Works of Art (93)
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Armet with Wrapper, ca. 1460–70 (armet), 1450 (wrapper), Italian, Steel (20.150.1) |
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Armor for Field and Tournament, 1527, Made in the Royal Workshops, English (Greenwich), Steel, etched and gilded overall (19.131.1,2) |
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Armor for Heavy Cavalry, ca. 1600, French, Steel, etched and gilt; leather; textile (27.177.1,2) |
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Armor for Henry II of France, ca. 1555, After designs by Étienne Delaune, French (Paris), Steel, embossed, blued, silvered, and gilded (39.121) |
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Armor of Emperor Ferdinand I, 1549, Made by Kunz Lochner, German (Nuremberg), Etched steel (33.164) |
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Armor of George Clifford, Third Earl of Cumberland, ca. 1580–85, Made in the Royal Workshops, English (Greenwich), Steel, etched, blued, and gilded (32.130.6) |
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Armor of heavy cavalry, ca. 1610–20, Italian (Milan or Brescia), Steel, gold, leather, and textile (2002.130a–p) |
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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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Armor, ca. 1400 and later, Italian, Steel, brass, textile (29.154.3) |
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Armor, ca. 1575, Inscribed: D.G.V. Lochorst, Flemish (possibly Antwerp), Steel, embossed and punched (38.137) |
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Armors for Man and Horse, dated 1548, Kunz Lochner (German), German (Nuremberg), Etched steel, leather (29.151.2. 32.69) |
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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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"Barbute" sallet, ca. 1470–80, Italian (Milan), Steel (04.3.232) |
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Blade for a dagger (tanto), late 13th–early 14th century; Kamakura period, Made by Rai Kunitoshi (Japanese), Steel (1991.373a) |
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Blade for a Katana (Sword), Muromachi period, dated 1526, Masazane (Japanese), Japanese, Steel (2001.574) |
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Blades and mountings for a pair of swords (daisho), long sword: dated 1440; short sword: 15th century; Muromachi period, Long sword (katana) inscribed by Sukemitsu of Bizen; short sword (wakizashi) attributed to Yasumitsu, Japanese, Steel; Short sword (wakizashi) (36.120.417,418) |
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Breast defense (peytral) and detail of a pair of neck defenses (crinet) from a horse armor, 15th–17th century,
Tibetan or Mongolian,
Leather, iron, brass or copper alloy, gold, shellac, pigments, textile, and hair (1997.242a–c) |
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Burgonet with Falling Buffe, ca. 1555, French (Paris), Steel, blued and gilded (04.3.217; 22.140) |
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Burgonet, 1543, Made by Filippo Negroli, Italian (Milan), Steel, embossed and damascened with gold (17.190.1720) |
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Cavalry Armor, ca. 1600, Italian (Milan), Steel, engraved, gilt, silvered, and damascened in gold (38.148.1a–n) |
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Cavalry Helmet (Zischägge), ca. 1630–40, German, Steel, gold, brass, leather, textile (14.25.611) |
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Center table, ca. 1780–85,
Russia (Tula, Imperial Armory),
Steel, silver, gilded copper, gilded brass, basswood, mirror glass (replacement) (2002.115) |
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Clock watch with calendar, ca. 1600–1610,
Movement probably by Nicolas Forfaict the Elder (French),
Case: silver and gilded brass; Dial: gilded brass and silver, with a steel hand; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued (17.190.1607) |
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Close helmet with mask visor, ca. 1515, Attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German), Augsburg, Germany, Steel, embossed, etched, and gilt (04.3.286a) |
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Colt Third Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver, ca. 1853,
Made by Samuel Colt (inventor and manufacturer); Decorated by Gustave Young (engraver),
American (Hartford, Conn.),
Steel, brass, gold, walnut (1995.336) |
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Cuirass (char-aina), late 18th–19th century, Probably Indian, Steel, gold (48.92.1) |
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Cuirass and Tassets (Torso and Thigh Defense), ca. 1510–20, Attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German), German (Augsburg), Etched steel (38.143) |
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Dagger (kard), ca. 1800; Qajar, Iranian, Steel, ivory, gold (36.25.1043) |
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Dagger, 17th century,
India,
Carved nephrite and steel (1985.58a,b) |
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Dagger, 19th century, Caucasian, Steel, wood, silver, niello (81.1.599) |
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Dagger, ca. 1620; Mughal, Indian, Steel, gold, rubies, emeralds, textile (1984.332) |
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Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol of Emperor Charles V, ca. 1540–45, Made by Peter Peck, German (Munich), Steel, etched and gilded; wood, inlaid with engraved staghorn (14.25.1425) |
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Elements of a Light-Cavalry Armor, ca. 1505–10, Christian Schreiner the Younger (Mühlau), Austrian (Innsbruck/Mühlau), Steel (1991.4) |
