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Title

Amoenissimae Effigies. Plate 7. Zoll Schantz an der Strassburger Brucken.

Artist

Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist Life Dates

1607-1677

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1635

Accession Number

1950/1.182

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 0.36377

Secondary Keywords

architecture

family

how we live

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and occupations

relationships

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

Title

Iconography series: Vishnu on a Bird

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840

Accession Number

1987/1.249

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 0.36377

Secondary Keywords

animals

hindu

named gods and goddesses

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religion

religions

subject matter

the natural world

tools

Title

From Dr. Lombard's Window

Artist

Frederic Steele

Artist Life Dates

1873-1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1928

Accession Number

1940.225

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 0.36377

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

atmospheric effects

geography

houses

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

Title

Grandpa Takes a Walk

Artist

Martin Lewis

Artist Life Dates

1881-1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1881-1935

Accession Number

1935.31

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 0.36377

Secondary Keywords

architecture

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

figures

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

roads

the natural world

tools and equipment

walking sticks

Title

verso: sketch of airplanes (?) [upside down in relation to image on recto]

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Physical Description

Eight abstracted figures (three kneeling in front and five standing in back) wearing orange tank tops and white shorts face the viewer; two basketballs and five trophies between figures in the foreground. Figures stand in front of a background of fragmented, arched and circular areas of color in blues and golds.

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1953

Accession Number

1997/1.530

Medium and Support

tempera over black colored pencil on wood board

relevance

rank 0.36324

Secondary Keywords

ball game equipment

balls for sports

court ball games

court games

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

genres

how we live

modern american styles and periods

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

modern north american styles and movements

object genres

object genres by function

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

sports

sports and athletic equipment

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Scène de pillage d'une maison de paysans

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist Life Dates

1592-1635

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1627-1628

Accession Number

1970/1.192

Medium and Support

black chalk and bistre wash

relevance

rank 0.36196

Secondary Keywords

scale

animals

army

buildings and the land

houses

mammals

military

objects

people and occupations

plants

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

swords

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

weaponry

Title

En Plein Soleil, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Seen slightly from below, a woman is seated in a landscape on a hillock. She is holding a dark, fringed parasol and has a shawl wrapped around her shoulders. Her face is partly shaded by the parasol; beside her to the left is a pot or container of some kind. Behind her to the right is a lone poplar tree and behind her to the left are some low buildings and indication of a stand of trees. The foreground is uneven, with tufts of grass standing up between the figure and the viewer.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.322

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper

relevance

rank 0.36156

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

grasses

landscapes

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

women

Title

Suaga Helmet Mask

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Mambila

Physical Description

A wooden helmet with elongated beak and small dark brown feather on top. The colors overall are dark brown, white and rust.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.74

Medium and Support

wood, hair, pigment

relevance

rank 0.36156

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

animals and creatures

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

costume

forms of expression

objects we use

people and culture

Title

Eggplant and Calligraphy

Artist

Ôtagaki Rengetsu

Artist Life Dates

(Tajima Province, 1791 - 1875)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1964/1.98

Medium and Support

fan painting matted for framing, ink on paper

relevance

rank 0.36156

Secondary Keywords

asian

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

forms

genres

making art

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

King of Hearts

Artist

Fernand Léger

Artist Life Dates

1881-1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949

Accession Number

1951/2.69

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.36156

Secondary Keywords

genres

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

the natural world

Title

Woman with a Parasol in a Landscape

Artist

Herman van Swanevelt

Artist Life Dates

c.1600-1655

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600-1655

Accession Number

1983/2.165

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

relevance

rank 0.36156

Secondary Keywords

architecture

cityscapes

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

women

Title

Untitled

Artist

Hana Hamplová

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

1990/1.227

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.36155

Secondary Keywords

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

genres

information forms

medium

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

publications

serials

Title

Hen-shaped covered box

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.495A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with clear glaze

