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Solar System
Lewis Kesling
ca. 1980
Now!, Adam Fuss British, Gelatin silver print
Now!
Adam Fuss
1988
Orrery clock, Louis Thouverez French, Cast and gilded bronze, Carrara marble, copper, brass, steel, enamel, French, Paris
Orrery clock
Louis Thouverez
1790
Akhnif / Burnus, Wool, cotton
Akhnif / Burnus
20th century
Feathered serpent ornament, Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists, Gold, Mexica (Aztec)
Feathered serpent ornament
Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists
1325-1521
Feathered serpent ornament, Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists, Gold, Mexica (Aztec)
Feathered serpent ornament
Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists
1325–1521 CE
Feathered serpent ornament, Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists, Gold, Mexica (Aztec)
Feathered serpent ornament
Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists
1325–1521
Feathered serpent ornament, Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists, Gold, Mexica (Aztec)
Feathered serpent ornament
Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists
1325–1521
Nose Ornament, Gold, Zenú
Nose Ornament
Zenú
1–1000 CE
Nose Ornament, Gold, Zenú
Nose Ornament
Zenú
1–1000 CE
Nose Ornament, Gold, Zenú
Nose Ornament
Zenú
1–1000 CE
Crocodilian Nose Ornament, Gold, Zenú
Crocodilian Nose Ornament
Zenú
1–1000 CE
Ear Ornament, Gold, Zenú
Ear Ornament
Zenú
1–1000 CE
Ear Ornament, Gold, Zenú
Ear Ornament
Zenú
1–1000 CE
Canoe Prow Ornament (Taburi), Wood, paint, Massim region
Canoe Prow Ornament (Taburi)
Massim region
19th–early 20th century
Nose Ornament, Gold, Zenú
Nose Ornament
Zenú
1–1000 CE
Nose Ornament, Gold, Zenú
Nose Ornament
Zenú
1–1000 CE
A System of Architectural Ornament
Author Louis Henry Sullivan
1966
Design for a Shelf System to Display Porcelain, Anonymous, 18th century, Pen and black ink, gray wash.
Design for a Shelf System to Display Porcelain
Anonymous, 18th century
ca. 1700–30
Pectoral ornament with face, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, iron, Edo peoples
Pectoral ornament with face
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
15th–17th century
Keeping the Culture, Kerry James Marshall American, Color linoleum cut and screenprint on Arches
Keeping the Culture
Multiple artists/makers
2011
Cocktail dress, House of Vionnet French, silk, metal, French
Cocktail dress
Design House House of Vionnet
Designer Madeleine Vionnet
Retailer Hattie Carnegie, Inc.
1936
A General System of Useful and Ornamental Furniture..., Ince and Mayhew British, Illustrations: engraving
A General System of Useful and Ornamental Furniture...
Multiple artists/makers
1759–63
Manual of the System of Teaching Needlework
Publisher British and Foreign School Society
Printer R. & A. Taylor
1821
A New and Complete System of Architecture Delineated
Author William Halfpenny
Publisher John Brindley
1749
Longcase astronomical regulator, Ferdinand Berthoud French, Case: oak veneered with ebony and brass, with gilt-bronze mounts; Dial: white enamel; Movement: gilded brass and steel, French, Paris
Longcase astronomical regulator
Clockmaker: Ferdinand Berthoud
Case maker: Balthazar Lieutaud
Modeler Mounts probably cast from models by Philippe II Caffieri
ca. 1768–70
The Cabinet and Chair-Maker's Real Friend and Companion, or, the Whole System of Chair-Making Made plain and easy, Robert Manwaring British, Illustrations: engraving, etching
The Cabinet and Chair-Maker's Real Friend and Companion, or, the Whole System of Chair-Making Made plain and easy
Multiple artists/makers
1765
Don Quixote Tilting at Windmills, from “Don Quixote in Grotesques”, Unknown Designer, Wool, silk and precious metal-wrapped threads, British, London
Don Quixote Tilting at Windmills, from “Don Quixote in Grotesques”
Designer Unknown Designer
Workshop director Woven under the direction of Francis Poyntz
ca. 1674–76
Bootees, leather, silk, linen, probably French
Bootees
probably French
1898
Bootees, leather, silk, linen, probably French
Bootees
probably French
1898
The Modern Builder's Assistant: or, a Concise Epitome of the Whole System of Architecture
Multiple artists/makers
1742
The Modern Builder's Assistant: or a Concise Epitome of the Whole System of Architecture
Multiple artists/makers
1742
Basic Constructive Mechanism for a Coat of Arms
Anonymous, Italian or Spanish, late 15th to early 16th century
Giovanni Battista di Jacopo Cennini
Previously connected to Master F
1450–1550
The American Builder's Companion; or, A System of Architecture, Particularly Adapted to the Present Style of Building
Author Asher Benjamin
Printer Samuel Etheridge Jr.
1811
The Carpenter's and Joiner's Repository. or , a new system of lines and proportions for doors, windows, chimnies...etc.
Author William Pain
Printer Printed for the author and sold by I. & J. Taylor
1778
Sketches for Country Residences Designed to be Constructed in the Patent Cement Slab System of W. H. Lascelles
Author Written and illustrated by Ernst Newton
Publisher B. T. Batsford, Ltd.
1882
Plan of the Mausoleum of Caecilia Metella, wife of the Triumvir Marcus Crassus..., tome 3, tavola 49 from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Plan of the Mausoleum of Caecilia Metella, wife of the Triumvir Marcus Crassus..., tome 3, tavola 49 from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Publisher Angelo Rotili
published 1756–57
The Young Carpenter's Assistant; or, A System of Architecture, Adapted to the Style of Building in the United States
Multiple artists/makers
1805
Animal pendant, Gold, Central American Isthmus
Animal pendant
Central American Isthmus
1–1000 CE
Scaffolding Erected for the Restoration of the Vault in St. Peter's Basilica: Lateral View of the Vault
Giacomo Sangermano
ca. 1773
Veue du chasteau de Versailles (View of Versailles, garden facade), Adam Perelle French, Etching
Veue du chasteau de Versailles (View of Versailles, garden facade)
Adam Perelle
Etched by Israel Silvestre
Publisher Nicolas Langlois
1680s
Letter with Sketch of Artist Painting Stage Scenery, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin British, Pen and black ink over graphite
Letter with Sketch of Artist Painting Stage Scenery
Author Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Subject Addressed to William Grieve
Subject Addressed to Thomas Grieve
March 1831