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Title

Composition

Artist

Germaine Richier

Artist Life Dates

1904-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1904-1957

Accession Number

1957/2.20

Medium and Support

color aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

animals

genres

modern and contemporary art

objects

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

Title

The Idea (L'Idée)

Artist

Marino Marini

Artist Life Dates

1901-1980

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1950

Accession Number

1983/1.270

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

animals

genres

mammals

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

the natural world

Title

Mixed Flowers in Spanish Bowl

Artist

Laura Coombs Hills

Artist Life Dates

1859 - 1952

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1859-1952

Accession Number

1955/1.77

Medium and Support

pastel

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

genres

leaves

modern and contemporary art

objects

plants

reflections

the natural world

Title

Stripped Woman of Seville (Sévillane dénudée), Plate II, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.2

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

genres

movement

music

objects

people and occupations

religious figures

Title

Prize Stallions

Artist

John Curry

Artist Life Dates

1897-1946

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

1983/2.17

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

animals

genres

mammals

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

the natural world

Title

Odalisque, Plate III, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.3

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

breasts

figures

genres

movement

music

objects

people and occupations

Title

Arita ware dish with design of chrysanthemums by a brushwood fence

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

early 18th century

Accession Number

1970/2.1

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze and overglaze enamel painting

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

creatures

genres

mythology

objects we use

plants

the natural world

vessels

Title

The Royal Family

Artist

Seong Moy

Artist Life Dates

American, born China, 1921-2013

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1952

Accession Number

1968/1.101

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

genres

how we live

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

political figures

relationships

Title

Touche Boucher

Artist

Mel Ramos

Artist Life Dates

born 1935

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

1991/2.102.3

Medium and Support

collotype on wove paper

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

drapery

figures

genres

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

portraits

women

Title

Scholarly Occupations and The Three Friends (Pine, Plum, Bamboo)

Artist

Ikeno Taiga

Artist Life Dates

1723-1776

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1961/1.174

Medium and Support

one of a pair of 6-fold screens, ink on paper

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

asia

genres

locality

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

trees

Title

Virtual Person (Personnage Virtualle), Plate IV, from "The Brunidor Portfolio No. One"

Artist

Stanley William Hayter

Artist Life Dates

1901-1988

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1947

Accession Number

1947/2.11

Medium and Support

engraving, soft-ground etching and scorper, heightened with white on paper

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

child

genres

man

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and occupations

women

Title

Lenox Avenue

Artist

Sargent Johnson

Artist Life Dates

1888?-1967

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

1943.63

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

faces

genres

how we live

modern and contemporary art

objects

organizations

Title

Summer Windows #2

Artist

Louis Bunce

Artist Life Dates

Born 1907

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

1948/1.44

Medium and Support

serigraph on paper

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

architecture

atmospheric effects

genres

modern and contemporary art

seasons

the natural world

Title

Esther Before Ahasuerus

Artist

Robert Strange

Physical Description

The Persian king Ahasuerus sits at right on a throne, wearing a turban with a crown, a cape with ermine around the neck and shoulders, and a gold chain around his neck. He holds a slender scepter towards a woman in elaborate dress and crown, who has fainted at left. This woman, Queen Esther, is supported by two handmaidens who each looks towards the king.

Artist Life Dates

1721-1792

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1767

Accession Number

1969/2.18

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

genres

old testament

people and occupations

political figures

royalty

Title

Untitled

Artist

Jean Tinguely

Artist Life Dates

born 1925

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

1997/1.102

Medium and Support

scotch tape, masking tape, aluminum foil, stickers, black felt tip pen on cream

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

animals

butterflies

genres

insects

modern and contemporary art

plants

the natural world

Title

Harlem Dancers

Artist

Elizabeth Olds

Artist Life Dates

1896-1991

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1943.100

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 1.98386

Secondary Keywords

dances

figures

genres

how we live

modern and contemporary art

organizations

people and occupations

Title

L'Alliance de la Poésie et de la Musique (The Alliance of Poetry and Music)

Artist

Charles Joseph Natoire

Physical Description

Two women clad in flowing robes sit beneath a curved colonnade at the center of this delicately painted scene. The woman on the left, wearing a blue mantle, holds a lyre in her right hand and leans toward her companion, who holds open a musical score on her lap to which she points with her right hand. Books are piled on the steps next to the woman on the left and a putto sits next to her with a scroll unrolled across his lap. A second putto stands next to the other seated woman and plays a viol. A winged putto hovers over the heads of the two women, holding a small trumpet in his left hand and a laurel crown in his right, which he is about to place on the head of the woman with the lyre. Two bust-length portraits of men in oval frames wreathed with laurel hang from the columns in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1700-1777

