Works of Art (198)
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Étagère, mid-19th century,
English,
Black lacquered, painted, and gilded wood and papier-mâché, mother-of-pearl (1999.50.2) |
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"Akari E" lamp, ca. 1966,
Isamu Noguchi (American); Manufacturer: Ozeki & Co., Ltd.,
Mulberry bark paper, bamboo, wire (1990.74) |
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"Alada" table, ca. 1985, Oscar Tusquets Blanca (Spanish); Manufacturer: CASAS, Painted wood, etched glass, bronze (1990.68ab) |
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"Architettura" trumeau, 1952,
Piero Fornasetti (Italian); Gio Ponti (Italian),
Screen-printed wood fiberboard, mahogany, brass, wire, electric light (1997.460.2ab) |
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Armchair (bergère en cabriolet) (one of a pair), ca. 176070, Stamped by Claude-Louis Burgat (French), Carved and gilded beechwood (1982.60.89) |
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Armchair (bergère en cabriolet), 1788, Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (French), Carved, painted, and gilded walnut (41.205.2) |
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Armchair (from a set), ca. 19023, Made by Frank Lloyd Wright (American), White oak (1972.60.4) |
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Armchair (part of a large set), 1753, Stamped by Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot (French), Carved and gilded beechwood, covered with the original silk and wool Beauvais tapestry covers (35.145.9) |
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Armchair, 16401700, American; Essex County, Massachusetts, Oak (1995.98) |
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Armchair, 176575, Attributed to Thomas Affleck (British, active in America), American, Mahogany, white oak (59.154) |
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Armchair, 1801, Attributed to Samuel McIntire (American), American, Mahogany, birch, white pine (45.105) |
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Armchair, 180512,
Charles-Honoré Lannuier (French),
New York City,
Mahogany (31.44.2) |
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Armchair, 1843,
Auguste-Émile Ringuet-Leprince (French; firm active Paris),
Ebonized fruitwood (apple or pear), beech, gilt bronze mounts, original upholstery (69.262.3) |
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Armchair, 186870,
Attributed to John Jelliff (American; firm active Newark, New Jersey),
Rosewood, ash, mother-of-pearl (68.133.3) |
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Armchair, ca. 1710 French, Carved and gilded walnut, covered in late 17th-century wool, velvet (1983.526) |
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Armchair, ca. 1775, American, Mahogany, red oak, sweet gum (1984.287) |
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Armchair, ca. 1828,
Karl Friedrich Schinkel (German),
Gilded mountain ash, brass (1996.30) |
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Armchair, ca. 1850,
Chair frame by firm of Joseph-Pierre-François Jeanselme (French); upholstery by firm of Jacques-Michel Dulud,
Carved rosewood, leather, silk, serge (1995.164) |
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Armchair, ca. 1855,
Attributed to Gustave Herter (American, born Germany; firm active New York City),
Walnut (1986.204) |
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Armchair, ca. 1860,
French,
Gilded wood, upholstered in modern green tufted velvet (1998.382) |
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Armchair, ca. 189192,
Louis Comfort Tiffany (American); Samuel Colman (American),
Oak, silk velvet (1992.125) |
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Armchair, ca. 1905,
Designer: Henri-Jules-Ferdinand Bellery-Desfontaines (French),
French (Paris),
Walnut, copper, brass, tapestry covers, brown plush (1990.213) |
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Autumn Grasses in Moonlight, Meiji period, ca. 187291, Shibata Zeshin (Japanese), Two-panel folding screen; ink, lacquer, and silver leaf on paper (1975.268.137) |
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"B35" armchair, 192829,
Marcel Breuer (American, born Hungary); manufactured by Gebrüder Thonet GmbH,
Tubular steel, wood, and canvas (1985.127) |
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Bamboo in the Four Seasons, Muromachi period (13921573), Attributed to Tosa Mitsunobu (Japanese), Pair of six-panel folding screens; color, ink, and gold on paper (1975.268.44,45)
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The Battles of Hogen and Heiji, Edo period, 17th century, Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper (57.156.4-5) |
