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    American Decorative Arts

    Fireplace surround, 1878
    Decorator: Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)
    Glazed earthenware, overglaze enamel decoration; Overall 36 x 49 ¼ in. (91.4 x 125.1 cm)
    Bequest of Arthur G. Altschul, 2002 (2003.140)

    American Decorative Arts

    Vase, ca. 1905
    Adelaide Alsop Robineau (American, 1865–1929)
    Porcelain; H. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
    Gift of Lois Kelley Stout, 2004 (2004.464)

    American Decorative Arts

    Vase, 1880
    Decorator: M. Louise McLaughlin (American, 1847–1939)
    Painted and glazed earthenware; H. 39 3/4 in. (101 cm), Diam. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)
    Anonymous Loan (L.1987.11)

    American Decorative Arts

    Bowl, 1917
    Adelaide Alsop Robineau (American, 1865–1929)
    Porcelain; H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), Diam. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
    Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1923 (23.145)

    American Decorative Arts

    Bowl, ca. 1897
    Manufacturer: Ceramic Art Company (Trenton, New Jersey, 1889–96)
    Porcelain, overglaze enamel decoration; H. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Diam. 7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm)
    Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1987 (1987.26)

    American Decorative Arts

    Plate, 1908
    Decorator: Marie B. Bohmann (American, dates unknown); Manufacturer: R. Delinieres and Company (1879–present)
    Porcelain, overglaze enamel decoration; Diam. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
    Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1987 (1987.227)

    American Decorative Arts

    Plate, 1886
    Decorator: Lizzie M. Fairchild (American, dates unknown)
    Porcelain, overglaze enamel decoration; Diam. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
    The Florence I. Balasny-Barnes Collection, Gift of Florence I. Balasny-Barnes, 1991 (1991.370.4)

    American Decorative Arts

    Vase, 1888
    Decorator: Celia Thaxter (American, 1835–1894); Manufacturer: Boston China Decorating Works (1860–ca. 1925)
    Glazed and painted earthenware; H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
    Purchase, Barrie A. and Deedee Wigmore Foundation Gift, 1997 (1997.337)

    American Decorative Arts

    Plaque, ca. 1878–85
    Decorator: Rosina Emmet (American, 1854–1948); Manufacturer: Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (1759–present)
    Earthenware; Diam. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm)
    Purchase, Sansbury-Mills Fund, 1991 (1991.25)

    American Decorative Arts

    Plaque, 1880
    Decorator: Cecilia Beaux (American, 1855–1942)
    Porcelain; Diam. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)
    Friends of the American Wing Fund, 2002 (2002.214)

    American Decorative Arts

    Vase, 1879
    John Bennett (American, born England, 1840–1907)
    Painted and glazed earthenware; H. 12 in. (30.5 cm), Diam. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
    Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1985 (1985.168)

    American Decorative Arts

    Aladdin Vase, 1880–83
    Decorator: Maria Longworth Nichols (American, 1849–1932); Manufacturer: Rookwood Pottery (1880–1967)
    Earthenware; H. 30 in. (76.2 cm), Diam. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm)
    Gift of Marcia and William Goodman, 1981 (1981.443)

    American Decorative Arts

    Soup bowl, ca. 1885–90
    Decorator: M. Louise McLaughlin (American, 1847–1939)
    Porcelain, overglaze enamel decoration, and gilding; H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm), Diam. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
    Purchase, Friends of the American Wing Fund and Anonymous Gift, 1986 (1986.307.3)

    American Decorative Arts

    Pitcher, 1868–86
    Manufacturer: Greenwood Pottery Company (Trenton, New Jersey, 1861–1933)
    Porcelain, overglaze enamel decoration, and gilding; H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Diam. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
    Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1989 (1989.219)

    American Decorative Arts

    Pitcher, ca. 1865
    Decorator: Boston China Decorating Works (1860–ca. 1925)
    Porcelain, overglaze enamel decoration, and gilding; H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm), Diam. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
    Purchase, Alan E. Salz Gift, 1986 (1986.110)