relevance

rank 0.36155

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

ceramics

containers

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Untitled

Artist

Hana Hamplová

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

1990/1.238

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.36155

Secondary Keywords

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

genres

information forms

medium

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

publications

serials

Title

Untitled

Artist

Hana Hamplová

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

1990/1.224

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.36155

Secondary Keywords

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

genres

information forms

medium

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

publications

serials

Title

Untitled

Artist

Hana Hamplová

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

1990/1.220

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.36155

Secondary Keywords

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

genres

information forms

medium

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

publications

serials

Title

Untitled

Artist

Hana Hamplová

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

1990/1.235

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.36155

Secondary Keywords

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

genres

information forms

medium

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

publications

serials

Title

Duck-shaped covered box

Artist

Seifû Yohei III

Artist Life Dates

1854-1914

Century

Late 19th-early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1880s-1914

Accession Number

1954/1.496A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with clear glaze

relevance

rank 0.36155

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

ceramics

containers

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Untitled

Artist

Hana Hamplová

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

1990/1.245

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.36155

Secondary Keywords

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

genres

information forms

medium

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

publications

serials

Title

Design for a Fan

Artist

Charles Conder

Artist Life Dates

1868-1909

Century

Late 19th-Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900

Accession Number

1962/1.119

Medium and Support

watercolor on parchment

relevance

rank 0.36155

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

gardens

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

Blue-and-white covered box with painted design of duck and plants

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1993/2.25.1-2

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 0.36155

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

ceramics

containers

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Durga blessing a Raja and his entourage

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Jodhpur

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.147

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 0.36134

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

mammals

music

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

plants

snails

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Bubble Glass Inkwell with Engraved and Monogrammed Sterling Silver Lid

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A glass inkwell has a flat and round body. And there are small bubbles inside the glass of the inkwell.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.310

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 0.36109

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

Title

Mask (vaca bruto, dugn'be type)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Bijogo Peoples Guinea Bissau

Physical Description

Naturalistic cow’s head of carved from wood with eyes cut from the bottoms of glass bottles. Natural cow horns are attached. Head is predominantly black with white triangle on forehead, red pigment surrounding eyes, red in interior of ears, white chin, and white dots on cheeks and in red ground around eyes. Horns are white, tipped in black; a fiber cord runs through its nostrils and around back of head.

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1925-1975

Accession Number

1984/1.273

Medium and Support

wood, glass, paint, metal, animal horns

relevance

rank 0.36109

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

ceremonies

costume

costume by function

cultural ceremonies

events

mammals

masks (costume)

objects we use

people and culture

rites of passage

Title

Brass Flowered Inkwell with Green Glass, engraved art nouveau, brass flower near base, brass lid, square base emerald green

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Inkwell made of green glass has a cube shape body and a round metal lid. The body of the inkwell is decorated with brass flower craftings.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.300

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 0.36109

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

Title

Crystal inkwell with crystal lid

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A square crystal inkwell with a square lid.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.258

Medium and Support

glass

relevance

rank 0.36109

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

Title

Covered funerary jar in the shape of a lotus bud, with molded and incised design

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

11th century

Object Creation Date

10th century

Accession Number

1961/2.87A&B

Medium and Support

Stoneware with celadon glaze

relevance

rank 0.36098

Secondary Keywords

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

containers

containers by form

objects we use

people and culture

vessels

Title

One of Nine Panels, each with various pieces of textile

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1972/2.44.5

Medium and Support

brocade with silk, velvet and gold

relevance

rank 0.36098

Secondary Keywords

animals

butterflies

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

insects

objects we use

panels

plants

the natural world

Title

Longquan ware lotus-shaped funerary jar with molded & incised designs and cover (broken)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

960-1279

Accession Number

1964/2.71A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with celadon glaze

relevance

rank 0.36098

Secondary Keywords

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

containers

containers by form

objects we use

people and culture

vessels

Title

Galerie Maeght

Artist

Georges Braque

Artist Life Dates

1882-1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1956

Accession Number

1997/1.61

Medium and Support

color lithograph over photolithograph with gouache on cream wove paper

relevance

rank 0.36028

Secondary Keywords

animals

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

genres

information forms

objects we use

publications

serials

text-based art

the natural world

Title

Granite Quarry, New Hampshire

Artist

Herbert Waters

Artist Life Dates

Born 1903

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1935

Accession Number

1943.144

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 0.36020

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

descriptors

figures

how we live

inorganic material

locality

machine

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

objects

organizations

people and occupations

united states

Title

Hammock Reader

Artist

Milton Avery

Physical Description

Painting depicting a featureless female figure, in tones of aqua and light blue extending across the center of the canvas in a light gray hammock. There is a bright white shape, perhaps a book, in the middle of the figure. Behind the figure, the rest of the composition is organized in horizontal sections. At top, a yellow sky; below that are two gently-curved mountains in dark brown, followed by two horizontal planes of color in tan and light brown.

