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Title

Hotel Cluny, Paris

Artist

Thomas Boys

Artist Life Dates

1803-1874

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1839

Accession Number

1940.390

Medium and Support

chromolithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.65007

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

architecture

literary

literary characters

mammals

the natural world

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

1983/2.125

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on cotton

relevance

rank 2.65007

Secondary Keywords

animals

mammals

men

men on horseback

people and occupations

religion

the natural world

Title

Man on Horseback

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Accession Number

1990/1.166

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 2.65007

Secondary Keywords

animals

mammals

man

man on horseback

men

people and occupations

the natural world

Title

Large pottery vase

Artist

Anonymous Italian or Spanish?

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1997/1.279

Medium and Support

glazed stoneware

relevance

rank 2.65007

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

food

fruit

leaves

materials

materials by function

the natural world

Title

Blue-and-white balustrade jar with design of stag, crane, and pine tree

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This jar has a long and upright mouth with a robust shoulder that give way to a body tapering toward the base. The crane, cloud, pine tree and rock are painted with blue and red copper pigment.

Century

late 18th-early 19th century?

Object Creation Date

late 18th century - early 19th century

Accession Number

1972/2.81

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue and iron brown underglaze painting

relevance

rank 2.65007

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

containers

containers by form

crane (bird)

objects we use

vessels

Title

Felicitas 1954/ Eugene & Willy Strens (Air: No.2 of 'The Four Elements'; Lucht:

Artist

M.C. Escher

Artist Life Dates

1898-1972

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1952

Accession Number

1979/2.100

Medium and Support

three-color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.65007

Secondary Keywords

animals

modern and contemporary art

posters

text-based art

the natural world

Title

Le Garde-Manger

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Physical Description

This black chalk drawing on gray-blue prepared laid paper is vertically oriented. The piece is a still life of the contents of a pantry portrayed within a lightly indicated arched niche. A rabbit and a fowl hang upside-down from a string, dominating the composition. Below them are, from left to right, two vessels, a prepared fowl, long root vegetables, and a wicker basket.

Artist Life Dates

1686-1755

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1743

Accession Number

1971/2.5

Medium and Support

black chalk, heightened with white on gray-blue prepared laid paper

relevance

rank 2.65007

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

genres

mammals

materials

materials by function

objects

the natural world

Title

Rubbing from the pagoda at Mt. Ch'i-hsia, Nanking

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1991/2.28.5

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 2.64163

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

atmospheric effects

buddhism

legendary creatures

religion

religions

the natural world

Title

Printed Cotton

Artist

Anonymous British

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1785

Accession Number

1972/2.339

Medium and Support

printed cotton, sepia tone

relevance

rank 2.64163

Secondary Keywords

animals

fabric

mammals

objects

objects we use

plants

tents

textiles

the natural world

trees

Title

Peacock Poster for "Exhibition of Oriental and American Art," held in honor of t

Artist

William Titcomb

Artist Life Dates

1882-1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1972/2.28

Medium and Support

stencil with gold ink on black paper

relevance

rank 2.64163

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

modern and contemporary art

posters

text-based art

the natural world

Title

The Old Fish-house

Artist

Warren Lombard

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1928

Accession Number

1940.50

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 2.64163

Secondary Keywords

animals

containers

containers by form

houses

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

the natural world

Title

Tir à la Becasse

Artist

Charles Emile Jacque

Artist Life Dates

1813-1894

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1813-1894

Accession Number

1930.15

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.64163

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

hunting

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

plants

the natural world

Title

Brocaded Silk

Artist

Anonymous French

Artist Life Dates

()

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1770-1780

Accession Number

1972/2.254

Medium and Support

ivory silk with satin weave and polychrome brocaded silk with twill weave and floral design

relevance

rank 2.64116

Secondary Keywords

animals

medium

objects

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

Vessel in the shape of a duck

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A stoneware vessel designed for pouring or possibly to serve as an oil lamp, in the shape of a duck. The lower half of the duck's body and "legs" are formed by a shallow bowl on an openwork pedestal; the sides of the bowl have been compressed to make an elongated shape. The upper half of the duck's body, and its neck and head are formed by hand, The duck's body is hollow, with two aperture: liquids can be poured in through a funnel with a cup-shaped mouth on the duck's back, and liquids can be poured out through a wide opening at the tail.

Century

3rd-4th century

Object Creation Date

3rd century - 4th century

Accession Number

2004/1.188

Medium and Support

stoneware

relevance

rank 2.64116

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

containers

containers by form

objects we use

Title

Yaozhou ware bowl with incised design of three fish in a pond

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

a northern celadon bowl of conical shape, incised with abstract depictions of fish and waves on interior, small ring foot

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

1950/2.16

Medium and Support

stoneware with incised and combed decoration under celadon glaze

relevance

rank 2.64116

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

objects we use

vessels

Title

Bush Cow Helmet Mask

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Chamba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1974

Accession Number

1974/2.27

Medium and Support

wood, pitch and pigment

relevance

rank 2.64116

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

costume

costume by function

mammals

objects we use

Title

Silk Fragment

Artist

Anonymous French

Artist Life Dates

()

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1780-1800

Accession Number

1972/2.239

Medium and Support

white, blue, and beige silk with satin weave and tabby weave with classical design

relevance

rank 2.64116

Secondary Keywords

animals

medium

objects

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

Les monstres imaginaires

Artist

Hans Fischer

Artist Life Dates

1909-1958

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1909-1958

Accession Number

1964/2.135

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.64116

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

legendary creatures

modern and contemporary art

Title

Hexagonal Bottle with Lion Mask Handles

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860 - circa 1910

Accession Number

1997/1.230

Medium and Support

stoneware with clear (?) glaze

relevance

rank 2.64116

Secondary Keywords

animals

mammals

objects

objects we use

the natural world

vessels

Title

Satin Brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/1.213

Medium and Support

lined black, silver, and gold satin brocade

relevance

rank 2.64116

Secondary Keywords

animals

fabric

objects

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

"Los Proverbios" (also known as "Los Disparates"), plate 7: La que mal marida nunca le falta que diga ("She who is ill wed never misses a chance to say no") or Disparate matrimonial (Matrimonial folly)

Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artist Life Dates

1746-1828

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1864-1900

Accession Number

1949/2.9

Medium and Support

etching, aquatint and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 2.64116

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

legendary creatures

modern and contemporary art

Title

The Highlander's Home (Sunshine in the Cottage)

Artist

John Phillip

Physical Description

This painting shows the interior of a rustic house with a stone floor and rough rock walls. In the center foreground, a woman is crouched beside a wooden cradle. She has her arms around a sleeping baby whose face is highlighted by a ray of sunshine coming from an open window. Household items hang from the rafters and there is a spinning wheel beside her. A dog sits by an open hearth on the left. The color scheme is predominantly tones of brown, except for her red scarf, green shirt and the bluish purple of the hills seen outside the window.

Artist Life Dates

1817-1867

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1855

Accession Number

1986/1.188

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.63833

Secondary Keywords

image form

animals

animals and creatures

architectural elements

architecture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

family

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

how we live

mammals

objects

objects we use

offspring

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

parents

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by family relationship

plants

relationships

seating furniture

single seating furniture

the natural world

tools

vessels

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

windows and window components

women

Title

Eve

Artist

Eric Gill

Artist Life Dates

1882-1940

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1926

Accession Number

1959/1.134

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

relevance

rank 2.63453

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

bible

figures

modern and contemporary art

old testament

people and occupations

plants

reptiles and amphibians

serpents

the natural world

Title

The Moles

Artist

Félix Bracquemond

Artist Life Dates

1833-1914

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1854

Accession Number

1956/2.6

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.63453

Secondary Keywords

animals

atmospheric effects

how we live

mammals

man

people and occupations

plants

rites of passage

text-based art

the natural world

women

Title

Flathead Horse Trappings

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1997/1.157

Medium and Support

photogravure on dark cream wove paper

relevance

rank 2.63453

Secondary Keywords

animals

costumes

figures

mammals

man on horseback

modern and contemporary art

native american

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Dipa-Hanuman

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1980/2.272

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 2.63453

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

hindu

household objects

mammals

named gods and goddesses

people and occupations

religion

religions

subject matter

the natural world

Title

Seaweed Harvest, Jersey

Artist

Edmund Blampied

Artist Life Dates

1886-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1936

Accession Number

1937.1

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 2.63453

Secondary Keywords

animals

atmospheric effects

family

harvest

how we live

mammals

man

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

relationships

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Landscape, Snow on Wood

Artist

Charles Culver

Artist Life Dates

1908-1967

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1941

Accession Number

1972/2.14

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.63453

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

atmospheric effects

geography

grasses

hunting

mammals

modern and contemporary art

objects

plants

the natural world

weaponry

wood

Title

Christmas Tree

Artist

Mabel Dwight

Artist Life Dates

1876-1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1943.32

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.63453

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

cityscapes

figures

how we live

mammals

modern and contemporary art

organizations

people and occupations

plants

streets

the natural world

trees

Title

Triumph of Mordecai

Artist

Francesco Salviati

Artist Life Dates

1510-1563

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1970/2.19

Medium and Support

black chalk with gray wash

relevance

rank 2.63453

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

architecture

army

horns

how we live

mammals

military

music

objects

people and occupations

the natural world

war

weaponry

Title

Bestiaire. IV. Le Sang et la Race

Artist

André Masson

Artist Life Dates

(Balagny, Oise, France, 1896 - 1987, Paris, France)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1945