    American Decorative Arts

    Pitcher, ca. 1853–60
    Decorator: Haughwout & Daily (New York, 1852–54)
    Porcelain, overglaze enamel decoration, and gilding; 9 5/8 x 9 1/4 x 6 3/16 in. (24.4. x 23.5 x 15.7 cm)
    Friends of the American Wing, 1996 (1996.560)

    Drawings and Prints

    Subjects after Antique Cameos and Gems, 16th century
    Italian
    Engraving, 1st state
    Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1941 (41.72[2.169])

    Greek and Roman Art

    Intaglio with Eros carrying the weapons of Herakles, 1st century B.C.
    Roman
    Almandine garnet; 1/2 x 1/4 x 5/8 in. (1.3 x 0.6 x 1.6 cm)
    Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1881 (81.6. 31)

    Greek and Roman Art

    Intaglio with Winged Nike in a chariot drawn by two serpents, 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D.
    Roman, Late Republican or Imperial
    Carnelian; 1/2 x 3/8 x 1/8 in. (1.3 x 0.9 x 0.4 cm)
    Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1881 (81.6.102)

    Greek and Roman Art

    Intaglio with Dionysos holding the thyrsos and a cup, late 4th–3rd century B.C.
    Greek, Hellenistic
    Banded agate; 1/2 x 1/8 x 7/8 in. (1.3 x 0.4 x 2.3 cm)
    Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1881 (81.6.9)

    Greek and Roman Art

    Intaglio with Bonus Eventus (Success), 1st center B.C.–3rd century A.D.
    Roman
    Plasma; 3/8 x 1/8 x 1/2 in. (0.9 x 0.4 x 1.3 cm)
    Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1881 (81.6.100)

    Greek and Roman Art

    Intaglio with Hermes pulling up a figure emerging from the ground, 3rd–2nd century B.C.
    Italic, Hellenistic
    Banded agate; 5/16 x 1/16 x 1/2 in. (0.8 x 0.2 x 1.3 cm)
    Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1881 (81.6.28)

    Medieval Art and The Cloisters

    Textile with Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata, late 14th century
    Tuscany, Italy
    Colored silks, metal thread; 35 x 29 in. (88.9 x 73.7 cm)
    Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964 (64.101.1384)

    American Paintings and Sculpture

    Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New Jersey, ca. 1891
    George Inness (American, 1825–1894)
    Oil and crayon or charcoal on canvas; 29 x 45 1/4 in. (73.7 x 114.9 cm)
    Gift of George A. Hearn, in memory of Arthur Hoppock Hearn, 1911 (11.116.4)

    American Paintings and Sculpture

    Sunrise, 1887
    George Inness (American, 1825–1894)
    Oil on canvas; 30 x 45 1/4 in. (76.2 x 114.9 cm)
    Anonymous Gift, in memory of Emil Thiele, 1954 (54.156)

    American Paintings and Sculpture

    Autumn Oaks, ca. 1878
    George Inness (American, 1825–1894)
    Oil on canvas; 20 3/8 x 30 1/8 in. (54.3 x 76.5 cm)
    Gift of George I. Seney, 1887 (87.8.8)

    American Paintings and Sculpture

    Pine Grove of the Barberini Villa, 1876
    George Inness (American, 1825–1894)
    Oil on canvas; 78 3/4 x 118 1/2 in. (200 x 301 cm)
    Gift of Lyman G. Bloomingdale, 1898 (98.16)

    American Paintings and Sculpture

    Evening at Medfield, Massachusetts, 1875
    George Inness (American, 1825–1894)
    Oil on canvas; 38 x 63 1/8 in. (96.5 x 160.3 cm)
    Gift of George A. Hearn, 1910 (10.64.6)

    American Paintings and Sculpture

    Across the Campagna, 1872
    George Inness (American, 1825–1894)
    Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper; 6 13/16 x 10 5/16 in. (17.3 x 26.2 cm)
    Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966 (67.55.145)

