Works of Art (26)
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Armor of Infante Luis, Prince of Asturias, 1712,
Made by Drouar (possibly André Drouart),
France (Paris),
Blued and gilt steel; gilt brass; silk; cotton; metallic yarn; paper (1989.3) |
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Astronomical Table Clock, second quarter of 16th century, German; Made in Augsburg, Case of gilt bronze and gilt brass; movement of gilt brass and steel (17.190.747) |
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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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Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Tikshna-Manjushri), Ming dynasty, Yongle period (14031424), China, Gilt brass (2001.59) |
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Bookstand, 1839,
Designer: Charles-Auguste Questel (French); Maker: Georges-Alphonse Jacob Desmalter (French),
France; Paris,
Oak, maple, ebony, ebony veneer, ebonized maple, snakewood, ivory, mother-of-pearl, silk velvet, gilt bronze, and brass (2006.518)
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Bracelets: Crocodile Heads, 17th19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, gilt (1991.17.80, 81) |
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Cartel, or Wall Clock, ca. 173540, Movement by Étienne I Le Noir (French), Case: soft-paste porcelain with gilt-bronze fittings; Dial: white enamel with blue numerals; Movement: brass and steel (1982.60.84) |
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Casket, ca. 1680,
Michel Redlin (German),
Poland (Gdansk),
Amber, gold foil, gilded brass, wood (2006.452a–c) |
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Celestial Globe with Clockwork, dated 1579, Movement by Gerhard Emmoser (Austrian), Made in Vienna, Austria, Case of silver, partly gilt, and gilt brass; movement of brass and steel (17.190.636) |
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Clock with Pedestal (Pendule sur gaine), ca. 1690, Movement by Jacques III Thuret (French) or more likely his father, Isaac II Thuret (French); Case by André-Charles Boulle (French) after designs supplied by Jean Berain (French), Case: oak, with brass and engraved pewter inlay on a tortoiseshell ground, and gilt-bronze mounts; Dial: gilt brass with enamel numerals; Movement: brass and steel (58.53) |
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Clock, ca. 178090, Workshop of David Roentgen (German); Movement attributed to Elie Prudhomme, German; Neuwied, Oak, pine mahogany; brass and gilt-bronze mounts, enamel (2002.237) |
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Commode, ca. 171032, André-Charles Boulle (French), Walnut veneered with ebony and marquetry of engraved brass and tortoiseshell, gilt-bronze mounts, verd antique marble top (1982.60.82) |
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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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Hooded Wall Clock with Calendar, ca. 166065, Movement by Ahasuerus I Fromanteel (English), Case: oak veneered with ebony; gilt-brass mounts; Dial: gilded and silvered brass with black numerals; Movement: brass and steel (1974.28.93) |
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Jewel cabinet incorporating a watch, possibly before 1766,
Signed by James Cox (English),
Agate, mounted in gilded copper and gilded brass and set with painted enamel plaques, and fruitwood (64.101.829) |
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Longcase Clock, probably ca. 167578, Movement by Thomas Tompion (English), Case: oak, veneered with oystershell-cut olivewood and marquetry panels of green-stained bone, ivory, and various woods, gilt-brass mounts; Dial: brass, partly gilded and partly silvered; Movement: brass and steel (1999.48.2) |
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Longcase Regulator with Equation Work and Calendar (Régulateur à equation), ca. 176870, Movement by Ferdinand Berthoud (French); Case by Balthazar Lieutaud (French), Case: oak veneered with ebony, with gilt-bronze mounts and glass panel; Dial: white enamel with black numerals; Movement: brass and steel (1982.60.50) |
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Mantel Clock (Telleruhr), ca. 1710, Movement by Franz Xaver Gegenreiner (German); Repoussé silver by Johann Andreas Thelot (German), Case: tortoiseshell veneer and silver, partly gilt; Dial: champlevé silver with black numerals; Movement: brass and steel (46.162) |
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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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Monstrance Clock or Mirror Clock, ca. 1570, Made in Nuremberg, Germany, Case of gilt bronze; dial of gilt brass; movement of steel (17.190.639) |
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Parrying dagger (pugnale bolognese), ca. 155075, Italian, Partly gilt steel, brass, and wood (26.145.94) |
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Ring of Pope Paul II, 1464–71,
Italy (Rome),
Blue glass mounted in gilt brass (1989.79) |
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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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Table Clock with a Skeleton Movement, mid-16th century or earlier, South German, Case and dial of gilt brass; hand and movement of steel (29.52.7) |
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Walking-Stick Flute/Oboe, ca. 1750–57,
Georg Henrich Scherer (German),
Germany (Butzbach),
Narwhal tusk, ivory, gilt brass (2006.86a–c) |
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Writing desk (bureau brisé), ca. 1685,
Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt (Dutch, act. France), maker; Jean Bérain (French), engraver,
France (Paris),
Oak, pine, and walnut veneered with ebony, rosewood, and marquetry of engraved brass on tortoiseshell; gilt bronze, steel (1986.365.3) |
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Thematic Essays (18)
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