)1810–20
• Dressing Glass Artist unknown (American, 18th century)1740–60
• Tea Caddy Vincent Laforme (American, born Germany, 1823-1893)1850–57
• Traveling Desk Artist unknown (American, 19th century)1800–15
• Cann Benjamin Burt (American, 1729–1805)c. 1765
• Pitcher Ebenezer Noyes Moulton (American, 1768–1824)1801–10
• Snuff Box Thomas Dane (American, 1726–1759)1752
• Milk Pot Paul Revere Jr. (American, 1734–1818)1784
• Mug John Coney (American, 1655–1722)1705–15
• Pitcher Ebenezer Moulton1806–20
• Tankard John Coney (American, 1655–1722)1705–22
• Cup Edward Winslow (American, 1669–1743)c. 1715
• Armchair Artist unknown (American, 17th–18th century)1690–1725
• Fish Slice Newell Harding & Co.c. 1830–60
• Salver Haddock, Lincoln & Fossc. 1850
• Chocolate Pot Jones, Ball & Poorc. 1846–53
• Cup Benjamin Pierpont (American, 1730–1797)1788
• Side Chair Sherlock Spooner and George Trask1825–26
• Charger Artist unknown (American, 19th century)1800–50
• Cabinet George Croome (American, 1807–1879)1875–77
• Chest of Drawers Attributed to John Cogswell (American, 1738–1819)1760–90
• Gate Leg Table Artist unknown (American, 18th century)1710–30
• Salt William Homes, Sr. (American, 1716–1785)1750–75
• Porringer Henry B. Stanwood1850
• Spoon Paul Revere Jr. (American, 1734–1818)1754–95
• Tankard John Burt (American, 1692/93–1745/46)c. 1729
• Chest of Drawers with Dressing Glass Attributed to the workshop of Thomas Seymour (active 1794–1843)c. 1815
• Spoon Samuel Edwards1730–62
• Cylinder Desk and Bookcase Artist unknown (American, 19th century)1800–10
• Hillside with Trees William Morris Hunt1872–78
• Tall Case Clock Works by Aaron Willard (American, 1757–1844)1806
• Center Table Doe, Hazelton & Company1847–57