    American Paintings and Sculpture

    Autumn Meadows, 1869
    George Inness (American, 1825–1894)
    Oil on canvas; 30 x 45 1/2 in. (76.2 x 115.6 cm)
    Gift of Walter Knight Sturges, 1974 (1974.75)

    American Paintings and Sculpture

    Peace and Plenty, 1865
    George Inness (American, 1825–1894)
    Oil on canvas; 77 5/8 x 112 3/8 in. (197.2 x 285.4 cm)
    Gift of George A. Hearn, 1894 (94.27)

    American Paintings and Sculpture

    Delaware Water Gap, 1861
    George Inness (American, 1825–1894)
    Oil on canvas; 36 x 50 1/4 in. (91.4 x 127.6 cm)
    Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1932 (32.151)

    Drawings and Prints

    Ornament Print with Schweifwerk and Two (Allegorical?) Figures, ca. 1615–20
    Esaias von Hulsen (Dutch, ca. 1570–before 1626)
    Blackwork and engraving; sheet 5 1/2 x 7 5/16 in. (14 x 18.6 cm)
    The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2012 (2012.55)

    Drawings and Prints

    Vertical Panel with a Man and Woman, ca. 1631
    Hans Janssen (Dutch, 1605–after 1631)
    Blackwork and engraving; plate 3 5/16 x 1 7/16 in. (8.4 x 3.7 cm) (cropped on plate marks)
    The Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947 (47.108.11[2])

    Drawings and Prints

    Small Motifs of Insects and Plants, 1596
    Georg Herman (German, 1579–after 1625)
    Blackwork and engraving; plate 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.8 x 4.6 cm)
    The Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942 (42.86.4[8])

    Drawings and Prints

    Design for a Pendant with an IHS Monogram, 1609
    Master P.R.K. (Netherlandish, ca. 1609–1617)
    Blackwork and engraving; plate 5 1/4 x 3 11/16 in. (13.3 x 9.3 cm)
    The Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942 (42.86.3[3])

    Drawings and Prints

    Cross-Shaped Pendant and Four Other Motifs, 1622
    Giovanni Battista Costantini (Italian, active 1615–28)
    Blackwork and engraving; plate 3 3/8 x 4 9/16 in. (8.6 x 11.6 cm) (height is slightly cropped)
    The Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924 (23.101.8)

    Drawings and Prints

    Pendant Shaped Like a Beetle with a Couple and a Young Man Playing an Instrument, 1619
    Jean I Toutin (French, 1578–1644)
    Blackwork and engraving; plate 4 3/16 x 3 1/16 in. (10.7 x 7.8 cm)
    The Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923 (23.84.15)

    Drawings and Prints

    Oval case decorated in Schweifwerk, ca. 1614–19
    Jacques Hurtu (French, active 1584–1635)
    Blackwork and engraving; sheet 3 15/16 x 2 13/16 in. (10 x 7.2 cm)
    The Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939 (39.95.5)

    Drawings and Prints

    Oval Print with Birds, Insects, and Fruits, ca. 1620
    Claes Jansz. Visscher (Dutch, 1586–1652), copy after Hertzog von Brin (German, late 16th–early 17th century)
    Blackwork; plate 2 x 1 9/16 in. (5.1 x 4 cm)
    The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956 (56.500.114)

    Drawings and Prints

    Lunar-Shaped Ring Bezel and Grotesque Figures, ca. 1620–30
    Noël Rouillard (French, 1589–1646)
    Blackwork and engraving; plate 2 9/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.5 x 7 cm)
    The Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942 (42.40.1[1])

    Drawings and Prints

    Square Design in Silhouette Style with Schweifwerk and Grotesque Figures, 1617
    Esaias von Hulsen (Dutch, ca. 1570–before 1626)
    Made in Stuttgart, Germany
    Blackwork; plate: 4 7/16 x 4 3/8 in. (11.2 x 11.1 cm)
    The Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933 (32.123.11)

