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Title
How It All Began, from the portfolio "Dance of Life"
Artist
Richard Lindner
Artist Life Dates
1901-1978
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
1977/2.25
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
Secondary Keywords
image form
allegory and literature
animals
bible
fruit
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
old testament
people and occupations
plants
reptiles and amphibians
serpents
the natural world
views
views by vantage point or orientation
visual works
visual works by form
Title
Head of a Buddha
Artist
Artist Unknown, Thailand
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 15th century
Accession Number
1977/2.27
Medium and Support
sandstone
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
devotional images
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
the human body
upper body
visual works
visual works by function
visual works by subject type
Title
Grandi Come Li Originali, unbound page, from "Le Antichita di Eroclano Esposte" (Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed)
Artist
Giovanni Battista Casanova
Artist Life Dates
1730-1795
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1757-1792
Accession Number
1977/2.28
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
Secondary Keywords
objects
people and occupations
Title
Due palmi Romani, c Due palmi Napolet, unbound page, from "Le Antichita di Eroclano Esposte" (Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed)
Artist
Giovanni Battista Casanova
Artist Life Dates
1730-1795
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1757-1792
Accession Number
1977/2.29
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
Secondary Keywords
objects
people and occupations
statues
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Title
Oculist Witnesses
Artist
Richard Hamilton
Physical Description
screened print on glass colored with mirror silver and laminated, freestanding
Artist Life Dates
1922-2011
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1968
Accession Number
1977/2.32
Medium and Support
mirror silver in laminated glass on aluminum base
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
genres
international post-1945 styles and movements
modern and contemporary art
object genres
originals
originals and derivative objects
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
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Title
Shoot II, from "Shoot"
Artist
Richard Lindner
Artist Life Dates
1901-1978
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1971
Accession Number
1977/2.39
Medium and Support
screenprint on paper
Secondary Keywords
image form
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and occupations
views
views by vantage point or orientation
visual works
visual works by form
Title
Virabhadra plaque
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Century
17th–18th century
Object Creation Date
17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1977/2.43
Medium and Support
brass (?)
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
design elements
edged weapons
figure- and animal-derived motifs
motifs
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
weapons
weapons and ammunition
Title
Virabhadra
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1977/2.44
Medium and Support
bronze
Secondary Keywords
objects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
swords
weaponry
Title
Virabhadra
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1977/2.45
Medium and Support
bronze
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
design elements
motifs
natural element motifs
objects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
swords
weaponry
Title
Four-armed Vishnu
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan
Physical Description
Vishnu stands with his legs apart holding his four attributes in his hands. Reading in clockwise direction from his right front hand he holds: his club, discus, conch and lotus, here a rather flat object cupped in his palm. His back two arms are extremely short. The figure is encircled with a decorated arch with a line of beads and triangular shaped openings around them. A stylized sun and moon are to either side of Vishnu’s head. He wears a variety of simple, lumpy jewelry at his feet are a horse to his right and a bull or cow to his left and between them are three rings lying flat on the base. At the front of the base are seven stylized horses, identifying this as a combination figure: Vishnu and the sun god Surya, whose chariot is pulled by seven horses.
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
18th century - 19th century
Accession Number
1977/2.49
Medium and Support
bronze
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
associated concepts
combination inorganic/organic animal material
combination inorganic/organic material
descriptors
design elements
hindu
mammals
materials
materials by composition
motifs
named gods and goddesses
natural element motifs
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
percussive weapons
plant-derived motifs
recreational artifacts
recreational artifacts for competitive activities
religion
religions
religions and religious concepts
shell (animal material)
shell and shell material
sports and athletic equipment
subject matter
track and field sports equipment
weapons
weapons and ammunition
Title
Hanuman
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Northwest India
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1977/2.50
Medium and Support
bronze
Secondary Keywords
clubs (weapons)
hindu
named gods and goddesses
objects
objects we use
percussive weapons
religion
religions
sculpture
sculpture by technique
subject matter
swords
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
weaponry
weapons
weapons and ammunition
Title
Figure of the Village God (Aiyunar); warrior figure holding sword in upraised right hand and mace in left
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1977/2.52
Medium and Support
bronze
Secondary Keywords
objects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
swords
weaponry
Title
Figure of the Village God (Aiyunar); warrior figure holding sword in upraised right hand and mace in left
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1977/2.53
Medium and Support
bronze
Secondary Keywords
objects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
swords
weaponry
Title
Tobit Burying the Dead
Artist
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Artist Life Dates
1609-1664
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1647-1651
Accession Number
1977/2.6
Medium and Support
etching on paper
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
circulation elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
events
forming
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
people and culture
personal life events
physical activities
physical activities by general context
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
stair components
stairs and stair components
steps and step components
visual works
visual works by subject type
Title
Rama, classical pose of the God who carries a quiver of arrows across right shoulder
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1977/2.60
Medium and Support
bronze
Secondary Keywords
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
projectile weapons
projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant
projectiles with nonexplosive propellant
weapons
weapons and ammunition
Title
Durga as slayer of the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini)
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1977/2.71
Medium and Support
bronze
Secondary Keywords
animals
mammals
objects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
the natural world
Title
Two Figures
Artist
India, Central India
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
18th century - 19th century
Accession Number
1977/2.75
Medium and Support
bronze
Secondary Keywords
figures
objects
people and occupations
swords
weaponry
Title
Village Hero
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Northwest India
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
18th century - 19th century
Accession Number
1977/2.78
Medium and Support
bronze
Secondary Keywords
heroes
objects
swords
weaponry
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Title
Portrait of Whistler
Artist
William Nicholson
Physical Description
This image shows a figure set back a bit from the viewer, and standing at an angle facing toward the left of the page. The figure is dressed in a black suit with a white shirt, and is standing on a fairly plain ground with just a few black lines. The figure's hair and outfit blend into the black background.
Artist Life Dates
1872-1949
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1897
Accession Number
1977/2.8
Medium and Support
color lithograph on textured wove paper
Secondary Keywords
artists
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by general context
visual works
visual works by subject type
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Title
Daedalus
Artist
Charles Ginnever
Physical Description
Cor-Ten steel abstract sculpture
Artist Life Dates
born 1931
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1975
Accession Number
1977/2.9
Medium and Support
Cor-Ten steel
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
forms of expression
genres
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and culture
sculpture by form
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Plate with painted design of a covered jar, 'Fragrant Orchid'
Artist
Tomimoto Kenkichi
Physical Description
Porcelain plate with raised brown rim. The inner circle uses blue underglaze painting to illustrate a jar with a lid that reads in kanji "fragrant orchid"
Artist Life Dates
1886-1963
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1963
Accession Number
1978/1.165
Medium and Support
Porcelain with blue underglaze painting and iron glaze
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
ceramics
containers
containers by form
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
dishes
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
stoneware
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
vessels
vessels for serving and consuming food
woody plants
writing (processes)
Title
Firelight: Joseph Pennell
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A bearded man, seen at some distance, is seated with legs crossed in an armchair with his hands behind his head.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1896
Accession Number
1978/1.166
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph on laid paper
Secondary Keywords
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
objects we use
people and occupations
seating furniture
single seating furniture
Title
Vase
Artist
Markham Art Pottery
Physical Description
This long-necked bottle has a matte glaze of tans, brown, and orange. It also has a raised pattern that at first looks like a craquelure pattern.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1905
Accession Number
1978/1.168
Medium and Support
stoneware with raised design and matte glaze
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
Title
Vase
Artist
Markham Art Pottery
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1905
Accession Number
1978/1.169
Medium and Support
stoneware
Secondary Keywords
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
Title
An Apostle
Artist
Wallerant Vaillant
Artist Life Dates
1623-1677
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1623-1677
Accession Number
1978/1.172
Medium and Support
mezzotint on paper
Secondary Keywords
objects
people and culture
people and occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
religious figures
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Title
Untitled (4)
Artist
Diane Arbus
Artist Life Dates
1923-1971
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970-1971
Accession Number
1978/1.174
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords
modern and contemporary art
objects
people and occupations
the natural world
Title
Mandala of a Dhyana Buddha, possibly Amitayus
Artist
Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
Physical Description
A portable painting (thangka) in gouache and gold pigment on sized cotton, framed with concentric borders of red and yellow figures silk, with an outer border of white satin with embroidered floral designs. The painting is designed to be rolled up when not in use.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1978/2.1
Medium and Support
gouache on cotton
Secondary Keywords
asian
associated concepts
buddhist doctrinal concepts
doctrinal concepts
educators
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in social science-related occupations
people in the social sciences and related occupations
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
south asian
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type
Title
Tsuba (Sword guard)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1615-1868
Accession Number
1978/2.10
Medium and Support
iron
Secondary Keywords
animals
objects we use
the natural world
Title
Six-armed Bodhisattva Mañjusri, standing, with two celestial attendants
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
Mañjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, standing with two celestial attendants. This representation of Manjushri includes six arms, one of which holds a sword, while a narrow book (modeled after books made from palm leaves) lays across his upper hand. Manjushri is wearing an ornamented crown and necklace, and is encircled by a halo of flames.
