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Metal enamelled snuff bottle decorated with the character "Shou" [Longevity]; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Metal enamelled snuff bottle decorated with the character "Shou" [Longevity]
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1912-1949
Accession Number
1980/2.56
Medium and Support
metal with enamel decoration
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Seated Woman Inkwell, iridescent porcelain with blue peaked lid vase, figure; Artist Unknown

Title
Seated Woman Inkwell, iridescent porcelain with blue peaked lid vase, figure
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
A porcelain inkwell of a woman sitting. She is holding a green vase in both hands and is wearing a blue pointy hat. The rest of her outfit is orange.
Object Creation Date
1875-1975
Accession Number
2010/1.276
Medium and Support
porcelain
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rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Element from a mosaic frieze, entrance hall of the H.O. Havemeyer House New York (one of 10 elements); Louis Comfort Tiffany

Title
Element from a mosaic frieze, entrance hall of the H.O. Havemeyer House New York (one of 10 elements)
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Physical Description
This mosaic panel depicts flowers and tendrils against a background with both a chevron pattern and a round flower-like patten. Along either side is a tapering beige element that is half of a blade of a plant; when joined with another panel, they create a full plant blade. [fragment]
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1890-1891
Accession Number
1986.146.8H
Medium and Support
iridescent glass and plaster
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rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Wood snuff bottle in the shape of an eggplant; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Wood snuff bottle in the shape of an eggplant
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1912-1949
Accession Number
1980/2.88
Medium and Support
wood with ivory stopper
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rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Round Inkwell with Apple Blossoms, poreclain, round marked "CFM/CDM FRANCE", limoges; Artist Unknown

Title
Round Inkwell with Apple Blossoms, poreclain, round marked "CFM/CDM FRANCE", limoges
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
A purple color inkwell made with porcelain has drawings of apple blossom all around the outside of the inkwell. And there is a lid cover on the top of the inkwell.
Object Creation Date
1875-1975
Accession Number
2010/1.294
Medium and Support
porcelain
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Chandelier Fragments; Louis Comfort Tiffany

Title
Chandelier Fragments
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Object Creation Date
1890-1891
Accession Number
2011/2.2.12
Medium and Support
glass and metal
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rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Vase; François-Emile Décorchemont

Title
Vase
Artist
François-Emile Décorchemont
Physical Description
Inverted cone-shaped vessel of brown, yellow and green glass
Artist Life Dates
(1880 - 1971)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1904-1971
Accession Number
1972/2.228
Medium and Support
brown, yellow, and green glass
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rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Mantel clock with a priestess and Cupid offering a sacriffice to Venus; Joseph Buzot

Title
Mantel clock with a priestess and Cupid offering a sacriffice to Venus
Artist
Joseph Buzot
Physical Description
The dial of this elaborately decorated clock stands upon a two-tiered base. The lower tier consists of a hollow base made of ebony and adorned with a frieze of gilded bronze scrollwork and palmette motifs. The upper tier, made entirely of gilded bronze, features six fluted pilasters with a decorative panel centered on the front below the dial. This panel is composed of a pair of doves touching beaks before a crossed quiver of arrows and a flaming torch framed by leaves. A woman in long flowing robes stands to the right of the dial and empties a small cup onto a dove held by a winged putto who lies on a rocky projection. Behind the dove burns a fire on a small altar inscribed "Altar of Venus" [Autel à Venus].
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1780
Accession Number
2001/2.82
Medium and Support
gilded bronze, ebony, porcelain, and glass
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rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Cup; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Cup
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925
Accession Number
1984/2.37
Medium and Support
carved wood
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rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Chandelier Fragments; Louis Comfort Tiffany

Title
Chandelier Fragments
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Object Creation Date
1890-1891
Accession Number
2011/2.2.28
Medium and Support
glass and metal
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons; Artist Unknown, Germany

Title
One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Physical Description
Silver spoon with figure of a man at the terminal end of the handle
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1975/2.191
Medium and Support
cast silver
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rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Snuff bottle with incised text; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Snuff bottle with incised text
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1850-1920
Accession Number
1980/2.137
Medium and Support
porcelain, incised and inlaid with ink; crystal and brass stopper
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rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.379
Medium and Support
brass
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Chandelier Fragments; Louis Comfort Tiffany

