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Showing results for "Gift of Doran H. Ross" in Credit Line.
- Title
- Pin
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass pin with a rounded, diamond shaped head and a long pointed needle on the bottom.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.175
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.191
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.184
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.200
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Medallion with Lion and Crown
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass medallion with the image of a lion standing on top of a crown stamped in raised relief on the top of the piece.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.177
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.193
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Canister for Matches (with lid)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass cylinder shape canister for matches with double stamped images around the body of the canister. There is a small lid covering one end of the canister.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.172A&B
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.186
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.202
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- This small goldweight cast in brass is designed in an abstract pattern. The weight is rounded with a pattern of lines crossing the piece vertically and horizontally to break the surface into a series of squares, with small round balls cut in two placed at the intersections of the horizontal and vertical lines.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.179
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.195
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Kuduo - Brass Container
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass container with two separate parts, the container base and a lid cover on top. The container base is flat and round; while the cover has a smei-sphere shape with a narrow neck lid with knob on top.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.170
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.188
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.181
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.197
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Pin
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass pin with a round head at one end and a long pointed needle shape on the other.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.174
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.190
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.183
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.199
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Five Parts of a Scale
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass scale that is separated into five parts. The scale has two circular scale pans, the pillar, the balancing screws and the plumb line.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.176A-E
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.192
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.185
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.201
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Medallion with Lion Head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass madallion with the image of a lion stamped into the metal in raised relief surrounded by abstract, rope-like patterns.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.178
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.194
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Canister for Matches (with lid)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass cylinder canister for matches with double images stamped on all sides of the body of the canister. There is a small lid on the top with a short string attached so the lid can be removed.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.171A&B
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.187
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.203
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.180
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.196
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Canister for Matches (with lid)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- A brass cylinder shape canister for matches with double images stamped around the body of the canister. There is a small lid covering one end of the canister.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.173A&B
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.189
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.182
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- 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.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.198
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 11.62887
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doran H. Ross