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Title

Jean Arp, 1949

Artist

Arnold Newman

Physical Description

Portrait of a man with his head resting on his hand showing only his right eye, cheek, forehead, hand and a bit of his shirt cuff with a curving unidentifiable vertical form to the right obscuring the sitter’s face.

Artist Life Dates

1918-2006

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949

Accession Number

1989/2.18

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.92208

Secondary Keywords

arms

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human body

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the human body

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Untitled (figure composition)

Artist

Henry Wolf

Artist Life Dates

1852-1916

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1870-1880

Accession Number

1973/2.62

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

relevance

rank 3.92074

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

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people and culture

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the human body

upper body

Title

N. 211 Interno della Chiesa di S. Marco Navata principale

Artist

Carlo Ponti

Physical Description

Interior image of a church altar with empahasis on the side pillars and ceiling. The angle of the image is from the left hand side, looking at the altar. There is sunlight coming through the windows. The image is toned in browns.

Artist Life Dates

(1820 - 1893)

Object Creation Date

circa 1860

Accession Number

2012/2.173

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 3.91926

Secondary Keywords

altars and altar components

architectural elements

architectural elements by building type

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single built works

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Title

Christmas Poem

Artist

Anonymous American

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1983/2.7

Medium and Support

soft graphite on paper

relevance

rank 3.91312

Secondary Keywords

layout features

allegory and literature

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Title

Waiting for a Ferry by a River in Autumn

Artist

Yao Yunzai (Yao Yün-tsai)

Physical Description

Bright green mountains dominate this tranquil autumn landscape. Figures wait beneath trees alongside a riverbank for a ferry in the lower portion of the scroll.

Artist Life Dates

active 16th century

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1641

Accession Number

1974/1.93

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 3.91261

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

bodies of water

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earth sciences concepts

evergreens

landforms

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merchant vessels by type of service

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physical sciences concepts

plants

riverine bodies

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trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

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vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by function

watercraft by specific type

woody plants

Title

Chest of Drawers

Artist

Norman Bel Geddes

Physical Description

Four-legged black chest of drawers in metal, with contrasting chrome-plated metal in the drawer handles and a thin strip outlining the facade.

Artist Life Dates

1893-1958

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

designed 1928; produced 1929-1932

Accession Number

2012/1.293

Medium and Support

enameled steel, chrome-plated metal, brass and wood

relevance

rank 3.90958

Secondary Keywords

arts and related disciplines

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people and culture

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

sleeping spaces

Title

Prayer Bell (Lontjeng) (One of a Pair)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Physical Description

This is one of a pair of Javanese bells. A talon-like vajra sits atop the bronze handle. Lotus petals decorate the base, and the faces encircling the the bell above them depict Prajnaparamita, the bodhisattva aspect of “Perfection of Wisdom.”

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1957/2.53

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 3.90952

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

associated concepts

bells and sets of bells

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religious figures

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sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

the human body

upper body

Title

Design Cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Tan and black geometric design of triangles intersecting.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.82

Medium and Support

raffia and pile cloth

relevance

rank 3.90875

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

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Title

Design Cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Two pieces of fabric connected by a seam in the center. Two separate diamond patterns, both in dark brown and tan.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.91

Medium and Support

raffia and pile cloth

relevance

rank 3.90875

Secondary Keywords

components

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components by specific context

descriptors

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object genres

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patterns by specific type

Title

Design Cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Three panels, all the same background color sewn together. Interlocking triangles on both sides are dark brown and yellow diamonds in center mixed with brown.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.84

Medium and Support

raffia and pile cloth

relevance

rank 3.90875

Secondary Keywords

components

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components by specific context

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Title

Design Cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Tan with light beige and dark brown diamond design. Edges are hemmed in tan.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.93

Medium and Support

raffia and pile cloth

relevance

rank 3.90875

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

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Title

Design Cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Gold and tan in color, interlocking diamond shapes with grass fringe on the sides.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.86

Medium and Support

raffia and pile cloth

relevance

rank 3.90875

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

object genres

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patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

Title

Design Cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Varying diamond and triangle patterns in tan and brown. Hemmed edge.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.95

Medium and Support

raffia and pile cloth

relevance

rank 3.90875

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

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object genres

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patterns by specific type

Title

Design Cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Tan and dark brown design in four separate squares - interconnected forms, smaller horizontal diamonds, medium sized diamonds and large diamonds.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.88

Medium and Support

raffia and pile cloth

relevance

rank 3.90875

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

object genres

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patterns by specific type

Title

Design Cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Dark tan chevron stripes on a light tan background. The lighter tan is textured and is in a notched "V" pattern.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.81