Title
Chandelier Fragments
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Object Creation Date
1890-1891
Accession Number
2011/2.2.44
Medium and Support
glass and metal
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Shaver container (rectangular box with cover and divider), from a bridal trousseau; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Shaver container (rectangular box with cover and divider), from a bridal trousseau
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1615-1867
Accession Number
1955/1.160A-C
Medium and Support
wood with black, red, and gold lacquer
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rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Root amber snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Root amber snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1800-1880
Accession Number
1980/2.95
Medium and Support
root amber with coral bead stopper in green tinted ivory collar
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rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Ivory ornament snuff bottle with design of frogs climbing over a lotus leaf; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Ivory ornament snuff bottle with design of frogs climbing over a lotus leaf
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1875-1920
Accession Number
1980/2.80
Medium and Support
Ivory
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rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Nephrite jade snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Nephrite jade snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1912-1949
Accession Number
1980/2.12
Medium and Support
nephrite
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.395
Medium and Support
brass
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Chandelier Fragments; Louis Comfort Tiffany

Title
Chandelier Fragments
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Object Creation Date
1890-1891
Accession Number
2011/2.2.69
Medium and Support
glass and metal
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Slop bowl, from six piece silver coffee and tea service; Samuel Kirk

Title
Slop bowl, from six piece silver coffee and tea service
Artist
Samuel Kirk
Physical Description
Silver vessel with bowl-shaped body, stemmed foot and opulent repoussé decoration
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1850
Accession Number
1982/2.57D
Medium and Support
silver
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rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of a citron; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of a citron
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1912-1949
Accession Number
1980/2.70
Medium and Support
ivory
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.416
Medium and Support
brass
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Chandelier Fragments; Louis Comfort Tiffany

Title
Chandelier Fragments
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Object Creation Date
1890-1891
Accession Number
2011/2.2.85
Medium and Support
glass and metal
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Fragment of a gaming piece with male slaying beast, possibly Hercules and the Erymanthian boar, zigzag pattern with incised circles in border; Samson Carver, Pricked-Ivories Workshop, Cologne, Germany

Title
Fragment of a gaming piece with male slaying beast, possibly Hercules and the Erymanthian boar, zigzag pattern with incised circles in border
Artist
Samson Carver, Pricked-Ivories Workshop, Cologne, Germany
Physical Description
Fragment of circular gaming piece carved in elephant ivory in high relief. Standing male figure wearing knee-length robe holds sword in right hand and stabs inverted beast in the chest. Forelegs of beast end in hooves; head of beast characterized by large eye and pronounced nostril. Left arm of figure and rear half of the beast missing. Border contains zigzag pattern with bead motif.
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1150
Accession Number
1987/1.262
Medium and Support
elephant ivory
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Snuff bottle with painted landscape scene; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Snuff bottle with painted landscape scene
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1800-1880
Accession Number
1980/2.119
Medium and Support
porcelain with blue underglaze painting, jadeite stopper
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Inkwell made of sterling silver overlay on crystal glass; Artist Unknown

Title
Inkwell made of sterling silver overlay on crystal glass
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
This is a spherical shaped glass inkwell with sterling silver overlay in intricate designs of flowers and plants. The top half of the sphere, which opens horizontally, is the lid.
Object Creation Date
1875-1975
Accession Number
2010/1.221
Medium and Support
glass, metal
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Paperweight or box cover: underside carved with lotus and double vajra motifs; Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Title
Paperweight or box cover: underside carved with lotus and double vajra motifs
Artist
Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Accession Number
1983/1.112
Medium and Support
stone
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Nephrite Jade Purse-shaped Snuff Bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Nephrite Jade Purse-shaped Snuff Bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1780-1880
Accession Number
1980/2.10
Medium and Support
nephrite
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Tiffany Studios art nouveau brass inkwell with lid; Artist Unknown

Title
Tiffany Studios art nouveau brass inkwell with lid
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
This inkwell has a short cylindrical shape with a circlular hole iin the top and a hinged lid. The body is made of glass with a brass metal overlay decoration of vegetal designs. The lid and ink cup are metal.
Object Creation Date
1875-1975
Accession Number
2010/1.237
Medium and Support
glass, metal
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Portion of a lighting fixture, possibly from the entrance hall, H.O. Havemeyer house, New York; Louis Comfort Tiffany

Title
Portion of a lighting fixture, possibly from the entrance hall, H.O. Havemeyer house, New York
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Physical Description
Slivered metal roundel shape with a center opening for a glass globe (suggested). Along the outer perimeter of the roundel are opalescant convex glass shapes evocative of peacock tail feathers.
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1890-1891
Accession Number
1986.146.5
Medium and Support
silver, gilt bronze and opalescent favrile glass
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Agate snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Agate snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1750-1850
Accession Number
1980/2.31
Medium and Support
agate and jadeite
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Snail-shaped inkwell with metal insert; Artist Unknown