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Bedroom from Sagredo Palace, Venice, 18th century (ca. 1718), Stuccowork probably by Abbondio Stazio of Massagno (16751745) and Carpoforo Mazzetti (ca. 16841748); ceiling painting probably by Gasparo Diziani of Belluno (16891767), Italian (Venice), Wood, stucco, marble, glass (06.1335.1a-d) |
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Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, Momoyama period, early 17th century, Kano School, Japan, Pair of six-fold screens; color on gold-leafed paper (1987.342.1,2) |
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Birds and Flowers, Chosôn dynasty, late 19th century,
Korea,
Ten-panel folding screen, ink and color on paper (1993.255) |
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Brazier, second half of 13th century, Mamluk, Rasulid; Egypt, Cast bronze inlaid with silver (91.1.540) |
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Bureau table, ca. 1765, Attributed to John Townsend (American), Made in New England, Newport, Rhode Island, Mahogany, chestnut, tulip poplar, white pine (10.125.83) |
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"Butterfly" stool (model no. T-0521), 1956,
Sori Yanagi (Japanese); Manufacturer: Tendo Co. Ltd.,
Rosewood, stainless steel (1988.195) |
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Cabinet on base, ca. 1939, Charlotte Perriand (French), Aluminum, pine, and walnut (1987.461.2ab) |
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Cabinet on stand, ca. 17001710, Attributed to Jan van Mekeren (Dutch), Dutch; Amsterdam, Oak veneered with kingwood, tulipwood, rosewood, ebony, olive wood, holly, and other marquetry woods (1995.371) |
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The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book: Frontispiece and title page (vol. 1), plates 33 and 35 (vol. 2), 1793, Thomas Sheraton (British) London (161 Sh5) |
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The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide: Title page, plates 2 and 6, 1788, George Hepplewhite (British), London (161 H41) |
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The Cabinet-Makers' London Book of Prices: Frontispiece, title page, plates 1 and 6, 1793, Published by W. Brown and A. O'Neil, London (161 L841) |
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Cabinet-vitrine, 1899,
Gustave Serrurier-Bovy (Belgian),
Belgian (Liège),
Red narra wood, ash, copper, enamel, glass (1981.512.4) |
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Cabinet, 17th18th century, Thailand, Wood with lacquer and gold (1971.139) |
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Cabinet, 1861, Philip Webb (British), Designer; Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., Maker; Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (British), Painter, Made in England, Painted pine, oil paint on leather, brass, copper (26.54) |
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Cabinet, 1926, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (French), Designer, Macassar ebony, amaranth, and ivory (25.231.1) |
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Cabinet, ca. 1866,
Alexander Roux (American, born France; firm active New York City),
Rosewood, tulipwood, cherry, poplar, pine (68.100.10 |
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Cabinet, ca. 187780,
Attributed to Daniel Pabst (American; firm active Philadelphia),
Walnut, maple, white pine, glass (1985.116) |
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Card table (one of a pair), 1817, Charles-Honoré Lannuier (French), American (New York City), Mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, basswood, ash; mahogany veneer, gilt gesso, faux-bronze patination, gilt brass (1995.377.1) |
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Card table, 181020,
Unidentified Maker,
New York City,
Mahogany, tulip poplar, brass (31.44.11) |
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Card table, ca. 1786, John Townsend (American), Newport, Rhode Island, Mahogany, maple, chestnut, tulip poplar (27.161) |
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Cassone, 146165, Marco del Buono Giamberti (Italian, Florentine); Apollonio di Giovanni di Tomaso (Italian, Florentine), Italian (Florence), Painted and gilded gesso on poplar, set with a wooden panel painted in tempera and gold (14.39) |
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Center table, 187075,
Attributed to Pottier and Stymus and Company (New York City),
Rosewood, walnut, marble (68.207a,b) |
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Chair panel of Thutmose IV, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose IV, ca. 14001390 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Cedar (30.8.45) |
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Chair, 19th20th century, Chokwe peoples; Angola, Wood, brass, tacks, leather (1978.412.619) |