Medium and Support

raffia and pile cloth

relevance

rank 3.90875

Secondary Keywords

components

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Title

Design Cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Tan squares with interlocking multiple sized triangles. The edges are tan and hemmed.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.90

Medium and Support

raffia and pile cloth

relevance

rank 3.90875

Secondary Keywords

components

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Title

Design Cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Dark brown rectangled with two rounded edges on one end. Interlocing triangles of tan and brown. Textured and braided designs.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.83

Medium and Support

raffia and pile cloth

relevance

rank 3.90875

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

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Title

Design Cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Background is dark brown and over the top is a large interlocking square pattern with smaller squares. The insides of the larger squares are half dark brown and half tan.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.92

Medium and Support

raffia and pile cloth

relevance

rank 3.90875

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

object genres

object genres by material

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

Title

Design Cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Back in tan in color and textured with dark brown and lighter brown diamnd shapes. There are four sections and a long brown running stripe. All the edges are hemmed.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.85

Medium and Support

raffia and pile cloth

relevance

rank 3.90875

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

object genres

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Title

Design Cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Interlocking diamonds in beige and off-white. Tan hemmed edges.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.94

Medium and Support

raffia and pile cloth

relevance

rank 3.90875

Secondary Keywords

components

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Title

Design Cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Tan background with dark brown and white trimmed diamond pattern throughout. The sides are all hemmed with a tan fabric.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.87

Medium and Support

raffia and pile cloth

relevance

rank 3.90875

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

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patterns by specific type

Title

Design Cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Tan background of four separate rectangles, hemmed edges throughout. One side is diamonds, one is an interlocking "V" pattern, one is joined diamonds and the other is "S" shapes pattern.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.89

Medium and Support

raffia and pile cloth

relevance

rank 3.90875

Secondary Keywords

components

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Title

The Break-up of the Ice (La Débâcle or Les Glaçons)

Artist

Claude Monet

Physical Description

A sweeping winter river scene opens up from the foreground and sweeps away towards the left. Ice floes dot the river surface and snowy hills frame trees that stand along the riverbank in the middle distance. The palette of this painting is restricted to mauves, blues, greens, and whites.

Artist Life Dates

1840-1926

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1880

Accession Number

1976/2.134

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 3.89639

Secondary Keywords

upward

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

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ice

landforms

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settlements and landscapes

the natural world

Title

The Adirondacks

Artist

William M. Hart

Physical Description

Landscape with minute figure standing on the banks of a lake among trees and boulders in the foreground and mountains in the distance; blue sky with dark storm clouds on left and white cumulonimbus cloud on right.

Artist Life Dates

1823-1894

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1848

Accession Number

1979/2.136

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 3.89538

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

upward

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visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Blue-and-green landscape handscroll

Artist

Tao Cheng (T'ao Ch'eng)

Physical Description

Among the rolling green mountains, figures in this scroll go about their lives, leading cattle to drink along the riverside and dangling fishing lines over the edge of small boats in hopes of catching something for dinner. Highlights of red pigment add brilliance to a grove of trees near the middle of the scroll. The detail work in the trees is spectacular, with twisted and knotted trunks that seem to refuse to stand upright, but bend against gravity, in some cases revealing networks of tangled roots.

Artist Life Dates

active 1450-1500

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1470

Accession Number

1978/1.163

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 3.89417

Secondary Keywords

upward

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Title

Head of a Buddha, probably a 'kebutsu' (Buddha in a transformation body) from the crown of an Eleven-headed Avalokitesvara

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

13th century

Accession Number

1973/2.38

Medium and Support

gilt wood

relevance

rank 3.89126

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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bodhisattva

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descriptors

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Title

Untitled (March 5th) #2

Artist

Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Physical Description

Two forty-watt light bulbs in simple porcelain light sockets hang together by their extension cords from a nail on the wall.

Artist Life Dates

1957-1996

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1991

Accession Number

1999/2.17

Medium and Support

40-watt light bulbs, extension cords, porcelain light sockets

relevance

rank 3.88536

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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visual works

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Title

Portrait of Pan Qintai

Artist

Zeng Jing (Tseng Ching)

Physical Description

Painting of a standing male figure facing forward and holding a walking stick, against a blank background surrounded by an inscription, two artist’s seals, seven colophons and accompanying seals of contemporary scholars and artists.

Artist Life Dates

1564-1657

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1621

Accession Number

1966/1.110

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 3.88110

Secondary Keywords

layout features

components

components and systems

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paintings

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people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

scroll paintings

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Woman (Frauenkopf)

Artist

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Physical Description

A monumentally stylized head of a woman. Her head is tilted slighty to the viewer's right. Her eyes, nose, and lips are large and almost mask-like. She appears to be wearing a hat of a modern style. Shading is executed with powerful parallel lines and cross-hatching. The year of the work's execution, 1916, appears in the lower right.