Artist Life Dates

1885 - 1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1951

Accession Number

1974/2.37

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 0.35995

Secondary Keywords

upward

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

buildings and the land

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

figures

form attributes

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

settlements and landscapes

sleeping and reclining furniture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Black kimono with the character kotobuki in several scripts, in deep red

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Silk crepe dyed black with areas of wax-resist in the shape of kotobuki characters. These characters were brushed with red, which matches the inner red lining of momi plain weave silk above with persimmon silk crepe below.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1940s-1950s

Accession Number

2005/1.390

Medium and Support

black silk crepe with red paint

relevance

rank 0.35967

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological concepts

costume

costume by form

main garments

objects we use

people and culture

scientific concepts

Title

Dance costume (thigh cover)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1985/1.185.2

Medium and Support

woven fiber, antelope skin and pigments

relevance

rank 0.35967

Secondary Keywords

arts

arts and related disciplines

costumes

dances

disciplines

humanities

objects we use

people and culture

performing arts

Title

Feather Headdress from Cameroon Ensemble

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon

Physical Description

Cone-like in shape with feathers tems on top, wrapped in fibers, The feathers are purple and green, with fluffy feathers coming out of the top.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.78.3

Medium and Support

feathers, fabric and palm fiber

relevance

rank 0.35967

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

events

forms of expression

objects we use

people and culture

Title

One of Twenty-seven Panels, each with various pieces of textile

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1972/2.45.2

Medium and Support

brocade with silk, velvet, gold and silver

relevance

rank 0.35967

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

objects we use

panels

plants

the natural world

Title

Blue-and-white covered box with abstracted floral scroll designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1993/2.26.1-2

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 0.35967

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Goldweight in the shape of a Queen's Fan

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Physical Description

Goldweight in the shape of a fan: a small, thin handle attached to a flat, spherical form, with a spiraling motif coming out of the center; the attachment of the handle to the circular shape is by way of a semi-circle, decorated with a spiraling motif flowing in the opposite direction.

Century

Possibly 20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1986/2.129

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 0.35967

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

geographic and political locations

goldweights

objects we use

Title

Wooden Tea Canister

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

A wooden tea canister with lid. The sides of the canister have an intricate design of mountains, trees and water inlaid to the wood.The shape is tubular and the lid is the same diameter as the base.

Accession Number

2012/1.257

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 0.35967

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

food

materials

materials by function

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Bacchanalian Revelry of the Seven Lucky Gods

Artist

Mori Kôga (Takamasa)

Artist Life Dates

1791-1864

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century

Accession Number

1985/2.20

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 0.35963

Secondary Keywords

animals

asia

asian

dances

forms

how we live

locality

making art

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

the natural world

Title

The Train of Death

Artist

Leopoldo Méndez

Artist Life Dates

born 1903

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1903-1958

Accession Number

1958/1.107

Medium and Support

linoleum cut on paper

relevance

rank 0.35963

Secondary Keywords

army

figures

how we live

military

modern and contemporary art

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

rites of passage

smoke

weaponry

Title

Donne Castle, on the Forth

Artist

John Ewbank

Artist Life Dates

1799-1847

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1835-1836

Accession Number

1949/2.96

Medium and Support

graphite on cream-colored paper

relevance

rank 0.35954

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

castles and palaces

family

how we live

men

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

relationships

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

Title

The Return of the Prodigal Son (Il ritorno del figlio prodigo I), Plate I from the suite "Metamorphosis"

Artist

Giorgio de Chirico

Artist Life Dates

Greece, 1888-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1929

Accession Number

1948/1.336

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.35954

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

automata

bible

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for costume

family

figures

how we live

modern and contemporary art

movement

new testament

objects we use

people and occupations

relationships

tools and equipment

Title

Dead Souls: Funeral

Artist

Marc Chagall

Artist Life Dates

Russia, 1889-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1923-1927

Accession Number

1953/2.37

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 0.35954

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

ceremonies

cultural ceremonies

events

mammals

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and culture

people and occupations

rites of passage

streets

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

Title

Waterside Castle Under Siege, sheet 1

Artist

Utagawa Yoshitora

Artist Life Dates

(Tokyo, ca. 1815 - ca. 1880)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850-1880

Accession Number

before6/30/46.1

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 0.35954

Secondary Keywords

animals

army

asia

geography

houses

locality

mammals

military

objects we use

people and occupations

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual and tactile

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

Du Cabinet de Madame d'Axaincourt (Reclining Female Nude)

Artist

François Boucher

Physical Description

Woman recling against a cloth covered seat. Two small children play on either side of her.

Artist Life Dates

1703-1770

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

2014/2.213

Medium and Support

sanguine on paper

relevance

rank 0.35934

Secondary Keywords

costume

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

Title

Eight-armed Durga

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Maharashtra

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.87

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.35934

Secondary Keywords

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

Title

Dipa Lakshmi

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1979/2.34

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.35934

Secondary Keywords

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

Title

Drum

Artist

Artist Unknown, Laos

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1973/2.44

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.35934

Secondary Keywords

membranophones

objects we use

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Title

Virabhadra

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.70

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.35934

Secondary Keywords

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition