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Untitled (Cracked Watermelon), Charles Ethan Porter American, Oil on canvas, American
Untitled (Cracked Watermelon)
Charles Ethan Porter
ca. 1890
Descriptio pbvlicae gratvlationis, spectacvlorvm et lvdorvm, in aventv sereniss: Principis Ernesti Archidvcis Avstriae Dvcis Vrgvndiae, Jean Boch Belgian, Illustrated book, Antwerp: Ex Officina Plantíníana, 1595
Descriptio pbvlicae gratvlationis, spectacvlorvm et lvdorvm, in aventv sereniss: Principis Ernesti Archidvcis Avstriae Dvcis Vrgvndiae
Author Jean Boch
Engraver Peeter van der Borcht
1595
Lamp, Louis C. Tiffany American, Leaded Favrile glass and bronze, American
Lamp
Designer Designed by Louis C. Tiffany
Tiffany Studios
1904–15
Calligraphic Galleon, 'Abd al-Qadir Hisari Turkish, Ink and gold on paper
Calligraphic Galleon
Calligrapher 'Abd al-Qadir Hisari
dated 1180 AH/1766–67 CE
Head of a goddess, probably Mut, for attachment to a processional barque, Cupreous metal, gold leaf, formerly inlaid
Head of a goddess, probably Mut, for attachment to a processional barque
ca. 721–664 BCE
Nyonganyonga, Wood, shell, metal, beads, Possibly Barwe People
Nyonganyonga
Possibly Barwe People
ca. 1900
Eye idol, Gypsum alabaster
Eye idol
ca. 3700–3500 BCE
"On Liberty", Vivienne Westwood British, wool, cotton, leather, British
"On Liberty"
Design House Vivienne Westwood
Designer Vivienne Westwood
fall/winter 1994–95
Interaction of color, Josef Albers American, born Germany
Interaction of color
Author Josef Albers
Publisher Yale University Press
1963
Library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art bookplate, Edwin Davis French American
Library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art bookplate
Engraver Edwin Davis French
1895
Coat, silk, British
Coat
British
ca. 1833
Handle Depicting a Lion Subduing a Nubian, Egyptian blue, gold
Handle Depicting a Lion Subduing a Nubian
ca. 1290–1224 BCE
"Model No. 41" Lounge Chair, Alvar Aalto Finnish, Laminated Birch
"Model No. 41" Lounge Chair
Designer Alvar Aalto
Manufacturer Oy. Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötehdas AB
1931–32
Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars, Clay, Sumerian
Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars
Sumerian
ca. 3100–2900 BCE
Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo peoples
Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th century
Wine Ewer with Chrysanthemums and Lotus Flowers , Stoneware with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze, Korea