Artist Life Dates

1884 - 1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1916

Accession Number

1949/1.175

Medium and Support

wood cut on paper

relevance

rank 3.87472

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

biological components

components

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european

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modern and contemporary art

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movement

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

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relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Black Americans (Girl with Doll)

Artist

Bruce Davidson

Physical Description

Girl seated on metal chair playing with doll.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1933

Object Creation Date

1962; printed 1999

Accession Number

2013/2.114

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.87418

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

components

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components by specific context

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people

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rooms and spaces

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sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Vespasian hearing from one of his generals of the taking of Jerusalem by Titus

Artist

Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Physical Description

The Roman emperor Vespasian sits in an interior receiving a document from a standing figure to the right of the composition. The emperor is dressed in a white robe and sits on a red chair to the left of the composition. The interior is largely dark, with the exception of the emperor, whose figure is brightly lit.

The painting is in the original frame, which is constructed to resemble a Roman Temple with base, entablature, and fluted ionic pilasters.

Artist Life Dates

1836-1912

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1866

Accession Number

2004/2.143

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 3.87215

Secondary Keywords

ancient italian periods

ancient italian styles and periods

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early western world

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styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

5:29 Bay Shore

Artist

Robert Rauschenberg

Physical Description

A collage of about nine photographs. Includes some of ducks, a train, and windows.

Artist Life Dates

1925 - 2008

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2011/1.69

Medium and Support

lithograph, collage on paper

relevance

rank 3.87103

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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descriptors

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rail guideway vehicles

railroad cars

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

transportation vehicles

vehicles

windows and window components

Title

Casita al Mar

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white print of the front of a house. Almost all of the doors in the house are open.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

2011/2.115

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.86733

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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dwellings

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photographic prints

photographic prints by color

photographs

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positives

residential structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Gilt and lacquered wooden table of ten-piece altar set. Not including the base, the set is designed in three rows, which simultaneously recede from the viewer and increase in height, culminating in one central table that rises above the rest allocated for a statue of the Buddha. Each table is carved along the edges in stylized floral and leaf patterns coated with gold gilt. The wood surfaces of the tables are coated in red lacquer, and with the exclusion of the short, wide base, each table in the set includes a mirror designed to face the viewer.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.466.6

Medium and Support

gilt and lacquered wood with mirrors

relevance

rank 3.86678

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architectural elements by building type

components

components and systems

components by specific context

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects we use

religious building fixtures

support furniture

Title

One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Gilt and lacquered wooden table of ten-piece altar set. Not including the base, the set is designed in three rows, which simultaneously recede from the viewer and increase in height, culminating in one central table that rises above the rest allocated for a statue of the Buddha. Each table is carved along the edges in stylized floral and leaf patterns coated with gold gilt. The wood surfaces of the tables are coated in red lacquer, and with the exclusion of the short, wide base, each table in the set includes a mirror designed to face the viewer.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.466.8

Medium and Support

gilt and lacquered wood with mirrors

relevance

rank 3.86678

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architectural elements by building type

components

components and systems

components by specific context

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects we use

religious building fixtures

support furniture

Title

One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Gilt and lacquered wooden table of ten-piece altar set. Not including the base, the set is designed in three rows, which simultaneously recede from the viewer and increase in height, culminating in one central table that rises above the rest allocated for a statue of the Buddha. Each table is carved along the edges in stylized floral and leaf patterns coated with gold gilt. The wood surfaces of the tables are coated in red lacquer, and with the exclusion of the short, wide base, each table in the set includes a mirror designed to face the viewer.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.466.3

Medium and Support

gilt and lacquered wood with mirrors

relevance

rank 3.86678

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architectural elements by building type

components

components and systems

components by specific context

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects we use

religious building fixtures

support furniture

Title

One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Gilt and lacquered wooden table of ten-piece altar set. Not including the base, the set is designed in three rows, which simultaneously recede from the viewer and increase in height, culminating in one central table that rises above the rest allocated for a statue of the Buddha. Each table is carved along the edges in stylized floral and leaf patterns coated with gold gilt. The wood surfaces of the tables are coated in red lacquer, and with the exclusion of the short, wide base, each table in the set includes a mirror designed to face the viewer.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.466.7

