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  • SWORD AND SCABBARD

    SWORD AND SCABBARD

    Date: 6th century
    Accession Number: 32.13.3 ab

  • The Art of the American Wood-Engraver

    The Art of the American Wood-Engraver

    Written by Philip Gilbert Hamerton (British, Laneside, Lancashire 1834–1894 Boulogne-sur-Seine)

    Date: 1894
    Accession Number: 31.109

  • [Woman]

    [Woman]

    Unknown

    Date: 1850s
    Accession Number: 46.63.4

  • Female Mboko Bowl Bearer

    Female Mboko Bowl Bearer

    Date: 19th century
    Accession Number: Armory-Museums-10

  • Kimono with Design of Pheasant amidst Peonies

    Kimono with Design of Pheasant amidst Peonies

    Date: first half 20th century
    Accession Number: SL.12.2013.2.1

  • Chelsea Palace (Color Version)

    Chelsea Palace (Color Version)

    Théodore Roussel (French, Lorient, Brittany 1847–1926 St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex)

    Date: 1890-1897
    Accession Number: 54.640.1

  • [Group of 80 photographs]

    [Group of 80 photographs]

    Diane Arbus (American, 1923–1971)

    Date: 1956–71, printed 1972–2010
    Accession Number: 2012.552.1–.64

  • Woven piece

    Woven piece

    Date: ca. 1870
    Accession Number: Inst.63.7.19a, b

  • [Skyscraper, New York]

    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.12

  • [Skyscraper, New York]

    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.11

  • [Skyscraper, New York]

    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.10

  • [Skyscraper, New York]

    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.9

  • [Waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, New York]

    [Waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.6

  • [Skyscraper, New York]

    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.13

  • [Waterfront, New York]

    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.3

  • [Waterfront, New York]

    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.5

  • [Waterfront, New York]

    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.2

  • [Waterfront, New York]

    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.4

  • [Waterfront, New York]

    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.1

  • [Waterfront, New York]

    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.9

  • SWORD AND SCABBARD
    SWORD AND SCABBARD

    Date: 6th century
    Accession Number: 32.13.3 ab

  • The Art of the American Wood-Engraver
    The Art of the American Wood-Engraver

    Written by Philip Gilbert Hamerton (British, Laneside, Lancashire 1834–1894 Boulogne-sur-Seine)

    Date: 1894
    Accession Number: 31.109

  • [Woman]
    [Woman]

    Unknown

    Date: 1850s
    Accession Number: 46.63.4

  • Female Mboko Bowl Bearer
    Female Mboko Bowl Bearer

    Date: 19th century
    Accession Number: Armory-Museums-10

  • Kimono with Design of Pheasant amidst Peonies
    Kimono with Design of Pheasant amidst Peonies

    Date: first half 20th century
    Accession Number: SL.12.2013.2.1

  • Chelsea Palace (Color Version)
    Chelsea Palace (Color Version)

    Théodore Roussel (French, Lorient, Brittany 1847–1926 St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex)

    Date: 1890-1897
    Accession Number: 54.640.1

  • [Group of 80 photographs]
    [Group of 80 photographs]

    Diane Arbus (American, 1923–1971)

    Date: 1956–71, printed 1972–2010
    Accession Number: 2012.552.1–.64

  • Woven piece
    Woven piece

    Date: ca. 1870
    Accession Number: Inst.63.7.19a, b

  • [Skyscraper, New York]
    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.12

  • [Skyscraper, New York]
    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.11

  • [Skyscraper, New York]
    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.10

  • [Skyscraper, New York]
    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.9

  • [Waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, New York]
    [Waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.6

  • [Skyscraper, New York]
    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.13

  • [Waterfront, New York]
    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.3

  • [Waterfront, New York]
    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.5

  • [Waterfront, New York]
    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.2

  • [Waterfront, New York]
    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.4

  • [Waterfront, New York]
    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.1

  • [Waterfront, New York]
    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.9

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