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Microscope, Claude-Siméon Passemant, Gilt bronze, shagreen, tinted parchment with gold tooling, steel, brass, mahogany, mirror glass, glass, French, Paris
Microscope
Optical elements by Claude-Siméon Passemant
ca. 1750
Sundial, Goldsmith Chandlee American, Brass, mahogany, American
Sundial
Goldsmith Chandlee
ca. 1800
Astrolabe, Regiomontanus, Copper alloy, German or Italian
Astrolabe
Regiomontanus
1462
Historic Detour (Scenarios), Robert Rauschenberg American, Inkjet print mounted to aluminum composite panel (diptych)
Historic Detour (Scenarios)
Robert Rauschenberg
2006
Portrait of George Graham, Thomas Hudson British, Red chalk
Portrait of George Graham
Thomas Hudson
Sitter George Graham
ca. 1739
Walking-Stick Flute/Oboe, Georg Henrich Scherer German, Narwhal (narwhahl) tusk, ivory, gilt brass, German
Walking-Stick Flute/Oboe
Georg Henrich Scherer
ca. 1750–57
Vertical Viola, Louis M. Condax American, Wood, American
Vertical Viola
Louis M. Condax
1966
Zuqqara, Cane, wood, goatskin, leather, Egyptian
Zuqqara
Egyptian
ca. 1800–1889
Torricellian barometer, Walnut, with floral marquetry, veneered on oak; brass; glass; mercury, British, probably London
Torricellian barometer
British, probably London
ca. 1700–1710
Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock, James Cox British, Case: gold with diamonds and paste jewels set in silver, pearls; Dial: white enamel; Movement: partly gilded brass and steel, wheel balance and cock of silver set with paste jewels, British, London
Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock
James Cox
1766
Red-figure calyx-krater, Terracotta, Greek, Boeotian (or Attic)
Red-figure calyx-krater
Greek, Boeotian (or Attic)
ca. 360–350 BCE (4th Century BCE)
Watch, W.A., Case and dial: gilded brass; Movement: gilded brass and polished steel, Flemish, Antwerp or possibly Ghent
Watch
Watchmaker: W.A.
1571
Scientific Instruments: Maker of Meterological Instruments
Publisher Henry J. Green
1895–1910
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David French, Oil on canvas
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)
Jacques Louis David
1788
Mantel clock with musical movement, Jean-Baptiste-André Furet French, Case: gilded and lacquered bronze and marble; Movement (in bust): brass and steel with enameled hour and minute chapter rings (in head); Miniature organ with pipes and bellows (in base): brass, steel, and leather, French, Paris
Mantel clock with musical movement
Clockmaker: Jean-Baptiste-André Furet
ca. 1784
Watch, Pierre Vernede, Case: rock crystal and enameled gold mounts; Dial: gold, champlevé enamel, and painted enamel; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel, French, Agen
Watch
Watchmaker: Pierre Vernede
ca. 1650
Peter Stretch American, Mahogany, pine; brass, steel, iron, bronze, silver, glass, American
Movement - Peter Stretch
Movement - Emanuel Rouse
1743–44
Wineglass, Glass, German, Thuringia
Wineglass
German, Thuringia
ca. 1730
The Celestial Globe-Southern Hemisphere, Albrecht Dürer German, Woodcut
The Celestial Globe-Southern Hemisphere
Albrecht Dürer
1515
Barometer, John Whitehurst British, Mahogany, British, London
Barometer
John Whitehurst
1760
Wall thermometer, Gilt bronze, enamel, glass, copper, French
Wall thermometer
French
ca. 1760–70
Portable barometer, Daniel Quare British, Ivory, gilt bronze; mercury, British, London
Portable barometer
Daniel Quare
ca. 1695
Torricellian barometer, Walnut; mercury, British
Torricellian barometer
British
ca. 1730
Torricellian barometer, Mahogany; mercury, British
Torricellian barometer
British
ca.1750
Wheel barometer, John Hallifax, Walnut, walnut veneer, British
Wheel barometer
John Hallifax
ca. 1715
Wheel barometer, John Whitehurst British, Mahogany, British, Derby
Wheel barometer
John Whitehurst
ca. 1770
Torricellian barometer, Mahogany; mercury, British
Torricellian barometer
British
ca. 1760
Torricellian barometer, Ebony, gilt; mercury, British
Torricellian barometer
British
ca.1745
Diagonal barometer and thermometer, John Patrick, Wood, walnut veneer; mercury (removed), British, London
Diagonal barometer and thermometer
John Patrick
ca. 1715
Frontispiece from Thomas Sprat's "The History of the Royal Society of London", Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, Etching, only state
Frontispiece from Thomas Sprat's "The History of the Royal Society of London"
Multiple artists/makers
1667
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
Textile with elephants, crowned double headed eagles, and flowers, Silk damask, Chinese, Macao, for Iberian market
Textile with elephants, crowned double headed eagles, and flowers
Chinese, Macao, for Iberian market
second half 16th century
Design for a Thesis Print with an Allegory of Knowledge and Portrait of Cardinal Antonio Barberini the Younger (1607–1671), Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over black chalk, on brown paper
Design for a Thesis Print with an Allegory of Knowledge and Portrait of Cardinal Antonio Barberini the Younger (1607–1671)
Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini)
ca. 1635
Cabinet, Melchior Baumgartner (1621–1686) German, Oak, pine, walnut, cedar, ebony, and rosewood; ivory veneer and silver veneer; silver; silver-gilt moldings; gilded yellow-metal mounts; the drawers lined with aquamarine-colored silk, German, Augsburg
Cabinet
Cabinetry by the workshop of Melchior Baumgartner
Silversmith Jeremias Sibenbürger
Silver plaques possibly by a member of the Lencker family
ca. 1655–59, engraved decorations ca. 1825–50
Deity face pendant, Jadeite or omphacite, iron ochre, Maya
Deity face pendant
Maya
7th–9th century