Medium and Support

gilt and lacquered wood with mirrors

relevance

rank 3.86678

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Title

One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Gilt and lacquered wooden table of ten-piece altar set. Not including the base, the set is designed in three rows, which simultaneously recede from the viewer and increase in height, culminating in one central table that rises above the rest allocated for a statue of the Buddha. Each table is carved along the edges in stylized floral and leaf patterns coated with gold gilt. The wood surfaces of the tables are coated in red lacquer, and with the exclusion of the short, wide base, each table in the set includes a mirror designed to face the viewer.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.466.9

Medium and Support

gilt and lacquered wood with mirrors

relevance

rank 3.86678

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Platform for Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Gilt and lacquered wooden platform for ten-piece altar set. The platform is carved along the edges in floral and leaf patterns coated with gold gilt are larger in size and less stylized than those found on the set it spports. Located between upper and lower carved floral registers is a band decorated with a repeating geometrical rectangular pattern, covered also with gold gilt. The red wood surface of the long, short platform is coated in lacquer.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.466.11

Medium and Support

gilt and lacquered wood

relevance

rank 3.86678

Secondary Keywords

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Title

One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Gilt and lacquered wooden table of ten-piece altar set. Not including the base, the set is designed in three rows, which simultaneously recede from the viewer and increase in height, culminating in one central table that rises above the rest allocated for a statue of the Buddha. Each table is carved along the edges in stylized floral and leaf patterns coated with gold gilt. The wood surfaces of the tables are coated in red lacquer, and with the exclusion of the short, wide base, each table in the set includes a mirror designed to face the viewer.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.466.4

Medium and Support

gilt and lacquered wood with mirrors

relevance

rank 3.86678

Secondary Keywords

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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

relevance

rank 3.86169

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Snuff bottle with painted scene of sage by a bridge

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880-1930

Accession Number

1980/2.107

Medium and Support

porcelain with overglaze painting; jade stopper

relevance

rank 3.85880

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Aaron Copland Rehearsal of "Appalachian Spring," Philadelphia Symphony

Artist

D. James Galbraith

Physical Description

Black background, man with glasses on, hands outstretched conducting an orchestra.

Artist Life Dates

(1930 - 2002)

Object Creation Date

1956

Accession Number

2014/2.230

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper, laid down on board

relevance

rank 3.85786

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Burial Set (15 plates, 16 bowls and 6 lids)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A burial set of various pieces of glazed porcelain. Included are 15 plates, 16 bowls and 6 lids. All pieces vary in width, depth, and color.

Object Creation Date

1392-1910

Accession Number

2009/2.79.1

Medium and Support

glazed porcelain

relevance

rank 3.85469

Secondary Keywords

asian

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vessels

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Title

Mountain Landscape

Artist

Wen Zhengming (Wen Cheng-ming)

Physical Description

A landscape of mountains depicted from the gaoyuan (high distance) perspective (looking up toward the top of the mountain from the bottom).

Artist Life Dates

1470 - 1559

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1517

Accession Number

1959/1.109

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.85085

Secondary Keywords

upward

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descriptors

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Title

Composer Gian Carlo Menotti in Restaurant during Festival Dei Du Mondi, Spoleto, Italy

Artist

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Physical Description

A man eating in a restaurant.

Artist Life Dates

1908-2004

Object Creation Date

1961

Accession Number

2014/2.325

Medium and Support

vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 3.84545

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

A group of 18 women inside a building wearing various kimono with the predominant colors being grey, red, black, and green. Some of the kimono also have orange coloring. The patterns and designs on the kimono vary from images of flowers to geometric designs. A rice paper door is seen in the background leading to a room at a slightly higher level and an image of a phoenix can be partially seen on the wall in the back and to the left. One of the women near the front is tying the string around a package while three other women near her are arranging small footed trays. One of the women in the forefront and to the left appears to be holding a cup or jar.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1811-1813

Accession Number

1938.2

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size

relevance

rank 3.84241

Secondary Keywords

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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 3.83827

Secondary Keywords

layout features

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Title

The Four Times of Day: Noon

Artist

William Hogarth

Physical Description

This print is vertically oriented with gray markings. A cream border surrounds it and it has “NOON” written below it. The lower half of the print has a busy street scene with lots of adults and children in 18th century garb. The upper half shows the top of the buildings that line the street, including a shop, a brick building, and a church steeple in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1738

Accession Number

1971/2.57

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 3.83338

Secondary Keywords

scale

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roads

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Title

Soneto Burlesco. A Licito... from the "Góngora: vight poëmes" by Luis de Góngora y Argote

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Physical Description

Text of poem on left and two portraits of men on either side of text.

Artist Life Dates

1881-1973

Century

Mid-20th century

Accession Number

2013/2.574

Medium and Support

aquatint on laid paper

relevance

rank 3.83229

Secondary Keywords

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