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Chair, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early co-reign of Thutmose III and Hatshepsut, ca. 14791473 B.C., Egyptian; From the tomb of Hatnofer and Ramose, western Thebes, Boxwood, cypress, ebony, linen cord (36.3.152) |
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Chest of drawers, 16951720, American; New York City or western Long Island, Gumwood, yellow poplar, pine, oak (36.112a,b) |
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Chest of drawers, 1765, John Townsend (American), Newport, Rhode Island, Mahogany, white pine, chestnut, tulip poplar (27.57.1) |
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Chest of drawers, ca. 176275, American; Made in Mid-Atlantic, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America, Mahogany, tulip poplar, yellow pine (18.110.4) |
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Chest, 166080, Attributed to William Searle (American); or Thomas Dennis (American), Made in New England, Ipswich, Massachusetts, America, Red oak, white oak (10.125.685) |
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Chest, Chosôn dynasty, 19th century,
Korea,
Lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, sharkskin, and brass-wire inlay, and brass fittings (63.121.1a,b) |
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Choir Screen (Reja), completed in 1764, Probably by Rafael Amezúa (Spanish), Wrought- and cold-chiseled iron, partly gilt; limestone, with traces of paint (56.234.1) |
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Coin cabinet, ca. 1805,
Probably by François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter (French); silver mounts by Martin-Guillaume Biennais (French); designed by Charles Percier (French); decoration after drawings by Baron Dominique Vivant-Denon (French),
Mahogany, silver (26.168.77) |
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Collector's Cabinet, ca. 157090, South German or Tyrolean, Pine, walnet, ash, various fruitwoods, maple, ebony, partly stained (marquetry veneer); gilt bronze (25.135.112) |
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Commode (commode à vantaux), ca. 1790, Stamped by Adam Weisweiler (French), Oak veneered with Japanese lacquer and European japanning, ebony, gilt-bronze mounts, violet brocatelle marble top (1977.1.12) |
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Commode, ca. 174549, Charles Cressent (French), Pine and oak veneered with purplewood, mahogany, and bois satiné (bloodwood), gilt-bronze mounts, portor marble top (1982.60.56) |
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"Contour" chair, designed 1970, manufactured ca. 1982, Frank Gehry (American); Manufacturer: Easy Edges Inc., Corrugated cardboard, Masonite (1987.357) |
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Corner cabinet (encoignure) (one of a pair), 174549, Stamped by Bernard van Risenburgh (French), Oak veneered with ebony and Chinese Coromandel lacquer, cherry, and purple wood, gilt-bronze mounts, Spanish brocatelle marble (1983.185.1a,b) |
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Crib of the Infant Jesus, 15th century, South Netherlandish; Made in Brabant, Carved and polychromed oak, copper gilt, silver gilt, painted parchment, and silk embroidered with seed pearls, gold thread, tinsel, and translucent enamels (1974.121) |
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Cylinder desk and bookcase, 181520,
Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (Scottish),
New York City,
Mahogany, satinwood, tulip poplar, pine (1985.236a,b) |
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Design for a Commode and Console: Plate 9 of Collection de meubles et objets de goût, 1802,
Pierre de La Mésangère (French),
Paris,
Colored engraving (30.80) |
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Design for a Tablet for a Chimney Piece: Plate 5 of a A New Book of Ornaments, 1762, Published by Thomas Johnson (British), British, Crayon manner and stipple engraving (1985.1099) |
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Design for the Scrolled End of a Bedstead: Plate 15 of Recueil de décorations intérieures, 1812,
Charles Percier (French); Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (French),
Engraving (28.40.1) |
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Desk (secrétaire), ca. 180415,
French,
Amboyna on pine with gilt-bronze mounts (23.147.1) |
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Desk and bookcase, ca. 1779, Workshop of Nathaniel Gould (American), American; Salem, Massachusetts, Mahogany, white pine (10.125.81a) |
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Desk chair (fauteuil de bureau),
French,
Mahogany, gilt bronze, satin-velvet upholstery (voided, green and red) (07.225.53) |
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Desk, 189092,
Designer: Mervyn Macartney (British); W. Hall for Kenton & Co., London,
