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Evening mitts, cotton, silk, American
Evening mitts
American
1830–39
Pelerine, cotton, American
Pelerine
American
ca. 1835
Pelerine, cotton, American
Pelerine
American
ca. 1830
Collar, Cotton, American
Collar
American
ca. 1825
Accessory set, Cotton, American
Accessory set
American
ca. 1850
Pelerine, Cotton, American
Pelerine
American
ca. 1830
Pelerine, Cotton, American
Pelerine
American
ca. 1835
Dish with European Woman and Child, Painted enamel on copper, China
Dish with European Woman and Child
China
late 18th–19th century
[Detail of Pilgrims from "Colonial America" Panel of Diego Rivera's Mural for the New Worker's School, New York City], Walker Evans American, Film negative
[Detail of Pilgrims from "Colonial America" Panel of Diego Rivera's Mural for the New Worker's School, New York City]
Walker Evans
July–August 1933
Window Cornice, Atlantic white cedar, American
Window Cornice
American
1760–90
Interior (from McGuire Scrapbook), Graphite on Bristol board, American
Interior (from McGuire Scrapbook)
American
19th century
Pitcher, American Porcelain Manufacturing Company American, Porcelain, American
Pitcher
American Porcelain Manufacturing Company
1853–56
Benjamin West's First Effort in Art, from "Illustrated London News", Edward Matthew Ward British, Wood engraving
Benjamin West's First Effort in Art, from "Illustrated London News"
After Edward Matthew Ward
Subject Benjamin West
May 12, 1849
Dish with European Subject, Painted enamel, China
Dish with European Subject
China
early 19th century
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, Grant Wood American, Oil on Masonite
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Grant Wood
1931
Dish with European Subject, Painted enamel, China
Dish with European Subject
China
early 19th century
The Milk Woman, Louis Marin Bonnet French, Pastel-manner; printed in red, blue, yellow, and black inks with two colors of applied gold leaf
The Milk Woman
Louis Marin Bonnet
1774
Plate, Earthenware, transfer-printed, British (American market)
Plate
British (American market)
1800–1830
Pitcher, Rudolph T. Lux American, Porcelain, American
Pitcher
Rudolph T. Lux
1863
Tray (part of a service), Hard-paste porcelain, Chinese, for American market
Tray (part of a service)
Chinese, for American market
late 18th–early 19th century
Teapot (part of a set), Earthenware, silver, German, Bayreuth
Teapot (part of a set)
German, Bayreuth
second quarter 18th century
The Procession, from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter", Felix Octavius Carr Darley American, Pen and black ink with graphite and pale blue wash
The Procession, from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"
Felix Octavius Carr Darley
Author Related author Nathaniel Hawthorne
ca. 1879
Cabinet, Hennessey Company American, White pine, American
Cabinet
Attributed to Hennessey Company
1840–55
["Colonial America" Panel of Diego Rivera's Mural for the New Worker's School, New York City], Walker Evans American, Film negative
["Colonial America" Panel of Diego Rivera's Mural for the New Worker's School, New York City]
Walker Evans
July–August 1933
Round platter with map of the United States, Rockwell Kent American, Earthenware, American
Round platter with map of the United States
Designer Designed by Rockwell Kent
Designer Gale Turnbull
Manufacturer Vernon Kilns
1940–43
Allegories of Wisdom and Truth Leading the Infant Arts to America, John James Barralet Irish, Pen and ink, brush and wash
Allegories of Wisdom and Truth Leading the Infant Arts to America
John James Barralet
after 1796
Palanquin, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 5) issued by Kinney Bros., Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company American, Commercial color lithograph
Palanquin, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 5) issued by Kinney Bros.
Publisher Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
1889
Quilt, Cotton, British
Quilt
British
ca. 1788
Brooklyn, Long Island (View on the East River), Watercolor, pen and black ink on off-white laid paper, American
Brooklyn, Long Island (View on the East River)
American
ca. 1778
Shrimps!, Francesco Bartolozzi Italian, Stipple engraving, printed in brown ink; third state
Shrimps!
Multiple artists/makers
[March 25, 1782], reissued 1790
Room from Haverhill, Massachusetts, John Floyd Yewell American, Watercolor
Room from Haverhill, Massachusetts
John Floyd Yewell
1925
Liberty Pole Festival, from the "Historical Events" series (T70), issued with Hoffman House Magnums Cigars, Flexo Giants Little Cigars, Buffo Little Cigars, and Just Suits Cut Plug, Commercial color lithograph
Liberty Pole Festival, from the "Historical Events" series (T70), issued with Hoffman House Magnums Cigars, Flexo Giants Little Cigars, Buffo Little Cigars, and Just Suits Cut Plug
1911
Powder Horn, Horn (cow), wood (cherry), American, Charleston, South Carolina
Powder Horn
American, Charleston, South Carolina
dated 1770
Dish (one of a pair), Salt-glazed stoneware, British, Staffordshire
Dish (one of a pair)
British, Staffordshire
18th century
Cream pitcher (part of a service), Worcester factory British, Soft-paste porcelain, British, Worcester
Cream pitcher (part of a service)
Factory Worcester factory
ca. 1760
Laura Burt as a Lady of France of 1794-1800, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, W. Duke, Sons & Co. American, Commercial color lithograph
Laura Burt as a Lady of France of 1794-1800, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes
Publisher Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co.
Lithographer Lithography by Knapp & Company
1888–90
Prang and Co. Holiday Publications, Louis Kinney Harlow American, Lithograph
Prang and Co. Holiday Publications
Louis Kinney Harlow
19th–20th century
Milk pitcher, Earthenware, British
Milk pitcher
British
1770–80
Kast, Painted yellow poplar, red oak, white pine, American
Kast
American
1690–1720
Designs for Two Ewers, Two Bottle-shaped Vases and a Covered Tureen, Alfred Henry Forrester [Alfred Crowquill] British, Pen and ink, watercolor
Designs for Two Ewers, Two Bottle-shaped Vases and a Covered Tureen
Alfred Henry Forrester [Alfred Crowquill]
Patron Probably commissioned by Samuel Alcock & Company
1845–55
Panels and Door from the Hoagland Farm, Griggstown, New Jersey, Painted pine, American
Panels and Door from the Hoagland Farm, Griggstown, New Jersey
American
1760–90
Birds, Wilhelm Schimmel American, White pine, painted, American
Birds
Attributed to Wilhelm Schimmel
1865–90

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