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Elements of a Light-Cavalry Armor, ca. 1510, Italian (Milan), Steel, etched and gilded (14.25.716) |
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Field Ensign, ca. 1500; Mamluk, Syria, Steel (36.25.1961) |
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Hand-and-half sword, ca. 1400–1430,
Probably Germany,
Steel and copper alloy (2006.564) |
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Harquebus Armor of Pedro II, King of Portugal, ca. 1683, Attributed to Richard Holden, English (London), Steel, engraved, blued, and gilded (15.113.1-5; 29.158.885) |
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Head of a Hunting Spear, 1425–50, German or Austrian, Steel, inlaid with brass (14.25.321) |
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Helmet, dated 1808–9, Caucasian, Steel, silver, niello, gold (36.25.119) |
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Helmet, late 15th century; Ak-Koyunlu/Shivran, Iranian, Steel, engraved and damascened with silver (50.87) |
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Helmet, mid-16th century; Ottoman period, Turkish, Steel, damascened with gold (04.3.456a) |
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"How High the Moon" armchair, 1986, Shiro Kuramata (Japanese); Manufacturer: Vitra AG, Basel, Nickel-plated steel mesh (1988.186) |
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Hunting Sword, ca. 1740–50, Ivory grip attributed to Joseph Deutschmann, German (possibly Munich), Steel, silver-gilt, ivory, leather (26.145.243) |
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Hunting sword, ca. 1825, Emanuel Pioté (Austrian); Jacob H. Köchert (Austrian), Steel, gold, enamel, agate, wood, leather (48.26) |
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Mail shirt, 15th century, Southern German (?), Steel, brass (14.25.1540) |
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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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Morion, ca. 1560–65,
Germany (Brunswick),
Etched steel (1999.62) |
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New Model No. 3 Single-Action Revolver, 1888–89,
Smith & Wesson (American); Tiffany & Co. (American),
Springfield, Massachusetts, and New York,
Serial no. 25120: partly nickel-plated steel, silver (2007.477) |
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Odalisque, 1984, Anthony Caro (British), Steel (1984.328a-d) |
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Pair of flintlock pistols of Empress Catherine the Great, 1786, Johan Adolph Grecke (Russian), Russian (Saint Petersburg), Steel, ivory, gold, and brass (1986.265.1–2) |
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Pair of flintlock pistols, 1800–1801, Samuel Brunn (English); Michael Barnett (English), Steel, wood, silver, gold (1992.330.1-.2) |
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Pair of snaphaunce pistols, ca. 1690,
Matteo Cecchi, called Acquafresca (Italian),
Italy (Bargi),
Steel, silver, ebony (2006.471.1,2) |
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Pair of Tournament Pauldrons, ca. 1500, Lorenz Helmschmid (German), German (Augsburg), Steel (29.156.67 h,j) |
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Pair-case automaton watch, ca. 1770–75,
Signed by James Cox (English),
Outer case: gold, partly enameled and set with gemstones and paste jewels; inner case: gold with casemaker's mark of Peter Mounier (English); dial: white enamel, with frame set with paste jewels; movement: brass, steel, and silver (1977.436.4) |
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Parade helmet à l'antique, ca. 1620–30, French (possibly Paris), Steel, brass, paint, and textile (1997.341) |
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Parade Helmet in Hispano-Moresque Style, late 15th–early 16th century, Spanish, Steel, gold, silver, cloisonné enamel (1983.413) |
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Parrying dagger (pugnale bolognese), ca. 1550–75, Italian, Partly gilt steel, brass, and wood (26.145.94) |
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Portions of a Costume Armor, ca. 1525, Kolman Helmschmid, German (Augsburg), Steel, embossed, etched, and gilded (24.179; 26.188.1,2) |
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Presentation Sword, ca. 1815–17, Made by John Targee (silversmith), American (New York), Gold, steel (22.19) |
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Rapier of Prince-Elector Christian II of Saxony, 1606, Hilt by Israel Schuech (Dresden); Blade by Juan Martinez (Toledo, Spain), German (Dresden), Steel, bronze-gilt with traces of enamel, paste jewels, cameos, pearls (1970.77) |
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Ritual Sword, ca. 15th century Tibet Steel with gold and silver inlays (1985.397) |
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Saber, 16th century; Ottoman, Turkish, Steel inlaid with gold, precious stones, fishskin (36.25.1297) |
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Saber, 19th century; Ottoman period, Turkish, Steel, gold, diamonds, emeralds, pearls (23.232.2) |
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Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head, 1470–80, Italian, Steel, copper-gilt, glass, polychromy (23.141) |
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"September" armchair, 1973,
Shigeru Uchida (Japanese); Manufacturer: Build Co. Ltd.,
Melamine baked steel pipe, melamine baked stainless steel wire (1988.192) |
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Settee, ca. 1876–85,
George Hunzinger (American; firm active New York City),
Ebonized cherry, fabric-covered steel mesh (1992.269) |
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Shears, 18th–19th century, Turkey, Steel, bronze, gold (67.55.127) |