Mahogany veneered with Macassar ebony, silver molding, silver-plated brass knobs (2006.4) |
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Desk, ca. 1877,
Kimbel & Cabus (New York City),
Oak, nickel-plated brass and iron hardware (2000.58) |
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Desk, ca. 1902,
Carlo Bugatti (Italian),
Walnut, copper, pewter, vellum (1970.181.3) |
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Drop-leaf dining table, 1756, John Townsend (American), Newport, Rhode Island, Mahogany, maple (L.2001.53.1) |
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Drop-leaf Pembroke table, 17901800, John Townsend (American), Newport, Rhode Island, Mahogany, satinwood, chestnut (1980.293) |
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Easy chair, 1758, Caleb Gardner (American), American; Newport, Rhode Island, Walnut, maple (50.228.3) |
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Egyptianizing figures on either side of a tree with a winged disk, 8th7th century B.C.; Neo-Assyrian, Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Ivory (62.269.3) |
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Eight-Planked Bridge (Yatsuhashi), Ogata Korin (Japanese), Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gilded paper (53.7.1-2) |
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Farnese Table, Italian (Rome), Marble, alabaster, and semi-precious stones (58.57) |
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Firescreen, 1771, Attributed to Thomas Affleck (British, active in America), American; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mahogany (49.51a,b) |
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Folding stool (one of a pair), 1786, Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (French), Beechwood, carved and painted, upholstered in pink silk (1977.102.9,.10) |
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The Four Accomplishments, Muromachi period, mid-16th century,
Kano Motonobu (Japanese),
Pair of six-panel screens; ink and color on paper (1991.480.1,.2)
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Furniture support: female sphinx with Hathor-style curls, 18201740 B.C.; Old Assyrian Trading Colony period, Probably Acemhöyük, Central Anatolia, Ivory (Hippopotamus), gold foil (32.161.46) |
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Gable-topped chest and linens, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 15501295 B.C.,
Egyptian; From the tomb of Hatnofer and Ramose, western Thebes,
Whitewashed wood; linen (36.3.56,.54,.111,.140) |
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Gibbons, Muromachi period (13921573), Attributed to Sesson Shukei (Japanese), Japan, Pair of six-panel screens; ink on paper (1992.8.1,2) |
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Hanging cabinet, ca. 1890,
Émile Gallé (French),
French (Nancy), Beechwood, various marquetry woods (1982.246) |
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Headrest, 19th20th century, Somalia; Somali (?) people, Wood (1979.206.31) |
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Headrest, 19th20th century, South Africa or Mozambique; Tsonga people, Wood (1999.47.101) |
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Headrest, 19th20th century, Zimbabwe; Shona people, Wood (2001.759.2) |
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Headrest, 19th20th century, Zimbabwe; Shona people, Wood (2001.759.4) |
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"How High the Moon" armchair, 1986, Shiro Kuramata (Japanese); Manufacturer: Vitra AG, Basel, Nickel-plated steel mesh (1988.186) |
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Jali screen (one of a pair), second half of 16th century; Mughal, Probably from Fatehpur Sikri, India, Carved red sandstone (1993.67.2) |
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"Java" armchair, ca. 1930, Ilonka Karasz (American, born Hungary), Teak wood (1983.228.5) |
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Jewelry casket, 1857,
Pietro Giusti (Italian),
Carved walnut, ebony, lined with red velvet (1998.19) |
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Kast, 16501700, American; New York City or vicinity, White and red oak (1988.21) |
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Kast, 16901720, American; New York City, Yellow poplar, red oak, white pine (09.175) |
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Lamp, 190415,
Louis Comfort Tiffany (American); Tiffany Studios,
Leaded Favrile glass, bronze (1974.214.15a,b) |
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Landscape and Chinese Figures, Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese), Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on gilded paper (1975.268.75, 76) |
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Landscape of the Four Seasons, Muromachi period, early 16th century, Kangaku Shinso (Soami) (Japanese), Pair of six-fold screens, ink on paper (41.59.1,2) |