Accession Number

1956/1.38

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.63016

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

beasts

legendary creatures

modern and contemporary art

movement

religion

subject matter

Title

Escutcheon - Armorial Bearings

Artist

Anonymous French

Artist Life Dates

()

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1951/2.20

Medium and Support

tapestry

relevance

rank 2.63016

Secondary Keywords

animals

castles

descriptors

design elements

heraldic motifs

mammals

motifs

objects we use

the natural world

Title

Le Bois Aux Roches

Artist

Léopold Desbrosses

Artist Life Dates

1821-1908

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1877?

Accession Number

1973/1.760

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.63016

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

plants

the natural world

Title

Point Judith Light

Artist

William Trost Richards

Artist Life Dates

1833-1905

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1870

Accession Number

1978/1.170

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.63016

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

geography

houses

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

ships

the natural world

Title

Temple in the Wood

Artist

Yoshida Hiroshi

Artist Life Dates

1876 - 1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1940

Accession Number

2004/1.119

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 2.63016

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

plants

the natural world

Title

Mirror, Lion-and-Grape type

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th-10th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1964/2.99

Medium and Support

bronze and azurite with black patina

relevance

rank 2.63016

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

food

fruit

household objects

mammals

materials

materials by function

the natural world

Title

General Lafayette and Madame Roland Drawing a Plan for the Festival of the French Federation in 1791

Artist

Jean-Jacques Hauer

Artist Life Dates

1751-1829

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1791

Accession Number

1895.39

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.63016

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

figures

genres

mammals

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

the natural world

Title

Ragamala series: Ragini Bilavala

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1750

Accession Number

1975/2.154

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 2.63016

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

chickens

genres

household objects

mirrors

objects

people and occupations

the natural world

Title

Fish Beach and Lighthouse

Artist

Warren Lombard

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1940.352

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

relevance

rank 2.63016

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

containers

containers by form

geography

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

the natural world

Title

Owl and Moon

Artist

Nagasawa Rosetsu

Artist Life Dates

1754-1799

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1780s-1799

Accession Number

1968/2.24

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 2.63016

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

descriptors

genres

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

moons

the natural world

Title

Hobo Jungle

Artist

John William "Uncle Jack" Dey

Artist Life Dates

1912 - 1978

Century

Second half of 20th century

Object Creation Date

1955-1978

Accession Number

2002/1.177

Medium and Support

airplane paint on composite board

relevance

rank 2.61651

Secondary Keywords

animals

atmospheric effects

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by function

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Fragment of Cope

Artist

Anonymous French or British?

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1820-1860

Accession Number

1972/2.248B

Medium and Support

silk, satin weave, and painted flowers

relevance

rank 2.61651

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

tools

Title

Florida, from "Master Prints Volume II"

Artist

Elliott Erwitt

Artist Life Dates

Born 1928

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1968; printed 1985

Accession Number

1987/1.253.5

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.61651

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

the natural world

Title

Paris Courses, Pl. 61 from Les Maitres de l'affiche

Artist

Jules Cheret

Artist Life Dates

1836 - 1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1836-1932

Accession Number

1986/2.38

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.61651

Secondary Keywords

animals

mammals

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

posters

text-based art

the natural world

Title

Gulls

Artist

Warren Lombard

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1922

Accession Number

1940.14

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 2.61651

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Lion and Two Acrobats

Artist

Alexander Calder

Artist Life Dates

1898 - 1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1931-1932

Accession Number

1948/1.260

Medium and Support

colored crayons on tan paper

relevance

rank 2.61651

Secondary Keywords

animals

entertainment events

events

mammals

modern and contemporary art

people and culture

performances

the natural world

Title

St. Jerome in Penitence

Artist

Anonymous Florentine (Italian)

Century

late 15th -early 16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1500

Accession Number

1959/2.89

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 2.61651

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

descriptors

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

objects

plants

the natural world

Title

Mirror

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

1368-1644

Accession Number

1974/1.207

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 2.61571

Secondary Keywords

animals

household objects

objects we use

the natural world

Title

Blue-and-White Water Dropper in the Shape of a Fish

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A round water dropper in the shape of a curled fish. There are two holes, one located in the middle, near the tail fin, and the other near the head on the dorsal fin. The fish is a white and cobalt blue color.

Century

Late 19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.286

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 2.61571

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

objects we use

Title

Mirror

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

960-1279

Accession Number

1974/1.217

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 2.61571

Secondary Keywords

animals

household objects

objects we use

the natural world