    Drawings and Prints

    Mercury in a Decorative Frame with Grotesques, ca. 1600–1630
    After Adriaen Collaert (Netherlandish, ca. 1560–1618)
    Blackwork and engraving; sheet 5 5/16 x 3 9/16 in. (13.5 x 9.1 cm)
    The Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924 (23.101.4)

    Medieval Art and The Cloisters

    Eagle Attacking a Fish (one of five medallions from a coffret), ca. 1110–30
    Conques, France
    Gilt copper and champlevé enamel; 3 9/16 x 9/16 in. (9 x 1.5 cm)
    Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.689)

    Asian Art

    Scene from "Channel Buoys" (Miotsukushi), chapter 14 of the Tale of Genji, Nanbokuchô period (1336–92), late 14th century
    Japan
    Handscroll; ink and color on paper; Image: 12 3/16 in. x 14 ft. 8 in. (31 x 447 cm)
    The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975 (1975.268.33)

    Asian Art

    The Illustrated Legends of the Jin'ôji temple, Nanbokuchô period (1336–92), 14th century
    Japan
    Fragment of a handscroll; ink and color on paper; 13 1/2 x 114 1/2 in. (34.3 x 290.8 cm)
    The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975 (1975.268.36)

    Islamic Art

    Loom width with serrated leaf design, ca. 1600–1625
    Turkey, Bursa
    Silk, metal-wrapped thread; lampas (kemha); H. 63 1/2 in. (161.3 cm), W. 26 13/16 in. (68.1 cm)
    Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952 (52.20.17)

    Islamic Art

    Fragmentary cenotaph cover with Qur'anic calligraphy, 17th–18th century
    Turkey
    Silk; lampas; H. 38 1/4 in. (97.2 cm), W. 26 3/4 in. (67.9 cm)
    The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931 (32.100.460)

    Islamic Art

    Velvet cushion cover (yastik), ca. 1600
    Turkey, Bursa
    Silk, cotton, metal-wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet (çatma), brocaded; a: H. 50 in. (127 cm), W. 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm), b: H. 50 1/2 in. (128.3 cm), W. 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm)
    Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher Collection, Bequest of Isaac D. Fletcher, 1917 (17.120.123)

    Islamic Art

    Textile fragment, early 16th century
    Turkey, probably Istanbul
    Silk, metal-wrapped thread; taqueté (seraser); H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm), W. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 1915 (15.125.7)

    Islamic Art

    Loom width with floral and tiger-stripe design, 16th century
    Turkey, Bursa
    Silk, metal-wrapped thread; lampas (kemha); L. 79 5/8 in. (202.2 cm), W. 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 1944 (44.41.3)

    Islamic Art

    Fragmentary loom width with ogival pattern, ca. 1570–80
    Turkey, probably Istanbul
    Silk, metal-wrapped thread; lampas (kemha); L. 75 in. (190.5 cm), W. 26 in. (66 cm)
    Anonymous Gift, 1949 (49.32.79)

    Islamic Art

    Textile fragment, 16th century
    Turkey, Bursa
    Silk, metal-wrapped thread; lampas (kemha); L. 44 in. (111.8 cm), W. 26 3/4 in. (67.9 cm)
    Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952 (52.20.19)

    Islamic Art

    Chasuable, 17th century
    Turkey
    Silk, metal-wrapped thread; lampas (kemha); H. 46 in. (116.8 cm), W. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm)
    Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906 (06.1210)

    Islamic Art

    Kaftan, second half of 17th–early 18th century
    Turkey
    Silk, metal-wrapped threat; taquet&eactue; (seraser); back piece: H. 54 in. (137.2 cm), W. 27 3/16 in. (69 cm), front piece: H. 56 1/4 in. (142.9 cm), W. 26 in. (66 cm)
    Purchase, Sakip Sabanci Gift and Rogers Fund, 2003 (2003.416a-e)

    Islamic Art

    Fragmentary silk velvet with repeating tiger-stripe and cintamani design, Ottoman period (ca. 1299–1923), second half of 15th century
    Turkey, Bursa
    Silk, metal-wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet (çatma), brocaded; H. 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm), W. 28 in. (71.1 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 1908 (08.109.23)