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1746

Accession Number

1994/1.81

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 1.98079

Secondary Keywords

bowed

artistic concepts

artistic devices

arts

arts and related disciplines

associated concepts

chordophones

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

disciplines

fiddles

figure- and animal-derived motifs

genres in the arts

humanities

literary, oral and motion picture genres

lutelike chordophones

motifs

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

performing arts

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

symbolism

violin family instruments

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Kneeling Female Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1982/1.276

Medium and Support

carved and painted wood

relevance

rank 1.97932

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

descriptors

gur-speaking peoples styles

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

sculpture

sculpture by technique

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

west african styles

western sudanese styles

Title

Holocaust 6

Artist

Eduard Bargheer

Physical Description

A menage of female figures lie entangled together, painted in many different colors. Certain body parts appear identifiable and are emphasized with bleeding lines. In the background appears straight-lined brush strokes emoting a fence or barricade much like one would see within a concentration camp. Beneath the watery brushstrokes are thin, precise lines.

Artist Life Dates

1901 - 1979

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1947

Accession Number

1948/2.1

Medium and Support

watercolor and graphite on paper

relevance

rank 1.97628

Secondary Keywords

layout features

visual arts

armed conflicts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

descriptors

detention complexes

events

forms of expression

housing complexes

housing complexes by function

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

layout features

object genres

object genres by location, context or origin

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk, layman, and cobras

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

A naked Jina sits on a throne with a naked monk to his left offering praise. A devotee sits in a lotus pond that is surrounded by flames, yet his face appears serene ans he holds his rosary. Two cobras appear next to the flames, with a three in the background.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.171

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 1.97419

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

events

figures (representations)

gathered matter components

information form components

information forms

landscapes (environments)

leaves (folded sheets)

motifs

natural element motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

plants

reptiles

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Gong Striker

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1971/2.35

Medium and Support

carved wood

relevance

rank 1.97379

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

chordophones

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

gongs and sets of gongs

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

percussion idiophones

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

sculpture

sculpture by technique

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Title

Stirrup cup with inlaid sgraffito chrysanthemum and scroll designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Earthenware stirrup cup with sgraffito design and celadon glaze. A chrysanthemum blossom decorates the tapered base of the cup, and widens into a large middle register with four stylized chrysanthemum medallions. The cup curves back inward toward the rim of the cup, decorated with a fret pattern just below.

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

13th century

Accession Number

2004/1.230

Medium and Support

stoneware with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze

relevance

rank 1.97190

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plants

pottery (object genre)

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels for serving and consuming food

woody plants

Title

Panel with Geometric Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920-1940

Accession Number

1984/2.80

Medium and Support

raffia

relevance

rank 1.97181

Secondary Keywords

aegean

aegean periods

african

african styles by region

central and equatorial african styles

central democratic republic of congo styles

descriptors

design elements

early western world

greek

mediterranean

object genres

object genres by material

panels

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual and tactile

western democratic republic of congo styles

Title

Panel with Geometric Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

Possibly 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900

Accession Number

1984/2.75

Medium and Support

raffia

relevance

rank 1.97181

Secondary Keywords

aegean

aegean periods

african

african styles by region

central and equatorial african styles

central democratic republic of congo styles

descriptors

design elements

early western world

greek

mediterranean

object genres

object genres by material

panels

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual and tactile

western democratic republic of congo styles

Title

Apollo Obeying Time

Artist

Claude Lorrain

Physical Description

Upper left corner of paper is folded over. Print was cut at frame-line and to include the below text. Paper size: lh 19 1/2cm & rh 19 3/5cm x w 25 1/5cm. Image size: h 18 1/2cm x w 25 1/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1604/5?-1682

Accession Number

2008/2.457

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 1.97118

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

descriptors

genres in the arts

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

literary, oral and motion picture genres

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

single built works

single built works by condition

single built works by specific type

Title

Mask (mwaash aMbooy)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Physical Description

Mask of a human figure. Embellished with presitious materials: dyed cloth, leopard skin, cowry shells, glass beads.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1985/1.143

