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Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara (1541–1609), El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) Greek, Oil on canvas — Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara (1541–1609)
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)
ca. 1600

Milk Pot, John C. Moore American, Silver, American — Milk Pot
John C. Moore
Retailer Ball, Tompkins and Black
1850

Teakettle, John C. Moore American, Silver, American — Teakettle
John C. Moore
Retailer Ball, Tompkins and Black
1850

Sugar Bowl, John C. Moore American, Silver, American — Sugar Bowl
John C. Moore
Retailer Ball, Tompkins and Black
1850

Nine-light chandelier, Gilt and patinated bronze, French — Nine-light chandelier
French
ca. 1785

Broadway and 42nd Street, Childe Hassam American, Oil on canvas, American — Broadway and 42nd Street
Childe Hassam
1902

[Billboards at Night, Detroit], Knud Lonberg-Holm American, born Denmark, Gelatin silver print — [Billboards at Night, Detroit]
Knud Lonberg-Holm
1924

Full-size patterns for facsimiles of front and back halves of rim and neck of Bryant Vase, Tiffany & Co. American, Copper, metal alloy, lead, American — Full-size patterns for facsimiles of front and back halves of rim and neck of Bryant Vase
Tiffany & Co.
ca. 1875

Ensemble, Nettie Rosenstein, Inc. American, (a, b) silk, American — Ensemble
Design House Nettie Rosenstein, Inc.
Designer Nettie Rosenstein
1945

Design for Lyceum Theater, New York, Louis C. Tiffany American, Transparent and opaque watercolor, ink, metallic paint, and graphite on paper, American — Design for Lyceum Theater, New York
Attributed to Louis C. Tiffany
Tiffany Glass Company
ca. 1885

Table Lamp, Sigfrid Wagner Danish, born Germany, Bronze — Table Lamp
Designer Sigfrid Wagner
Designer Waldemar Andersen
Manufacturer Tvermoes & Abrahamsen
1905

Pair of candlesticks, Charles Petit, Silver, French, Paris — Pair of candlesticks
Charles Petit
1700–1701

Full-size patterns for facsimiles of front and back halves of foot of Bryant Vase, Tiffany & Co. American, Copper, metal alloy, lead, American — Full-size patterns for facsimiles of front and back halves of foot of Bryant Vase
Tiffany & Co.
ca. 1875

Full-size pattern for facsimiles of both front and back sides of handle of Bryant Vase, Tiffany & Co. American, Copper, metal alloy, lead, American — Full-size pattern for facsimiles of both front and back sides of handle of Bryant Vase
Tiffany & Co.
ca. 1875

Decorative Electricity

Multiple artists/makers

1891

Use of Electricity during the Siege of Pyongyang, Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — Use of Electricity during the Siege of Pyongyang
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1894

Pair of candlesticks, Silver, French, Montpellier — Pair of candlesticks
French, Montpellier
1695–96

Full-size pattern in shape of cotton plant for applied motif at base of handle of Bryant Vase, Tiffany & Co. American, Brass, American — Full-size pattern in shape of cotton plant for applied motif at base of handle of Bryant Vase
Tiffany & Co.
ca. 1875

"FreePlay" Self Powered Lantern

Designer Trevor Baylis

Manufacturer Freeplay Energy USA, Inc.

ca. 1994

Pair of candlesticks (flambeaux or chandeliers), Juste Aurèle Meissonnier French, Gilt bronze, French, Paris — Pair of candlesticks (flambeaux or chandeliers)
Designer After designs by Juste Aurèle Meissonnier
1735–50

Grande Dixence, Val de Dix, Switzerland, August 2, 1993, Christopher Williams American, Gelatin silver print — Grande Dixence, Val de Dix, Switzerland, August 2, 1993
Christopher Williams
1993

Custom-made "legs" guitar, Art Department, New Line Cinema American, Wood, metal, polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane, and polyester paint, American — Custom-made "legs" guitar
Art Department, New Line Cinema
2005