    American Decorative Arts

    Girandole, 1817
    New York City and Albany, New York
    Gilded, gesso, mirror glass with white pine; H. 54 in. (137.2 cm), Diam. 28 in. (71.1 cm)
    Gift of Mrs. Frederick Moseley, Jr., 1974 (1974.363.1)

    American Decorative Arts

    Quilt with eagle pattern, 1837–50
    American, New England
    Cotton; 103 x 97 in. (261.6 x 246.4 cm)
    Gift of Mrs. Jacob Kaplan, 1974 (1974.32)

    American Paintings and Sculpture

    Eagle, 1809–11
    William Rush (American, 1756–1833)
    Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted; 36 x 68 x 61 in. (91.4 x 172.7 x 154.9 cm)
    Purchase, Sansbury-Mills Fund, and Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang, Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet, Annette de la Renta, and Vira Hladun-Goldmann Gifts, 2002 (2002.21.1)

    American Paintings and Sculpture

    Figure of an eagle, 1800–1830
    Philadelphia
    Pine; 69 x 91 1/4 x 14 in. (175.3 x 231.8 x 35.6 cm), 185 lb. (83.9 kg)
    Purchase, Bequest of Ella Morris de Peyster, by exchange, 1959 (59.89)

    American Decorative Arts

    Liberty, 1800
    China; made for the American market
    Verre églomisé; 20 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (52.7 x 39.4 cm)
    Gift of the Members of the Committee of the Bertha King Benkard Memorial Fund, 1946 (46.67.85)

    The Libraries

    Le Description de l'Egypte, ou, recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expedition de l'armée française, ca. 1809–29
    Paris
    Illustrated books; 9 vols. in 24, 16 1/2 x 43 3/4 in. (42 x 111 cm)
    Presented by John Taylor Johnston (531D451Q)

    American Decorative Arts

    Pitcher, ca. 1872
    Retailed by Ball, Black & Co. (American, 1851–74)
    Silver; 11 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 8 5/8 in. (28.6 x 15.6 x 21.9 cm)
    Purchase, William Cullen Bryant Fellows Gifts, (2005.10)

    American Decorative Arts

    Mantel garniture, ca. 1885
    French maker, marketed by Tiffany & Co. (1837–present)
    Marble, bronze; 18 1/8 x 20 1/8 x 7 3/4 in. (46 x 51.1 x 19.7 cm)
    Purchase, The Edgar J. Kaufmann Foundation Gift, (68.97.4–.6)

    American Decorative Arts

    Armchair and matching side chair, ca. 1870–75
    Attributed to Pottier & Stymus Manufacturing Company (American, active ca. 1859–1910)
    Rosewood, prickly juniper veneer; 37 x 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (94 x 69.9 x 69.9 cm), 28 1/8 x 25 x 21 3/4 in. (71.4 x 63.5 x 55.2 cm)
    Funds from various donors (1970.35.1–2)

    American Decorative Arts

    Box, ca. 1910–20
    Marie Zimmermann (American, 1879–1972)
    Wood, silver alloy, brass, ivory, amethyst, and semi-precious quartz; 10 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (26 x 31.8 x 21.9 cm)
    Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2005 (2005.464)

    Medieval Art and The Cloisters

    Corbel with Five Interlaced Hair-Pulling Acrobats, second half of 12th century
    Aquitaine, France
    Limestone; 32 x 15 3/8 x 18 1/2 in. (81.3 x 39.1 x 47 cm)
    Gift of George Blumenthal, 1934 (34.21.2)

    Islamic Art

    Coin weight, 808–10
    Egypt
    Glass; Diam. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 1908 (08.256.20)

    Medieval Art and The Cloisters

    Steelyward weight with the bust of Athena, second half of 4th–6th century
    Byzantine
    Copper alloy; Overall: 8 x 3 15/16 x 3 1/8 in. (20.3 x 10 x 7.9 cm), Wt. 9.581 lb. (4346 g)
    Rogers Fund, 1959 (59.184)