Medium and Support

wood, paint, wool cloth, fiber cloth, cowrie shell, glass beads and leopa

relevance

rank 1.96936

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

beads and sets of beads

beadwork

central and equatorial african styles

central democratic republic of congo styles

costume

costume by function

descriptors

monarchs

object genres

object genres by form

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in government and administration

political figures

rulers (people)

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

western democratic republic of congo styles

Title

Panel of Ornament with Two Sirens

Artist

Lucas Van Leyden

Physical Description

This print depicts an ornamental design. The central axis of the design is composed of a fanciful stand with a nude winged boy holding a trident, seen from the back, seated on the top. A pair of sirens holding small banners flank the base, and a pair of hybrid sphinx-like creatures perch near the top. The letter "L" appears in the center of the stand and the date "1528" is inscribed in the base.

Artist Life Dates

1494-1533

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1528

Accession Number

1960/2.134

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 1.96871

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animals and creatures

descriptors

design elements

engraving (printing process)

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

intaglio prints

legendary creatures

motifs

netherlands (nation)

object genres

object genres by function

objects we use

printing

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

south holland (province)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Seraph, half of a medallion from the west rose window of Reims Cathedral

Artist

Artist Unknown, Reims, France

Physical Description

A lunette-shaped panel composed of red, blue, white, brownish purple and yellowish brown stained glass joined together by lead cames depicting a seraph. Four leafy fronds, taken from another medieval window, have been inserted here between the seraph's head and shoulders. The panel is the upper half of a roundel originally installed in the west rose window of Reims Cathedral.

Century

late 13th-early 14th century

Object Creation Date

1280-1310

Accession Number

1979/1.161

Medium and Support

colored and painted glass and lead

relevance

rank 1.96788

Secondary Keywords

angels

animals and creatures

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

doctrinal concepts

europe (continent)

france (nation)

geographic and political locations

glass

glass and glassmaking mixtures

glass by technique

inorganic material

legendary creatures

materials

materials by composition

object genres

object genres by form

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and culture

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

windows

windows and window components

windows by form

Title

The Magic Picture: Zémire et Azor

Artist

Jean Touzé

Artist Life Dates

1747-1809

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1771

Accession Number

1970/1.194

Medium and Support

black chalk, heightened with white on beige paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

figures

genres

making art

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

vessels

Title

No. 11 of the 12 print series

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1788-1789

Accession Number

1953/1.64

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

genres

geography

how we live

plants

ships

text-based art

the natural world

war

Title

Dotty Wotty 1

Artist

Tyree Guyton

Artist Life Dates

born 8/24/1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1994

Accession Number

1995/1.50

Medium and Support

sugarlift on paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

artists

genres

houses

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and occupations

transportation

vehicles

Title

Ceiling Sketch with Allegorical and Mythological Figures

Artist

Palma il Giovane

Artist Life Dates

(Venice, 1544 - 1628, Venice)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1544-1628

Accession Number

1947/2.5

Medium and Support

pen and wash with gray crayon underdrawings on off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architecture

atmospheric effects

genres

people and occupations

study

the natural world

Title

Winchester Cathedral

Artist

Sir David Young Cameron

Artist Life Dates

1865-1945

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1902

Accession Number

1954/2.2

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

churches

genres

modern and contemporary art

places of worship

the natural world

Title

The Coat of Arms of the Della Chiesa Family

Artist

Anonymous Italian (Genoese)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

mid 16th century

Accession Number

1970/2.106

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with wash on cream paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

figures

genres

how we live

objects

people and occupations

places of worship

relationships

Title

Man with Hands Crossed

Artist

Rufino Tamayo

Artist Life Dates

1899-1991

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1948

Accession Number

1956/1.54

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

figures

genres

human body

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

the natural world

Title

The Magic Picture: Zémire et Azor

Artist

François Voyez

Artist Life Dates

1746-1805

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1772

Accession Number

1970/1.195

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

figures

genres

making art

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

vessels

Title

Death of Lucretia

Artist

Jean Restout II

Artist Life Dates

1692 - 1768

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1965/2.3

Medium and Support

ink and crayon on paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

army

figures

genres

how we live

military

objects

people and occupations

rites of passage

weaponry

Title

A Pair of Camels

Artist

Mori Tetsuzan (Tessan)

Artist Life Dates

1775-1841

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of the 19th century

Accession Number

1986/1.164

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

animals

asia

asian

forms

genres

locality

making art

mammals

the natural world

Title

Untitled (Glove)

