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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
	Firescreen	Thomas Affleck (attributed to)	1771	Mahogany	49.51a,b	American Decorative Arts
	Gifts and funds from various donors, by exchange, 1949
	Frame		ca. 1765	White pine	08.1a	American Decorative Arts
	Charles B. Curtis Fund, 1908
	Front plate of a Pennsylvania fireplace	Hibernia Furnace	ca. 1782	Cast iron	2006.548	American Decorative Arts
	Purchase, The Dobson Foundation Inc. Gift, 2006
	Garden Landscape and Fountain	Louis Comfort Tiffany; Tiffany Studios	ca. 1905–15	Favrile glass, cement	1976.105	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Lillian Nassau, 1976
	Genius of Mirth	Thomas Crawford	1842; this version, 1843	Marble	97.13.1	American Decorative Arts
	Bequest of Annette W. W. Hicks-Lord, 1896
	George Washington quilt		ca. 1876	Printed cotton	1985.347	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Helen W. Hughart, 1985
	Great Hall of Van Rensselaer Manor House, Albany, New York		1765–69		28.143	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mrs. William Bayard Van Rensselaer, in memory of her husband, 1928
	Hair comb	I. R. Comb Co., Charles Goodyear, patent...	1851	Vulcanite	2000.561	American Decorative Arts
	Purchase, Susan and Jon Rotenstreich Gift, 2000
	Hair ornament	Louis Comfort Tiffany	ca. 1904	Silver, enamel, black and pink opals, de...	2002.620	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Linden Havemeyer Wise, in memory of Louisine W. Havemeyer, 2002
	Hanging shade	Louis Comfort Tiffany	ca. 1899	Leaded Favrile glass	69.150	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Williams, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1969
	High chest of drawers		ca. 1762–75	Mahogany, tulip poplar, yellow pine	18.110.4	American Decorative Arts
	John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1918
	High chest of drawers		1700–1730	Black walnut, poplar, maple, hickory, ea...	52.195.2a,b	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mrs. Screven Lorillard, 1952
	High chest of drawers		1730–50	Walnut, walnut veneer, white pine	10.125.62	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
	Honeycomb quilt	Elizabeth Van Horne Clarkson	ca. 1830	Cotton	23.80.75	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Moore, 1923
	The Horses of Anahita or The Flight of Night	William Morris Hunt	ca. 1848–50; this cast, by 1880; this cast, by 1880	Plaster, tinted	80.12	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Richard Morris Hunt, 1880
	Hot-water urn	Paul Revere, Jr.	1791	Silver, ivory	1990.226a-d	American Decorative Arts
	Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, Annette de la Renta, Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet, Drue Heinz, and Henry R. Kr...
	"The Indian Princess"	Unknown artist	ca. 1740–60	Linen embroidered with wool and silk thr...	53.179.13	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mrs. Screven Lorillard, 1953
	Iris embroidery	Candace Wheeler for Associated Artists	1883	Silk embroidered with silk and metallic-...	28.34.1	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of the family of Mrs. Candace Wheeler, 1928
	Ivy textile	Associated Artists	1883–1900	Printed cotton velvet	28.70.1	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mrs. Boudinot Keith, 1928
	Jar (Tibor)		probably 18th century	Tin-enameled earthenware	11.87.36	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1911
	Jar (Tibor) with Decoration of Pendant Garlands		18th century	Tin-enameled earthenware	11.87.8	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1911
	Jar with Iron Collar (Chocolatero)		ca. 1700	Tin-enameled earthenware	11.87.7	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1911
	Joseph, Chief of the Nez Percé Indians	Olin Levi Warner	1889; this cast, 1906; this cast, 1906	Bronze	06.313	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Wait, 1906
	Jug		1800–1815	Porcelain	34.74a,b	American Decorative Arts
	Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1934
	Kast		1650–1700	Painted white oak, red oak	1988.21	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Millia Davenport, 1988
	Kast		1690–1720	Painted yellow poplar, red oak, white pi...	09.175	American Decorative Arts
	Rogers Fund, 1909
	Lamp	Louis Comfort Tiffany	1904–15	Leaded Favrile glass, bronze	1974.214.15a,b	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Grant, 1974
	Lamp	Dirk Van Erp	1912–15	Copper, mica	1989.129	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Charles L. and Jane D. Kaufmann, 1989
	Large Bowl with Equestrian Figure		ca. 1820	Tin-enameled earthenware	11.87.68	American Decorative Arts
	Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1911
	Length of printed fabric	Frank Lloyd Wright	1955	Silk, printed, Fortisan (?)	1991.131	American Decorative Arts
	Purchase, Charles L. and Jane D. Kaufmann Gift, 1991

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