Works of Art (15)
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Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock, 1766,
Signed by James Cox (English),
Case: gold, with diamonds and paste jewels set in silver; pearls; dial: white enamel; movement: brass, partly gilded, and steel; the balance wheel and cock of silver set with paste jewels (1982.60.137) |
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Brooch, 970–1030,
Ottonian (probably northern Italy),
Gold with pearls, glass, and cloisonné enamel (17.191.7) |
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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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Clothing box with peony scrolls, Chosôn dynasty, 16th17th century, Korea, Lacquer with mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inlay (L.1996.47.131) |
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Cosmetic box, Chosôn dynasty, 18th century, Korea, Lacquer with mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inlay (L.1996.47.132) |
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Disk Brooch, 650725, Frankish; Found in Férebrianges or Petit-Troussy, northern France, Gold sheet with filigree and inlays of garnet, stone, glass, and pearl (17.191.134) |
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Disk Brooch, 675700, Frankish; Found in Niederbreisig, western Germany, Gold sheet with filigree and inlays of garnet, glass, and mother-of-pearl (17.193.83) |
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Finger Ring with a Cross, 450525, Frankish, Gold sheet with filigree and granulation, cloisonné cells inset with garnet and mother-of-pearl (17.192.229) |
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Flintlock Gun, ca. 1620, Made by Pierre Le Bourgeois (died 1627), French (Lisieux), Steel, chiseled, blued, and gilded; wood, inlaid with silver, brass, and engraved mother-of-pearl; brass-gilt (1972.223) |
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Incense container, Koryô dynasty, 10th12th century, Korea, Lacquer with mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inlay (over pigment) and brass wires (25.215.41a,b) |
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Intaglio, mid 2nd–early 3rd century A.D.; Antonine or Severan,
Roman,
Jasper, gold mount set with pearls and glass (1994.230.2) |
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Jewel with gold letters spelling amor, mid-15th century,
Franco-Flemish,
Gold, pearls, diamond, emerald paste (57.26.1) |
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Miniature secretary incorporating a watch, ca. 1766–72,
Signed by James Cox (English),
Case: agate, with gold mounts, gilded brass, pearls, and paste jewels set in silver; dial: white enamel (46.184a–c) |
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Pair of Bird-Shaped Brooches, 550600, Frankish, Gold sheet, cloisonné cells inset with garnets, glass, and pearl, garnets backed with patterned foil (17.191.164-165) |
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Pectoral Cross, 1200–1400,
Byzantine,
Gold, pearls (2005.38) |
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Thematic Essays (7)
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