Artist

Aaron Siskind

Artist Life Dates

1903-1991

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1956

Accession Number

1986/1.183

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

clothing

genres

hands

human body

modern and contemporary art

objects

the natural world

Title

Untitled (Interior with Eleanor)

Artist

Harry Callahan

Artist Life Dates

1912 - 1999

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1991/2.97

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

architecture

atmospheric effects

genres

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

the natural world

Title

Thoughts in a Kibbutz, from "Expedition to the Holyland"

Artist

A.R. Penck

Artist Life Dates

born 1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1984/2.2.1

Medium and Support

drypoint on Arches vellum paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

genres

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

standing

the natural world

visual and tactile

Title

Yao Ritual Scroll

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

mid 19th century–mid 20th century

Object Creation Date

19th century - mid 20th century

Accession Number

1983/2.123

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on cotton

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

animals

genres

mammals

objects

people and occupations

religion

swords

the natural world

weaponry

Title

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Artist

Charles François Pierre de La Traverse

Artist Life Dates

1726-1780

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1948/1.36

Medium and Support

pen, brown ink and brown wash on buff paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

family

figures

genres

how we live

old testament

people and occupations

relationships

Title

Self-Portrait

Artist

Basil Hawkins

Artist Life Dates

1903-1982

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1943.54

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

bars

figures

genres

how we live

modern and contemporary art

objects

organizations

people and occupations

Title

The Town

Artist

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

Artist Life Dates

Born 1908

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1952

Accession Number

1955/1.63

Medium and Support

opaque watercolor and graphite on tan paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

architecture

cityscapes

genres

geometric shapes

modern and contemporary art

rectangles

visual and tactile

Title

Reading sutras in the mountains (one of a set of four hanging scrolls)

Artist

Kuncan (K'un-ts'an)

Artist Life Dates

(1612 - 1673)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1661

Accession Number

1987/1.196.2

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

architecture

figures

genres

geography

houses

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Dotty-Wotty House

Artist

Tyree Guyton

Artist Life Dates

born 8/24/1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1994

Accession Number

1995/1.48

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 1.96361

Secondary Keywords

genres

geometric shapes

modern and contemporary art

objects

transportation

vehicles

visual and tactile

Title

The Lord's Prayer, sheet 4 - Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done on Earth, as It Is in Heaven (Das Vaterunser - Dein Reich komme, Dein Wille geschehe, Wie im Himmel, also auch auf Erden)

Artist

Max Pechstein

Physical Description

Three male figures dressed in dark clothing, with their backs to the viewer, stand on a shore facing the water as shafts of light break through dark clouds overhead. The figure at the viewer's left raises his hands in exultation. The man in the center stands with head tilted back; the figure at the viewer's righ looks down, as if at his hands. The words of the Lord's Prayer are presented in three lines of text, at the top, middle, and bottom of the composition.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1948/1.426

Medium and Support

woodcut with hand-coloring on paper

relevance

rank 1.95320

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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daylight

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document genres

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earth sciences concepts

electromagnetic radiation

energy

energy and related concepts

european

european styles and periods

information forms

light (energy)

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

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physical sciences concepts

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prints

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rays

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weather-related phenomena

Title

Tureen with floral patterns and glass knob

Artist

Artist Unknown, France

Physical Description

This ovoid tureen stands on four curved, leaf-like feet that sprout upward and join together to form a pair of handles at either end of the vessel. The body of the tureen, composed of gentle undulating curves, is decorated with bright red and yellow flowers and leaves painted with overglaze enamel. A scallion, modeled in relief, rests bundled together with sprigs of parsley on top of the lid, introducing a playful trompe-l'oeil element. An onion forms the knob on the top of the lid.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1750

Accession Number

1969/2.41

Medium and Support

tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with overglaze enamel

relevance

rank 1.95268

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

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containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

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earthenware

european

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pottery (object genre)

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Candlestick (one of a pair)

Artist

John Carter

Physical Description

This silver candlestick, one of a pair, is in the shape of a fluted column topped by a composite capital composed of a double row of acanthus leaves and four volutes at the corners. The column rests upon a stepped base made of four squares of diminishing size, the first and fourth of which are marked with a pattern of strigillations.

Artist Life Dates

(active ca. 1767 - 1789)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1770-1771

Accession Number

1968/1.49

Medium and Support

silver

relevance

rank 1.95265

Secondary Keywords

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candleholders

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furnishings

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