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  • Fragment

    Fragment

    Date: 1830
    Accession Number: 08.48.71

  • Knife, Hunting (Coutelas)

    Knife, Hunting (Coutelas)

    Date: 18th century
    Accession Number: 26.145.156

  • Hill Town

    Hill Town

    Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, Borgonovo 1901–1966 Chur)

    Date: ca. 1948
    Accession Number: 2007.49.41

  • A Painter at his Easel

    A Painter at his Easel

    Hans Caspar Nüscheler (Swiss, Zurich 1615–1652 Zurich)

    Date: 1615–52
    Accession Number: 2007.223.23

  • Ribbon

    Ribbon

    Date: late 19th–early 20th century
    Accession Number: C.I.56.53.7

  • From the Writings of Salomon Gessner

    From the Writings of Salomon Gessner

    Salomon Gessner (Swiss, Zurich 1730–1788 Zurich)

    Date: second half 18th century
    Accession Number: 17.3.1240

  • Cap

    Cap

    Date: 18th century
    Accession Number: 08.48.143

  • Fragment of a Tapestry or Wall Hanging

    Fragment of a Tapestry or Wall Hanging

    Date: ca. 1420–30
    Accession Number: 1990.211

  • Robert Barker

    Robert Barker

    Medalist: Jacques Antoine Dassier (1715–1759, Swiss medalist, active in London 1740–45)

    Date: 1744
    Accession Number: 2003.406.26

  • Ensemble

    Ensemble

    Date: late 19th–early 20th century
    Accession Number: 1979.580.1a–q

  • Hatchet

    Hatchet

    Accession Number: 02.18.185

  • Censer

    Censer

    Date: before 1477
    Accession Number: 17.190.360

  • Saucer

    Saucer

    Nyon

    Date: ca. 1785–1800
    Accession Number: 02.6.75

  • Annette, VI

    Annette, VI

    Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, Borgonovo 1901–1966 Chur)

    Date: 1962
    Accession Number: 1981.491

  • Arms of the Canton of Uri

    Arms of the Canton of Uri

    Date: 1542 or later
    Accession Number: 14.40.736

  • A Swiss Foot Soldier

    A Swiss Foot Soldier

    Niklaus Manuel Deutsch (Swiss, Bern 1484–1530 Bern)

    Date: early 16th century
    Accession Number: 1972.118.297

  • Wall bracket

    Wall bracket

    Date: 17th century
    Accession Number: 01.23.101

  • Alexander Pope

    Alexander Pope

    Medalist: Jacques Antoine Dassier (1715–1759, Swiss medalist, active in London 1740–45)

    Date: 1741
    Accession Number: 2003.406.19

  • Music Box

    Music Box

    Date: ca. 1810
    Accession Number: 1976.285.22

  • Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso

    Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso

    Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss, Chur 1741–1807 Rome)

    Date: 1782
    Accession Number: 25.110.188

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  • Fragment
    Fragment

    Date: 1830
    Accession Number: 08.48.71

  • Knife, Hunting (Coutelas)
    Knife, Hunting (Coutelas)

    Date: 18th century
    Accession Number: 26.145.156

  • Hill Town
    Hill Town

    Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, Borgonovo 1901–1966 Chur)

    Date: ca. 1948
    Accession Number: 2007.49.41

  • A Painter at his Easel
    A Painter at his Easel

    Hans Caspar Nüscheler (Swiss, Zurich 1615–1652 Zurich)

    Date: 1615–52
    Accession Number: 2007.223.23

  • Ribbon
    Ribbon

    Date: late 19th–early 20th century
    Accession Number: C.I.56.53.7

  • From the Writings of Salomon Gessner
    From the Writings of Salomon Gessner

    Salomon Gessner (Swiss, Zurich 1730–1788 Zurich)

    Date: second half 18th century
    Accession Number: 17.3.1240

  • Cap
    Cap

    Date: 18th century
    Accession Number: 08.48.143

  • Fragment of a Tapestry or Wall Hanging
    Fragment of a Tapestry or Wall Hanging

    Date: ca. 1420–30
    Accession Number: 1990.211

  • Robert Barker
    Robert Barker

    Medalist: Jacques Antoine Dassier (1715–1759, Swiss medalist, active in London 1740–45)

    Date: 1744
    Accession Number: 2003.406.26

  • Ensemble
    Ensemble

    Date: late 19th–early 20th century
    Accession Number: 1979.580.1a–q

  • Hatchet
    Hatchet

    Accession Number: 02.18.185

  • Censer
    Censer

    Date: before 1477
    Accession Number: 17.190.360

  • Saucer
    Saucer

    Nyon

    Date: ca. 1785–1800
    Accession Number: 02.6.75

  • Annette, VI
    Annette, VI

    Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, Borgonovo 1901–1966 Chur)

    Date: 1962
    Accession Number: 1981.491

  • Arms of the Canton of Uri
    Arms of the Canton of Uri

    Date: 1542 or later
    Accession Number: 14.40.736

  • A Swiss Foot Soldier
    A Swiss Foot Soldier

    Niklaus Manuel Deutsch (Swiss, Bern 1484–1530 Bern)

    Date: early 16th century
    Accession Number: 1972.118.297

  • Wall bracket
    Wall bracket

    Date: 17th century
    Accession Number: 01.23.101

  • Alexander Pope
    Alexander Pope

    Medalist: Jacques Antoine Dassier (1715–1759, Swiss medalist, active in London 1740–45)

    Date: 1741
    Accession Number: 2003.406.19

  • Music Box
    Music Box

    Date: ca. 1810
    Accession Number: 1976.285.22

  • Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso
    Telemachus and the Nymphs of Calypso

    Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss, Chur 1741–1807 Rome)

    Date: 1782
    Accession Number: 25.110.188

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