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Lion head plaque, Iron Age II, 9th century B.C.,
Iran; Excavated at Hasanlu,
Ivory (65.163.22) |
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Lion head terminal, Iron Age II, 9th century B.C.,
Northwestern Iran; Excavated at Hasanlu,
Bronze (63.109.1) |
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Looking glass, ca. 1775, American, Pine (1990.18) |
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Loom-width piece of velvet, late 15th century,
Probably Bursa, Turkey, possibly Venice,
Silk velvet pile and voided areas brocaded with silver-gilt-wrapped silk wefts (53.157) |
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Mechanical table, 1778 Jean-Henri Riesener (French), Oak veneered with bois satiné (bloodwood), holly, black stained holly, amaranth, berberis, stained sycamore, and green lacquered wood, gilt-bronze mounts (33.12) |
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Mechanical table, ca. 176163 Stamped by Jean-François Oeben and Roger Vandercruse Lacroix (French), Oak veneered with mahogany, kingwood, and tulipwood with marquetry of mahogany, rosewood, holly, and various other woods, gilt-bronze mounts (1982.60.61) |
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Meridienne (Couch), 1837,
Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (Scottish),
New York City,
Mahogany, pine, ash (66.221.1) |
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Miniature Secretary Incorporating a Clock, probably ca. 176672, By James Cox (English), Case: gold, agate, gilt bronze, pearls, and paste jewels; Dial: white enamel with black numerals; Movement: brass and steel (46.184ac) |
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Mirror Frame, ca. 1568, Wenzel Jamnitzer (German, Nuremberg), Silver gilt, ebony, and mirror plate (17.190.620) |
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Model No. 41 lounge chair, 193132, Alvar Aalto (Finnish), Laminated birch (2000.375) |
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Morning Glories, Edo period, 19th century, Suzuki Kiitsu (Japanese), Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on gilded paper (54.69.1,2) |
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"MR" armchair, 1927, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (American, born Germany, Designer, Tubular steel, painted caning (1980.351) |
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Music stand, 1962, Wharton Esherick (American), Designer, Cherry wood (1979.320) |
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"Nomos" table, 1987, Sir Norman Foster (British); Manufacturer: Techno S.p.A., Glass, stainless steel, rubber (1998.379ab) |
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Nubian with oryx, monkey, and leopard skins, 8th7th century B.C.; Neo-Assyrian period; Phoenician style, Excavated at Fort Shalmaneser, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Mesopotamia, Ivory (60.145.11) |
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The Old Plum, Edo period, ca. 1645, Attributed to Kano Sansetsu (Japanese), Four sliding door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold leaf on paper (1975.268.48a-d) |
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Pair of candelabra, ca. 181015,
Pierre-Philippe Thomire (French),
Bronze-gilt (26.256.2,.3) |
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Panel from a set of Bed Curtains, first half of 18th century, Greek Islands, Cyclades, Linen embroidered with silk (64.278.2) |
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Panel with Cross and Griffins, 500700, Byzantine; Made in Egypt, Wood (28.12) |
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Paneling from Marmion, the Fitzhugh House, ca. 1758; painting ca. 1770-80,
King George County, Virginia (16.112) |
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Parlour Chair: Plate 9 of The Cabinet and Chair-Maker's Real Friend and Companion, 1765, By Robert Manwaring (British); engraved by Robert Pranker (British); published by Henry Webley, London, 1765, British, Etching and engraving (32.9.6) |
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Part of a throne with deity on a bull, late 8th7th century B.C.; Urartian style, Probably Toprakkale, eastern Anatolia, Bronze (50.163) |
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Persimmon Tree, Edo period, late autumn 1816, Sakai Hoitsu (Japanese), Two-panel screen; ink and color on paper (57.156.3) |
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Pieced panel of brocaded silk, second half of 16th century,
Probably Bursa, Turkey,
Silk velvet pile and voided areas brocaded with silver-gilt-wrapped silk wefts (17.29.10) |
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Pier table, 181519,
Charles-Honoré Lannuier (French),
New York City,