Full-size pattern for facsimile of back half of body of Bryant Vase, Tiffany & Co. American, Copper, metal alloy, lead, American — Full-size pattern for facsimile of back half of body of Bryant Vase
Tiffany & Co.
ca. 1875

Full-size pattern for facsimile of front half of body of Bryant Vase, Tiffany & Co. American, Copper, metal alloy, lead, American — Full-size pattern for facsimile of front half of body of Bryant Vase
Tiffany & Co.
ca. 1875

Full-size pattern for facsimiles of outer portion of handle of Bryant Vase, Tiffany & Co. American, Copper, metal alloy, lead, American — Full-size pattern for facsimiles of outer portion of handle of Bryant Vase
Tiffany & Co.
ca. 1875

Full-size pattern for facsimiles of sides of pedestal of Bryant Vase, Tiffany & Co. American, Copper, metal alloy, lead, American — Full-size pattern for facsimiles of sides of pedestal of Bryant Vase
Tiffany & Co.
ca. 1875

Full-size pattern for facsimiles of top of pedestal of Bryant Vase, Tiffany & Co. American, Copper, metal alloy, lead, American — Full-size pattern for facsimiles of top of pedestal of Bryant Vase
Tiffany & Co.
ca. 1875

Pair of candlesticks, Joseph Moillet French, Silver, French, Paris — Pair of candlesticks
Joseph Moillet
1700–1701

Franklin's Experiment, June 1752 – Demonstrating the identity of Lightning and Electricity, from which he invented the Lightning Rod, Currier & Ives American, Hand-colored lithograph — Franklin's Experiment, June 1752 – Demonstrating the identity of Lightning and Electricity, from which he invented the Lightning Rod
Publisher Currier & Ives
Subject Abraham Lincoln
1876

Pair of candlesticks, Jacques-Pierre Marteau, Silver, French, Paris — Pair of candlesticks
Jacques-Pierre Marteau
1775

[Multiple Exposures of the Moon], Antoine-François-Jean Claudet French, Daguerreotype — [Multiple Exposures of the Moon]
Antoine-François-Jean Claudet
Photography Studio John Jabez Edwin Mayall
1846–52

Obelisk clock with a Franklin movement, David Roentgen German, Oak, thuya burl wood, gilded bronze, silver, and steel, German, Neuwied am Rhein — Obelisk clock with a Franklin movement
Case maker: David Roentgen
Clockmaker: Peter Kinzing
ca. 1785–90

Study for "Jewelled City"

Gerald Geerlings

ca. 1931

TV Cello, Nam June Paik American, born Korea, Cathode-ray tube monitors, acrylic, neon, string, wood, and other mixed media, American — TV Cello
Nam June Paik
1995

Pair of candlesticks, Claude Roysard, Silver, French, Rennes — Pair of candlesticks
Possibly Claude Roysard
1751–52

Pair of three-light candelabra, Gilt bronze, French — Pair of three-light candelabra
French
ca. 1760–65

Pair of candlesticks, Gilles-Claude Gouel, Silver, French, Paris — Pair of candlesticks
Gilles-Claude Gouel
1729–30

Candlestick, Jean-François Balzac, Silver, French, Paris — Candlestick
Jean-François Balzac
1756–57

Candlestick, Silver, possibly French — Candlestick
possibly French
ca. 1780

"Tizio" Table Lamp, Richard Sapper German, Polyamide (Nylon), Polycarbonate, aluminum, metal alloy — "Tizio" Table Lamp
Designer Richard Sapper
Manufacturer Artemide S.p.A.
1972

Bell Push in the form of an Elephant, House of Carl Fabergé, Bowenite, gold, diamond, ruby, sapphire, champlevé and guilloché enamel, Russian, probably St. Petersburg — Bell Push in the form of an Elephant
House of Carl Fabergé
ca. 1908–17

Flood, Jacob Kainen American, Lithograph — Flood
Jacob Kainen
Publisher WPA
1937

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