Title
Snail-shaped inkwell with metal insert
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
A clouded glass inkwell in the shape of a snail. The inkwell has a metal insert in the shell of the snail, but no lid.
Object Creation Date
1875-1975
Accession Number
2010/1.253
Medium and Support
glass, metal
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Vase; Louis Comfort Tiffany

Title
Vase
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Physical Description
irridescent green and blue teadrop-shaped vessel with vertical ribbing
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Century
Late 19th-Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1972/2.211
Medium and Support
iridescent blue and green glass
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Nephrite jade snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Nephrite jade snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1875-1925
Accession Number
1980/2.5
Medium and Support
nephrite and glass
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Sterling silver inkwell, monogrammed, etched lines; Artist Unknown

Title
Sterling silver inkwell, monogrammed, etched lines
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
A square, sterling silver inkwell. The base is monogrammed and has etched lines. The lid is flat, square, and also has etched lines.
Object Creation Date
1875-1975
Accession Number
2010/1.269
Medium and Support
glass, metal
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Front door to the Henry O. Havemeyer House, New York (one of a pair); Louis Comfort Tiffany

Title
Front door to the Henry O. Havemeyer House, New York (one of a pair)
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Physical Description
One of a pair of doors that formed an arched entryway. In the upper two thirds of the door are opalescent square glass "coffers" in an arched composition that corresponds to the silhouette of the doors. The interior-facing side of the doors include curvilinear lead caming, inset with medium-sized beach stones, that frame the glass "coffers". The exterior-facing side of the doors has the "coffers" framed by patinated copper sheeting.
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1890-1891
Accession Number
1986.146.3B
Medium and Support
wood, copper, stone, and favrile glass
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Ivory snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Ivory snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1912-1949
Accession Number
1980/2.73
Medium and Support
ivory
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Inkwell of art nouveau design, crystal with sterling silver lid, rounded corners; Artist Unknown

Title
Inkwell of art nouveau design, crystal with sterling silver lid, rounded corners
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
A crystal inwell with a cube body and rounded edge corners and a silver lid on top.
Object Creation Date
1875-1975
Accession Number
2010/1.286
Medium and Support
glass, metal
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Chandelier Fragments; Louis Comfort Tiffany

Title
Chandelier Fragments
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Object Creation Date
1890-1891
Accession Number
2011/2.2.5
Medium and Support
glass and metal
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Snuff tray with peacock; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Snuff tray with peacock
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1995/1.80
Medium and Support
ivory with painted ink design
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Brown and White Porcelain Inkwell, Nippon inkwell stand, hand painted gold, art nouveau; Artist Unknown

Title
Brown and White Porcelain Inkwell, Nippon inkwell stand, hand painted gold, art nouveau
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
A porcelain inkwell with a rectangular body and a penstand on the one side; and it is decorated with drawings and patterns of brown leaves. There is no lid cover for the inkwell.
Object Creation Date
1875-1975
Accession Number
2010/1.304
Medium and Support
porcelain, gold
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Chandelier Fragments; Louis Comfort Tiffany

Title
Chandelier Fragments
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Object Creation Date
1890-1891
Accession Number
2011/2.2.21
Medium and Support
glass and metal
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons; Artist Unknown, Germany

Title
One of a set of 12 Apostle Spoons
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Physical Description
Silver spoon with figure of a man at the terminal end of the handle
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1975/2.184
Medium and Support
cast silver
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Snuff bottle with a profile "portrait" of a red-haired European; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Snuff bottle with a profile "portrait" of a red-haired European
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Glass and silver stopper.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1st half of 20th century
Accession Number
1980/2.114
Medium and Support
porcelain with blue underglaze and overglaze enamel painting
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Comb; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lunda

Title
Comb
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lunda
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1971
Accession Number
1971/2.46
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Chandelier Fragments; Louis Comfort Tiffany

Title
Chandelier Fragments
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Object Creation Date
1890-1891
Accession Number
2011/2.2.37
Medium and Support
glass and metal
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Knife, from a two-piece fish server; Hatton Works (Wilson and Davis)

Title
Knife, from a two-piece fish server
Artist
Hatton Works (Wilson and Davis)
Physical Description
Knife engraved with leaf pattern and ivory handle
Artist Life Dates
active 1870-1883
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1853-1854
Accession Number
1968/1.63
Medium and Support
silver with ivory handle
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Glass snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Glass snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1825-1900
Accession Number
1980/2.147
Medium and Support
glass and coral
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.368
Medium and Support
brass
relevance
rank 5.50987
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts
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