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Shield of Henry II of France, ca. 1555, Probably after designs by Étienne Delaune, French (Paris), Steel, embossed and damascened with gold and silver (34.85) |
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Short sword (duan jian), ca. 4th–1st century B.C., Eastern Central Asia, Steel, bronze, and gold (1998.418) |
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"Siega a dossier basculant" Armchair LC/1 (model B 301), 1929, Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) (French, born Switzerland), Chrome-plated tubular steel, canvas (2003.293) |
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Smallsword with scabbard, hallmarked for 1773–74,
Master GG (active Paris),
France (Paris),
Gold, steel, wood, fish skin (1998.35a,b) |
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Snaphuance hunting rifle, dated 1722, Jonas Schertiger the Younger (Swedish), Swedish (Stockholm), Steel, walnut, brass, and horn (1997.356) |
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Sword, 10th century, European (possibly Scandinavian), Steel, copper, silver (55.46.1) |
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Sword, ca. 1400, Western European, Steel, silver, copper, leather (32.75.225) |
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Tanto (Dagger), Kamakura and Edo period, Blade dated November 1333; Mountings 19th century, Uda Kunimitsu (Japanese), Blade: steel; mountings: silver, copper, gold, shakudo, ray skin, sharkskin, and wood (1998.127.2) |
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Tournament Helm (Stechhelm), ca. 1500, German (probably Nuremberg), Steel, brass (29.156.67a) |
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Traveling clock watch with alarm, ca. 1680,
Movement by Thomas Tompion (English); case by Nathaniel Delander (English),
Case and dial: silver; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver (17.190.1512) |
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Visored sallet, ca. 1470–85, Hans Blarer the Younger, German/Swiss (Basel), Steel (29.158.11) |
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War Hat (chapel-de-fer), ca. 1475, Western European (probably Burgundy), Steel (04.3.228) |
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Watch in the form of a skull, ca. 1640–50,
Movement by Isaac Penard (Swiss),
Case and dial: silver, partly nielloed, with a single silver hand; Movement: gilded brass and steel (17.190.1575) |
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Watch, ca. 1630–40,
Movement by Johann Possdorffer, or Poestdorffer (Bohemian or German),
Case: rock crystal and gold, partly enameled; Dial: painted enamel on gold, with a single gold hand; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued (17.190.1525) |
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Watch, ca. 1645–50,
Movement by Jacques Goullons, or Coullons (French),
Case and dial: painted enamel on gold; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver (17.190.1557) |
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Watch, ca. 1650,
Movement by Nicolas Bernard (French),
Case: enameled gold; Dial: enameled gold, with a single gilded brass hand; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued (17.190.1622) |
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Watch, ca. 1650–60,
Movement by Charles Bobinet (Swiss), Case: pink agate, mounted in enameled gold; Dial: painted enamel with a single gilded-brass hand; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued (17.190.1617) |
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Watch, ca. 1660–70,
Movement by F. L. Meybom, or Maybon; case attributed to Isaac Bergeron, dit d'Argent (French),
Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver; Case: blued steel, gilded brass, rock crystal, silver, and diamonds; Dial: painted enamel and basse-taille enamel on gold, with a single gold hand (17.190.1600) |
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Watch, ca. 1675–80,
Movement by Johannes Van Ceulen the Elder (Dutch); case and dial probably by Josias Belle (French),
Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver; Case and dial: enameled gold and painted enamel on gold (17.190.1417) |
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Watch, ca. 1680,
Movement probably by Nicolas Gribelin (French),
Case: painted enamel on gold; Dial: painted enamel with champlevé gold chapter ring; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver (17.190.1559) |
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Watch, probably ca. 1670,
Movement by Nikolaus II Rugendas (German),
Case: gold, enameled and set with gemstones; Dial: painted enamel on gold, with a single gold hand; Movement: glided brass and steel, partly blued (17.190.1520) |
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Watchcase, ca. 1686–88,
Case by Jean-Pierre Huaud (Swiss); movement by Johann G. Racine (Swiss, active Berlin),
Case: painted enamel on gold; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver (17.190.1522) |
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Watchcase, ca. 1700,
Case and dial by Jean-Pierre Huaud (Swiss) and Amy Huaud (Swiss); movement by Pieter Klock (Dutch),
Case and dial: painted enamel on gold; Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver (17.190.1436) |
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Wheel-lock Rifle, ca. 1680–90, Johann Michael Maucher (German), German (Schwäbisch Gmünd), Engraved steel; wood, inlaid with ivory and mother-of-pearl (42.50.8) |
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Writing desk (bureau brisé), ca. 1685,
Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt (Dutch, active 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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Yatagan, ca. 1525–30,
Made by the Workshop of Ahmed Tekelü,
Turkey (Istanbul),
Steel, walrus ivory, gold, silver, rubies, turquoise, pearl (1993.14) |
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