    Islamic Art

    Dinar, 79 A.H./698–99 A.D.
    Syria
    Gold; 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
    Bequest of Joseph H. Durkee, 1898 (99.35.2386)

    Medieval Art and The Cloisters

    Solidus, 602–10
    Early Byzantine
    Gold; 13/16 x 1/16 in. (2.1 x 0.1 cm)
    Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904 (04.35.3356)

    Medieval Art and The Cloisters

    Ostrakon with a letter from Frange to Enoch, 580–640
    Egypt
    Pottery fragment with ink inscription; 5 13/16 x 4 5/16 in. (14.8 x 11 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 1914 (14.1.157)

    Islamic Art

    Textile fragment with hunting scene, 8th century
    Egypt or Syria
    Silk; samite; H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 1951 (51.57)

    Islamic Art

    Textile Fragment, 6th–7th century
    Iraq or Syria
    Silk; L. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm), W. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
    Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund, 1915 (15.109)

    Islamic Art

    Silk velvet signed by "Ghiyath," second half of 16th century; Safavid
    Iran
    Silk; cut and voided velvet with continuous floats of flat metal thread; L. 25 3/4 in. (65.4 cm), W. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)
    Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952 (52.20.13)

    Islamic Art

    Velvet panel with flowering plants, first half of 17th century; Safavid
    Iran
    Silk, cotton, flat metal thread; cut and voided velvet, brocaded; H. 45 in. (114.3 cm), W. 27 in. (68.6 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 1912 (12.72.5)

    Islamic Art

    Sash with flowering plants, 17th century; Safavid
    Iran, probably Kashan
    Silk, silver- and gilt-metal-wrapped thread (metal strip, silk core); taqueté, brocaded; H. 164 in. (416.5 cm), W. 24 7/16 in. (62 cm)
    Gift of George D. Pratt, 1933 (33.80.18)

    Islamic Art

    Silk fragment with a rosebush, deer, and flower pattern, late 17th–early 18th century; Safavid
    Iran
    Silk, silver- and gilt-metal-wrapped thread; compound twill weave, brocaded; L. 44 5/8 in. (113.3 cm), W. 27 3/4 in. (70.5 cm)
    Anonymous Gift, 1949 (49.32.99)

    Islamic Art

    Silk panel of Safavid courtiers leading Georgian captives, mid-16th century; Safavid
    Iran
    Silk, metal-wrapped thread; lampas; L. 47 1/2 in. (120.7 cm), W. 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm)
    Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952 (52.20.12)

    Islamic Art

    Textile depicting a courtier in a landscape, 16th century; Safavid
    Iran
    Silk; lampas; H. 40 in. (101.6 cm), W. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 1908 (08.109.3)

    Islamic Art

    Tent panel with hunting scene, ca. 1540; Safavid
    Iran, probably Tabriz
    Silk, flat metal thread; cut and voided velvet; H. 23 5/8 in. (60 cm), W. 18 1/8 in. (46 cm)
    Fletcher Fund, 1972 (1972.189)

    Medieval Art and The Cloisters

    Roundel with Amazons and a cross, 7th–9th century (?)
    Egypt or Syria (?)
    Weft-faced compound twill (samite) in green, beige, and brownish silk; 8 3/16 x 8 1/4 in. (20.8 x 20.9 cm)
    Gift of Mrs. Hayford Peirce, 1987 (1987.442.5)

    Islamic Art

    Pectoral ornament, late 19th–early 20th century
    Central Asia or Iran, Tekke tribe
    Silver, gilded, engraved, and inset with carnelians; 4 3/4 x 4 in. (12.1 x 10.2 cm)
    Gift of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf, 2008 (2008.579.3)

    Asian Art

    Scene from the Ramayana, ca. 1775–80
    Nainsukh (Indian, 1710–1778) or his successors
    India (Pahari Hills, Guler or Kangra)
    Red ocher and wash on paper; image 8 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. (21.3 x 28.9 cm)
    Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008 (2008.359.23)