Rosewood, white pine, ash, marble, lead, brass (53.181a,b) |
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Pietre dure cabinet, 161520, Court workshop of the grand dukes of Tuscany (Italian, Florence), Various exotic hardwoods veneered on oak, with ebony moldings; plaques of hardstones and slate; pietre dure work of various hardstones, colored marbles, and rock crystal (1988.19) |
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Plaque with "woman at the window" motif, 9th8th century B.C.; Neo-Assyrian period; Phoenician style, Probably Arslan Tash, Syria, Ivory inlaid with glass (57.80.12) |
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Print table, Made by Frank Lloyd Wright (American), Manufactured by William E. Nemmers, White oak (1972.60.8a,b) |
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"Queen Anne" side chair, 1984,
Robert Venturi (American); Manufacturer: Knoll International, Inc.,
Molded plywood and laminated finish (1985.113.1) |
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Quran stand, 1360, Iran, Carved and inlaid wood (10.218) |
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Revolving armchair, ca. 1904, Made by Frank Lloyd Wright (American), Steel, wood (1979.130) |
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Ritual Cabinet,18th century, Tibet, Lacquer and gilt on wood with metal additions (L.1993.88.1) |
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Room from the Hart House, 1680,
Ipswich, Massachusetts (36.127) |
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Room from the Hewlett House, ca. 174060,
Woodbury, New York (10.183) |
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Room from the Powel House, 176566; remodeled 176971,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (18.87.1-.4) |
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Rough Waves, Edo period, ca. 17049,
Ogata Korin (Japanese),
Two-panel screen; ink, color, and gold on gilded paper (26.117) |
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Secrétaire à abattant, ca. 181520, with later additions, Austrian, Walnut, parcel-ebonized and mounted with gilt bronze; leather, glass, brass (1991.470)
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Secretary bookcase, 17951805, Philadelphia, Mahogany, mahogany and satinwood veneers, holly stringing and inlay, white pine, yellow pine, tulip poplar, and cedar (67.203) |
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Secretary, ca. 1776, Attributed to Martin Carlin (French), Paris, Oak; tulipwood, purplewood, holly, and sycamore veneer; porcelain and tôle painted to imitate porcelain; gilt bronze (1976.155.110) |
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The Seehof garden furniture, ca. 176364, German, Painted and gilded lindenwood (1974.356.114-.121) |
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"September" armchair, 1973,
Shigeru Uchida (Japanese); Manufacturer: Build Co. Ltd.,
Melamine baked steel pipe, melamine baked stainless steel wire (1988.192) |
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Settee, 176090, American, Mahogany, maple, cedar, birch, white pine (30.120.59) |
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Settee, ca. 187685,
George Hunzinger (American; firm active New York City),
Ebonized cherry, fabric-covered steel mesh (1992.269) |
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Sgabello, ca. 148991, Italian (Florence), Walnut, maple, ebony, ebonized wood, and fruitwood, traces of gilding and red paint (30.93.2) |
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Side chair (chaise) (one of a pair), 1784, Georges Jacob (French), carved by Jules Hugues Rousseau (French) and his brother Jean-Siméon Rousseau (French), Carved and gilded walnut (1977.102.13,14) |
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Side chair (from a set), 176070, American, Walnut, white oak, white pine (39.184.38) |
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Side chair (part of a set), ca. 1899,
Édouard Colonna, for L'Art Nouveau Bing, Paris
French,
Palissander wood, damask upholstery (26.228.5) |
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Side chair, 16901720, American; New York City or vicinity, Cherry (1997.68) |
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Side chair, 176575, American, Mahogany, yellow pine (51.140) |
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Side chair, 17901800, Hartford, Connecticut, Mahogany, chestnut, poplar (1982.223) |
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Side chair, 179499, Attributed to Samuel McIntire (American), Made in New England, Salem, Massachusetts, America, Mahogany, ebony, ash, birch, white pine (62.16) |
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Side chair, 181520,
Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (Scottish),
New York City,
Mahogany, maple, birch, white pine, brass (60.4.4) |
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Side chair, 181520,
Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (Scottish),
New York City
Mahogany, ash, tulip poplar (65.188.2) |
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Side chair, 1870,
Edward Welby Pugin (British),
Stained oak, ebony, and brass (1993.134) |
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Side chair, 19012, Made by Frank Lloyd Wright (American), Oak (1978.189) |
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Side chair, ca. 1730, Giles Grendey (English), Beech (37.115) |
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Side chair, ca. 1770, Attributed to Thomas Affleck (British, active in America), American; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mahogany, northern white cedar (1974.325) |
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Side chair, ca. 1830,
Attributed to Duncan Phyfe (Scottish),
New York City,
Rosewood, ash (68.202.1) |
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Side chair, ca. 1857, Designer: Alexander J. Davis (American); Manufacturer: Probably Burns and Brother (New York City), Walnut (replacement upholstery) (1995.111) |
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Side chair, ca. 1870,
Attributed to Pottier and Stymus and Company (New York City),
Walnut, mahogany, rosewood, cedar (1983.68) |
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Side chair, ca. 1870,
Christopher Dresser (British),
Gilt, ebonized, and carved wood (1994.529) |
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Side chairs, 176590, American, Mahogany, maple, white pine (39.88.1,2) |
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Side table, 1871,
Edward William Godwin (British),
Walnut and brass (1991.87) |
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Sideboard, ca. 185357,
Alexander Roux (American, born France),
Black walnut, pine (1993.168) |
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"Siega a dossier basculant" Armchair LC/1 (model B 301), 1929, Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) (French, born Switzerland), Chrome-plated tubular steel, canvas (2003.293) |
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Slipper chair, 185060,
John H. Belter (American, born Germany; firm active New York City),
Rosewood, ash (51.79.9) |
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Small desk (bonheur-du-jour), 1768 Martin Carlin (French), Oak veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, stained sycamore and mahogany drawers, gilt-bronze mounts, Sèvres plaques (58.75.48) |
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Sofa and armchairs, ca. 183235,
Filippo Pelagio Palagi (Italian),
Mahogany with maplewood and mahogany inlay, upholstered with modern silk (1987.62.1,.2,.3) |
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Sofa, 1800, Attributed to Samuel McIntire (American), American, Mahogany, birch, white pine (46.171.1a,b) |
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Sofa, 185060, John H. Belter (American, born Germany), American; New York City, Rosewood (1999.396) |
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Sofa, ca. 1898,
Ernest F. Hagen (German),
New York City,
Mahogany, cane (61.254) |
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Statuette of a philosopher on a lamp stand, Early Imperial, Augustan, late 1st century B.C.,
Roman,
Marble (10.231.1) |
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Stool, 19th century, The Buli Master, Luba peoples; Democratic Republic of Congo, Wood, metal studs (1979.290) |
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Stool, 19th20th century, Ghana; Akan, Wood (1986.478.2) |
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Stool: Kneeling Female Caryatid, 19th century (?), Democratic Republic of Congo; Luba or Shankadi, Wood, glass beads (1978.412.317) |
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Stove, ca. 168485, Attributed to the pottery of David II Pfau; Possibly assisted by Hans Heinrich III Pfau; Decoration after designs by Tobias Stimmer and Christoph Murer, Swiss (Winterthur), Faience (tin-enameled earthenware) (06.968.2) |
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Study of the Throne in the House of Lords (Study for Portrait of Queen Victoria), ca. 1838, Thomas Sully (American, Graphite on paper (L.1994.29.5 recto) |
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Table Top, 400600, Byzantine; Said to be from Rome, Italy, Marble (47.100.50) |
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Table, 1834,
Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin; Possibly designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel (German); Decorator: August von Kloeber (German) and Gottfried Wilhelm Voelker (German),
Hard-paste porcelain and gilt bronze (2000.189) |
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Table, 191215, Made by Frank Lloyd Wright (American), White oak (1972.60.3) |
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Table, ca. 177580,
Italian (Rome),
Wood, carved, painted, and partly gilded; replaced green-black granite top (41.188) |
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Table, ca. 185060,
American, probably New York City,
Walnut, marble (1986.78) |
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Table, ca. 1940, Made by Frank Lloyd Wright (American), Cyprus plycore, cyprus veneer (1981.438.2) |
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Tall clock, 1789, John Townsend (American) and William Tomlinson (British), Newport, Rhode Island, Mahogany, chestnut, tulip poplar, maple (27.57.2) |
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Tea table, 176575, American, Mahogany (25.115.31) |
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Tula center table, ca. 178085 Russian; Tula, Imperial Armory, Steel, silver, gilt copper, birch (2002.115) |
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Upright secretary (secrétaire à abattant), ca. 178687, Maker: Guillaume Beneman (French) (1971.206.17) |
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"Vertebra" armchair, 197476, Emilio Ambasz (Argentinian); Giancarlo Piretti (Italian), Polyurethane and leather (1989.48) |
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Wardrobe, Ming dynasty, 16th century, China, Wood (Huanghuali/Dalbergia odoriferal) (1976.193.8) |
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Washstand (athénienne or lavabo), 180414,
Design attributed to Charles Percier (French); mounts attributed to Martin-Guillaume Biennais (French),
Yew wood, gilt bronze (26.256.1) |
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Washstand, 1904, Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Scottish), Designer, Oak, ceramic tile, colored and mirror glass, and lead (1994.120) |
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"Wassily" chair, 1925,
Marcel Breuer (American, born Hungary),
Chrome-plated steel, canvas upholstery (1988.256) |
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Woodwork from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, 179293,
Alexandria, Virginia (17.116.1-5) |
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Woodwork from the Great Hall of Van Rensselaer Manor House, 176569,
Albany, New York (28.143); Doors from the Great Hall of Van Rensselaer Manor House, 176569,
Albany, New York (31.95.1-2,6); Wallpaper, ca. 1768,
Tempera on watercolor paper (28.224) |
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Woodwork of a Room from the Colden House, 1767,
Coldenham, New York (40.127)
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Work and writing table (table en chiffonnière), ca. 1760, Stamped by Bernard van Risenburgh (French), Oak and pine veneered with tulipwood, kingwood, purplewood, and bois satiné (bloodwood), gilt-bronze mounts (1984.471.1) |
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Writing table (bureau plat), 1759, Gilles Joubert (French), Red and gold japanning on oak, gilt-bronze mounts, leather top (1973.315.1) |
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Writing table, 176085, American, Mahogany, sweet gum, yellow pine, white cedar (32.125.1) |
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Thematic Essays (40)
- American Georgian Interiors (Mid-Eighteenth-Century Period Rooms)
- American Revival Styles, 18401876
- Architecture, Furniture, and Silver from Colonial Dutch America
- Art and Identity in the British North American Colonies, 17001776
- Art and Society of the New Republic, 17761800
- Art Nouveau
- Art of the Edo Period (16151868)
- The Bauhaus, 19191933
- Collecting for the Kunstkammer
- Design Reform
- Design, 190025
- Design, 195075
- Design, 1975present
- Duncan Phyfe (17681854) and Charles-Honoré Lannuier (17791819)
- Empire Style, 18001815
- English Pattern Books in Eighteenth Century America
- European Revivalism
- Exoticism in the Decorative Arts
- Frank Lloyd Wright (18671959)
- French Furniture in the Eighteenth Century: Case Furniture
- French Furniture in the Eighteenth Century: Seat Furniture
- Gold in Asante Courtly Arts
- The Golden Age of French Furniture in the Eighteenth Century
- The Housemistress in New Kingdom Egypt: Hatnofer
- Industrialization and Conflict in America: 18401875
- Intellectual Pursuits of the Hellenistic Age
- Interior Design in England, 16001800
- John Townsend (17331809)
- The Kano School of Painting
- Kingdoms of the Savanna: The Luba and Lunda Empires
- Painting Formats in East Asian Art
- Phrygia, Gordion, and King Midas in the Late Eighth Century B.C.
- Post-Revolutionary America: 18001840
- The Pre-Raphaelites
- Religion and Culture in North America, 16001700
- The Religious Arts under the Ilkhanids
- Rinpa Painting Style
- Seasonal Imagery in Japanese Art
- Shoguns and Art
- Tibetan Buddhist Art
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