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1978/2.109
Medium and Support
bronze
Secondary Keywords
asian
associated concepts
buddhist doctrinal concepts
descriptors
design elements
doctrinal concepts
edged weapons
motifs
natural element motifs
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
plant-derived motifs
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
south asian
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
weapons
weapons and ammunition
Title
Subrahmanya (also known as Karttikeya, Kumara, etc.)
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Physical Description
Subrahmanya stands on a tiered base which starts square and sloped, then is square and straight up and then round sloped with an incised decoration, then flanged out as a base for the figure to stand. He stands in an unbending pose and has four hands. Reading in a clockwise direction form the right front hand they are: in a reassuring gesture [abhyaya mudra], holding a vajra [a symbol of lightening], holding a symbol of a spear [actually what can be read as the head of the spear], and in a gesture of giving [varada mudra]. He wears a lung from his waist decorated with incised pattern and a lot of jewelry including belts with pendants, necklaces a decorated beaded sacred thread, large earring and an elaborate crown.
Century
19th-20th century
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
1978/2.114
Medium and Support
bronze
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
hindu
objects we use
people and culture
religion
religions
religions and religious concepts
sculpture
sculpture by material
subject matter
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Tsuba (Sword guard) with inlaid design of egrets and reeds(attached to 1973/2.88)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
This tsuba is a flat iron plate with quatrefoil design. It has three holes: one for blade (middle) flanked by oval-shape hole (for kougai) and oval with bump shape (for kozuka). Egrets and reeds decorate the surface, distributed in a curve that climbs counter-clockwise from the bottom left register, culmiating in the top left with a lone egret in flight. Egrets on the bottom of the piece perch on the ground or nest in the golden reeds.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1615-1868
Accession Number
1978/2.12
Medium and Support
iron with gold and silver inlays
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
edged weapons
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in military occupations
weapons
weapons and ammunition
Title
Tsuba (Sword guard)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1615-1868
Accession Number
1978/2.13
Medium and Support
iron with gold and silver inlays
Secondary Keywords
animals
objects we use
the natural world
Title
Horned Mask
Artist
African, Nigeria, Ibo
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1978
Accession Number
1978/2.14
Medium and Support
wood, monkey fur
Secondary Keywords
animal material
costume
costume by function
descriptors
keratinous material
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
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Title
Country Portrait -- Green
Artist
Lester Johnson
Physical Description
Bust-length portrait of figure in black on green background using thickly applied paint.
Artist Life Dates
1919 - 2010
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1963
Accession Number
1978/2.141
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Secondary Keywords
artists
european
european styles and periods
modern and contemporary art
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type
Title
Prospetto del Lastricato e de'margini dell'antica via Appia, plate 25 of 'L'Anti
Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist Life Dates
Venice, 1720 - 1778, Rome
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1764
Accession Number
1978/2.142
Medium and Support
etching on paper
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
objects
people and occupations
roads
spears
weaponry
Title
Second frontispiece for Volume II of 'Le antichita romane e d'Italia'
Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist Life Dates
Venice, 1720 - 1778, Rome
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1756
Accession Number
1978/2.143
Medium and Support
etching on paper
Secondary Keywords
animals
architecture
mammals
objects
people and occupations
plants
statues
the natural world
Title
Male Ibeji Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1978
Accession Number
1978/2.15
Medium and Support
carved wood and pigment
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
sculpture
sculpture by technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
Title
Pomdo Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Sierra Leone, Benin
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1978
Accession Number
1978/2.16
Medium and Support
soapstone
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
rock
rock by form
visual works
visual works by subject type
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Title
Figure on Couch
Artist
Philip Pearlstein
Artist Life Dates
born 1924
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
1978/2.17
Medium and Support
Lithograph on paper
Secondary Keywords
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
sleeping and reclining furniture
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Title
Nude
Artist
Philip Pearlstein
Artist Life Dates
born 1924
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1971
Accession Number
1978/2.18
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
Secondary Keywords
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
modern and contemporary art
multiple-seating furniture
objects we use
people and occupations
seating furniture
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Title
Grazalema
Artist
Miguel Berrocal
Artist Life Dates
1933-2006
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1962
Accession Number
1978/2.23
Medium and Support
iron
Secondary Keywords
genres
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Prometheus
Artist
Ben Shahn
Physical Description
A winged figure draped in a toga has descended upon a non-winged figure and is attempting to bind. The non-winged nude figure has their hands behind their back and with one knee bent and the other leg extended, submits to the winged figure. Both figures do not have any facial features.
