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Horse Tack Ornament, Copper alloy, Roman-Germanic
Roman-Germanic
2nd–3rd century
Cradleboard, Tanned leather, rawhide, wood, pigment, glass beads, wool cloth, cotton cloth, brass tacks, and brass link chain, Kiowa, Native American
Kiowa, Native American
ca. 1875
Horse Tack Ornament, Copper alloy, possibly gold, Roman-German
Roman-German
2nd–3rd century
Horse Tack Ornament, Copper alloy, Roman-German
Roman-German
2nd–3rd century
Side chair, Solid beech wood (front and side rails), solid pine wood (back splat, supporting middle seat rail and corner blocks), solid walnut (legs), walnut veneer.  Upholstery materials: drop-in seat frame of plywood, webbing, modern black enameled springs, cotton wadding, jute spring cover cloth, filling, a cover cloth and the show-cover, blued tacks.  (The seat is a recent fabrication.), Austrian
Austrian
ca. 1820–30
Side chair, Solid beech wood (front and side rails), solid pine wood (supporting middle seat rail), solid walnut (legs), walnut and burr walnut veneer.  Upholstery materials: drop-in seat frame of plywood, webbing, modern black enameled springs, cotton wadding, jute spring cover cloth, filling, a cover cloth and the show-cover, blued metal tacks.  (The seat is a recent fabrication.), Austrian
Austrian
ca. 1820–30
Tacks, Copper, bronze, Iran
Iran
ca. 9th century BCE
Kroncong Sampi, Wood, tack, Indonesian (Sumatran)
Indonesian (Sumatran)
early 20th century
The Gathering of the Witches in the Prado of Berroscoberro, José Luis Cuevas  Mexican, Brush and pen and black inks, watercolor, colored pencil, marker, and graphite on various papers and books on boards, metal paper covered tube, etching plate, and wood frame with nails, tacks, a metal clip, and a purple ribbon, mounted in an open portfolio case
José Luis Cuevas
1983
French
ca. 1740
Street in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Vincent van Gogh  Dutch, Reed pen, quill, and brown ink over graphite on wove paper (laid down on wove paper; tack holes in all corners); later additions (by a restorer?) in black chalk, lower and upper right
Vincent van Gogh
ca. July 15, 1888
Cradleboard, Lakota/Teton Sioux artist, Wood, rawhide, glass beads, native-tanned leather, muslin, brass tacks, Lakota/Teton Sioux
On loan to The Met
Lakota/Teton Sioux artist
ca. 1890