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325 Results Found

Image	Title of Work of Art	Artist or Culture of Origin	Date or Style or Period	Materials and Techniques	Accession Number	Collection
	Bowl	Louis Comfort Tiffany	1899	Enamel on copper	51.121.29	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, 1951
	Bowl	Louis Comfort Tiffany; Tiffany Furnaces	ca. 1908	Favrile glass	51.121.13	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, 1951
	Bowl	Faience Manufacturing Company	1881–83	Painted and glazed earthenware	L.1997.45.2	American Decorative Arts
	Lent by the Florence I. Balasny-Barnes Collection
	Box	Attributed to John Thurston	1660–85	White oak, red oak, southern yellow pine	10.125.680	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
	Box	Marie Zimmermann	ca. 1910–20	Wood, silver alloy, brass, ivory, amethy...	2005.464	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2005
	The Broncho Buster	Frederic Remington	1895; revised 1909; this cast, by November 1910; this cast, by November 1910	Bronze	39.65.45	American Decorative Arts
	Bequest of Jacob Ruppert, 1939
	Brooch	Tiffany & Company	1868	Gold, pearls, black enamel, hair	2000.556	American Decorative Arts
	Purchase, Susan and Jon Rotenstreich Gift, 2000
	Brooch	Maker unknown	ca. 1850	Gold, jet, crystal, hair	2000.557	American Decorative Arts
	Purchase, Susan and Jon Rotenstreich Gift, 2000
	Brooch	Jacques & Marcus	ca. 1882–92	Gold, pearl, demantoid garnets, diamonds	2001.246	American Decorative Arts
	Purchase, Susan and Jon Rotenstreich Gift, 2000
	Brooch	Marcus & Company	ca. 1900	Gold, peridot, diamonds, pearls, enamel	2001.238	American Decorative Arts
	Purchase, Susan and Jon Rotenstreich Gift, 2001
	Brooch and earrings	Tiffany & Company	1854–70	Coral, gold	2000.564a-c	American Decorative Arts
	Purchase, Susan and Jon Rotenstreich Gift, 2000
	Brooch and earrings	Edward Burr	1858–60	Yellow gold, pearls, diamonds, enamel	2000.549a-c	American Decorative Arts
	Purchase, Susan and Jon Rotenstreich Gift, 2000
	Brooch, necklace, and hair comb	Florence Koehler	ca. 1905	Pearls, enamel, gold (pin only: sapphire...	52.43.1-.3	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne, 1952
	The Bryant Vase	James Horton Whitehouse; Tiffany & Compa...	1875–76	Silver, gold	77.9a,b	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of William Cullen Bryant, 1877
	Bureau table	John Townsend (attributed to)	ca. 1765	Mahogany, chestnut, tulip poplar, white ...	10.125.83	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
	Cabinet	Alexander Roux	ca. 1866	Rosewood, tulipwood, cherry, poplar, pin...	68.100.1	American Decorative Arts
	Purchase, The Edgar J. Kaufmann Foundation Gift, 1968
	Cabinet	Design attributed to Frank Furness; manu...	ca. 1874–77	Walnut, maple, white pine, glass	1985.116	American Decorative Arts
	Friends of The American Wing Fund, 1985
	Cameo	George W. Jamison, cameo cutter; William...	ca. 1835	Helmet-conch shell, enamel, gold	2000.562	American Decorative Arts
	Purchase, Susan and Jon Rotenstreich Gift, 2000
	Candle stand		1800–1840	Cherry	66.10.21	American Decorative Arts
	Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1966
	Card table	Unidentified Maker	1810–20	Mahogany, tulip poplar, brass	31.44.11	American Decorative Arts
	The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1931
	Card table	John Townsend	ca. 1786	Mahogany, maple, chestnut, tulip poplar	27.161	American Decorative Arts
	Egleston Fund, 1927
	Card table		1760–85	Mahogany, maple, chestnut, white pine	67.114.1	American Decorative Arts
	Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1967
	Card table		1760–90	Mahogany, white oak, tulip poplar, white...	47.35	American Decorative Arts
	Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1947
	Card table (one of a pair)	Charles-Honoré Lannuier	1817	Mahogany veneer, gilded gesso, vert anti...	1995.377.1	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Justine VR Milliken, 1995
	Centennial Vase	Made by Karl L. H. Müller; manufactured ...	1877	Porcelain	1987.12	American Decorative Arts
	Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1987
	Center table	Pottier and Stymus and Company (attribu...	1870–75	Rosewood, walnut, marble	68.207a,b	American Decorative Arts
	Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1968
	Century Vase	Designed by Karl L. H. Müller; manufactu...	ca. 1876	Porcelain	69.194.1	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Chace, 1969
	Chandelier	Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather G...	1907–9	Mahogany, ebony, and leaded glass	1986.445	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Barton C. English, 1986
	Chest	William Searle, or Thomas Dennis (attrib...	1660–80	White oak, red oak	10.125.685	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
	Chest		1770–80	Mahogany, white pine	2001.644	American Decorative Arts
	Partial and Promised Gift of Charlotte Pickman Gertz, 2001

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