Artist Life Dates
1898-1969
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1898-1969
Accession Number
1978/2.26
Medium and Support
ink on paper
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
figures (representations)
genres in the arts
legendary creatures
literary, oral and motion picture genres
objects we use
people and culture
visual works
visual works by subject type
Title
Buddha, seated in the ardha padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra and sheltered by Mucalinda
Artist
Artist Unknown, Thailand
Physical Description
Sculpture of a seated male figure
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
1175-1225
Accession Number
1978/2.28
Medium and Support
buff sandstone
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
associated concepts
devotional images
figures (representations)
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
reptiles
visual works
visual works by function
visual works by subject type
Title
Tsuba (sword guard) with design of blowfish, shrimp and plant
Artist
Seishinsai
Physical Description
This small, flat piece made of light brown brass (called "sentoku" in Japanese) has a round diamond shape. It has a triangular shaped hole in the center and another round hole on one side. Artist’s name is signed between the two holes. The surface is slightly concaved from the rim. The front has relief design of a shrimp, blowfish, and bamboo branch. On the back, there are designs of a spiral shell, a barnacle, and water drops. The sea motifs are inlayed with gold, silver, copper, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy).
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1978/2.3
Medium and Support
brass with gold, silver, copper, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
crustaceans
edged weapon components
edged weapons
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
objects we use
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
weapon components
weapons
weapons and ammunition
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Title
Dali Atomicus
Artist
Philippe Halsman
Artist Life Dates
1906-1979
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1978/2.30
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords
animals
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
mammals
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and occupations
studios
support furniture
the natural world
waterscapes
Title
Engineering Corps
Artist
Mathew Brady
Physical Description
A group of soldiers stand and sit in a landscape; some face the camera while others are posed engaged in conversation. Behind them stand several tall trees and between them a tent with the flaps decorated with an American flag. Seated alone to the left is a young African-American man holding a broom.
Artist Life Dates
(active 1823 - 1892, )
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1861
Accession Number
1978/2.31
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
Secondary Keywords
army
figures
military
objects
people and occupations
plants
tents
the natural world
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Title
Pittsburgh, PA
Artist
Todd Webb
Artist Life Dates
(1905 - 2000)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1947
Accession Number
1978/2.32
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords
architecture
modern and contemporary art
objects
people and occupations
streets
telephone poles
transportation
vehicles
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Title
Imogen and Twinka at Yosemite
Artist
Judy Dater
Artist Life Dates
Born 1941
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1974
Accession Number
1978/2.36
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords
geography
modern and contemporary art
objects
people and occupations
plants
the natural world
valleys
women
Title
La fête au juillet, 1882 (La fête du 14 juillet)
Artist
Auguste Louis Lepère
Artist Life Dates
1849-1918
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1849-1918
Accession Number
1978/2.37
Medium and Support
wood engraving on paper
Secondary Keywords
architecture
cityscapes
modern and contemporary art
objects
the natural world
time
waterscapes
Title
Majolica Platter
Artist
Anonymous Italian
Century
19th-20th century
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
1978/2.40
Medium and Support
earthenware with tin glaze
Secondary Keywords
geography
modern and contemporary art
objects
people and occupations
plants
the natural world
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