Wine Ewer with Chrysanthemums and Lotus Flowers

Korea
first half of the 13th century
Terracotta amphora (jar), Andokides as potter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Signed by Andokides
Attributed to the Andokides Painter
Attributed to the Lysippides Painter
ca. 530 BCE
Heart Scarab of Hatnefer, Serpentinite, gold
Heart Scarab of Hatnefer
ca. 1491–1473 BCE
Xantil (deity censer), Eastern Nahua artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Eastern Nahua
Xantil (deity censer)
Eastern Nahua artist(s)
1200–1521 CE
Plate with the Battle of David and Goliath, Silver, Byzantine
Plate with the Battle of David and Goliath
Byzantine
629–30
Armet, LIONARDO Italian, Steel, copper alloy, Italian, probably Milan
Armet
Armorer Stamped with the armorer's name, LIONARDO
ca. 1440
The Penitent Magdalen, Georges de La Tour French, Oil on canvas
The Penitent Magdalen
Georges de La Tour
ca. 1640
Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Oil on canvas
Gertrude Stein
Pablo Picasso
1905–6
Musical Clock with Spinet and Organ, Veit Langenbucher German, Ebony, gliding, brass, silver gilt, gilt brass, iron, various wood and metals, wire, parchment and leather, German
Musical Clock with Spinet and Organ
Veit Langenbucher
Samuel Bidermann
ca. 1625
Dizi, Jade, probably Chinese
Dizi
probably Chinese
late 18th–early 19th century
Velvet with Figural Imagery, Silk, metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet
Velvet with Figural Imagery
mid-16th century
Saber with Scabbard, Steel, gold, silver, jade (nephrite), diamonds, emeralds, pearls, grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian
Saber with Scabbard
grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian
grip, 18th or 19th century; guard and scabbard, 19th century; blade, dated A.H. 1099/1688 CE; decoration on blade, 19th century
Seated figure, Middle Niger artist, Terracotta, Middle Niger civilization
Seated figure
Middle Niger artist
13th century
Bow Brooch, Silver with gold-sheet overlay and garnets, East Germanic
Bow Brooch
East Germanic
400–450
Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, Giovanni Battista Foggini Italian, Marble, gray marble, Italian, Florence
Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany
Giovanni Battista Foggini
ca. 1680–82
Landscapes with poems, Gong Xian Chinese, Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves, China
Landscapes with poems
Gong Xian
1688
Wrack, William Henry Fox Talbot British, Salted paper print
Wrack
William Henry Fox Talbot
1839
Icon with the Crucifixion, Elephant ivory, Byzantine
Icon with the Crucifixion
Byzantine
mid-10th century
Headdress frontlet, Wood, abalone shell, pigment, and nails, Tsimshian , Native American
Headdress frontlet
Tsimshian , Native American
ca. 1820–40
A Bouquet of Flowers, Clara Peeters Flemish, Oil on wood
A Bouquet of Flowers
Clara Peeters
ca. 1612
[The Great Wave, Sète], Gustave Le Gray French, Albumen silver print from glass negative
[The Great Wave, Sète]
Gustave Le Gray
1857
Damascus Room, Wood (poplar) with gesso relief, gold and tin leaf, glazes and paint; wood (cypress, poplar, and mulberry), mother-of-pearl, marble and other stones, stucco with glass, plaster ceramic tiles, iron, brass
Damascus Room
dated 1119 AH/1707 CE
Grere'o (shield), Solomon Islands artist, Fiber, parinarium-nut paste, chambered-nautilus shell, pigment, Solomon Islands
Grere'o (shield)
Solomon Islands artist
Early to mid-19th century
The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's guide, or, Repository of designs for every article of household furniture, in the newest and most approved taste : displaying a great variety of patterns for chairs, stools ... in the plainest and most enriched styles : with a scale to each, and an explanation in letter press : also the plan of a room, shewing the proper distribution of the furniture ... from drawings, A. Hepplewhite & Co. British
The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's guide, or, Repository of designs for every article of household furniture, in the newest and most approved taste : displaying a great variety of patterns for chairs, stools ... in the plainest and most enriched styles : with a scale to each, and an explanation in letter press : also the plan of a room, shewing the proper distribution of the furniture ... from drawings
Author A. Hepplewhite & Co.
Publisher I. & J. Taylor
1788
Clarinet in D, Boxwood, brass, German
Clarinet in D
German
1750–70
Legatio batavica ad magnum Tartariæ chamum Sungteium, modernum Sinæ imperatorem : historiarum narratione, quæ legatis in provinciis Quantung, Kiangsi, Nanking, Xantung, Peking, & aula imperatoriâ ab anno 1665 ad annum 1657 obtigerunt, ut & ardua Sinensium in bello tartarico fortunâ, provinciarum accurata geographia, urbium delineatione, nec non artis & naturæ miraculis ex animalium, vegetabilium, mineralium genere per centum & quinquaginta æneas figuras passim illustrata & conscripta vernacule, Johannes Nieuhof Dutch
Legatio batavica ad magnum Tartariæ chamum Sungteium, modernum Sinæ imperatorem : historiarum narratione, quæ legatis in provinciis Quantung, Kiangsi, Nanking, Xantung, Peking, & aula imperatoriâ ab anno 1665 ad annum 1657 obtigerunt, ut & ardua Sinensium in bello tartarico fortunâ, provinciarum accurata geographia, urbium delineatione, nec non artis & naturæ miraculis ex animalium, vegetabilium, mineralium genere per centum & quinquaginta æneas figuras passim illustrata & conscripta vernacule
Author Johannes Nieuhof
Publisher Jacob van Meurs
Translator Georg Horn
1668
Hans Erni, Hans Schiess, Kurt Seligmann, S.H. Taeuber-Arp, Gerard Vulliamy, Anatole Jakovsky
Hans Erni, Hans Schiess, Kurt Seligmann, S.H. Taeuber-Arp, Gerard Vulliamy
Author Anatole Jakovsky
1934

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