    Islamic Art

    Pair of flower style doors, 17th century
    India
    Wood; 73 x 30 in. (185.4 x 76.2 cm)
    Gift of Harvey and Elizabeth Plotnick, 2009 (2009.376a,b)

    Islamic Art

    Tile panel, ca. 1430
    Attributed to the workshop of Ghaybi al-Tawrizi (active Tabriz and Damascus, mid-15th century)
    Probably Syria (Damascus)
    Stonepaste molded and painted under a transparent glaze; 45 x 45 in. (114.3 x 114.3 cm)
    Gift of Prof. Maan Z. Madina and Dr. Marilyn Jenkins-Madina, 2009 (2009.59.2)

    Islamic Art

    Jalayirid Qur'anic compilation page, ca. 1370
    Attributed to Abu Muhammad cAbd al-Qayyum ibn Muhammad ibn Karamshah al-Tabrizi
    Iraq (Baghdad)
    Ink, gold, and gouache on paper; 16 7/8 x 13 3/4 in. (43 x 35 cm)
    Purchase, Louis E. and Theresa E. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art and A. Robert Towbin Gift, 2008 (2008.31)

    Asian Art

    The Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Durga Mahishasuramardini), 12th century
    India (Himachal Pradesh, probably Chamba)
    Brass; H. 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm)
    Funds from various donors, 2008 (2008.271)

    Asian Art

    Seated Buddha Expounding the Dharma, Late Anuradhapura period (750–850), late 8th century
    Sri Lanka
    Copper alloy; H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
    Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, Acquisitions and 2008 Benefit Funds, and John Stewart Kennedy Fund, by exchange, 2009 (2009.60)

    Greek and Roman Art

    Globular cup with two handles, last quarter of 6th century B.C.
    Etruscan
    Terracotta; H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 2009 (2009.316)

    Greek and Roman Art

    Neck-amphora, Archaic, ca. 540–530 B.C.; black-figure
    Attributed to a painter of the Princeton Group
    Greek, Attic
    Terracotta; H. 13 in. (33 cm)
    The Bothmer Purchase Fund, 2010 (2010.147)

    Greek and Roman Art

    Alabastron, Archaic, early 6th century B.C.
    Etruscan (said to be from Vulci)
    Alabaster; H. 14 in. (35.6 cm)
    Purchase, The Concordia Foundation Gift, 2008 (2008.332)

    Greek and Roman Art

    Vase in the form of a ketos, second half of 7th century B.C.
    Greek (Cretan or South Italian)
    Terracotta; H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
    Gift of Ariel Herrmann, in memory of Brian T. Aitken, 2009 (2009.529)

    Ancient Near Eastern Art

    Monstrous male figure, late 3rd–early 2nd millennium B.C.
    Eastern Iran/Bactria-Margiana
    Chlorite, calcite, gold, iron; H. 4 in. (10.1 cm)
    Purchase, 2009 Benefit Fund and Friends of Inanna Gifts; Gift of Noriyoshi Horiuchi, 2010 (2010.166)

    Asian Art

    Plaque in the shape of a squarish loop with projections, ca. 3500–2000 B.C.
    China, Hongshan culture
    Jade (nephrite); H. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
    Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2009 (2009.176)

    Islamic Art

    Fragmentary loom width with wavy-vine pattern, Ottoman period (ca. 1299–1923), ca. 1565–80
    Turkey, probably Istanbul
    Silk, metal-wrapped thread; lampas (kemha); L. 48 in. (121.9 cm), W. 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm)
    Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952 (52.20.21)

    Islamic Art

    Fragment of a kaftan back, Ottoman period (ca. 1299–1923), mid-16th century
    Turkey, probably Istanbul
    Silk, metal-wrapped thread; taqueté (seraser); L. 52 in. (132.1 cm), W. 27 in. (68.6 cm)
    Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952 (52.20.15)
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