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Title

Construction Site at Les Halles, Paris, France

Artist

Leonard Freed

Physical Description

A construction site in the city of Paris. There is a large crane.

Object Creation Date

1978

Accession Number

2014/2.334

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2015-02-20 15:32:26

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

assembling

descriptors

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

tools and equipment

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

Date Added/Updated

2015-02-20 15:31:41

Secondary Keywords

audience spaces

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

equipment

equipment by general type

objects we use

performance and backstage spaces

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by building type

theater spaces

tools

tools and equipment

Title

Architectural Detail

Artist

Sugawara Hakuryo

Physical Description

Tan cloth background with an arch to a pavilion.

Artist Life Dates

1833-1898

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

2014/2.250

Medium and Support

watercolor and ink on paper, silk and paper backing

Date Added/Updated

2015-02-20 15:26:53

Secondary Keywords

arches and arch components

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

equipment

equipment by process

garden structures

image-making equipment

objects we use

printing and printmaking equipment

printing surfaces

single built works

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

spanning and projecting structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

tools and equipment

Title

Prestige Axe

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bambara

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1998/1.100

Medium and Support

metal blade with wood handle with metal studs

Date Added/Updated

2014-11-11 15:14:58

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

ceremonial weapons

cutting equipment

cutting tools

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

manding

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

tools and equipment

weapons

weapons and ammunition

west african styles

western sudanese styles

Title

Comb

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.327

Medium and Support

wood

Date Added/Updated

2014-11-11 15:13:23

Secondary Keywords

grooming, hygiene and health car

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

the human body

tools and equipment

upper body

wood and wood products

Title

Pass and Pay [Passez Payez]

Artist

Philbert-Louis Debucourt

Physical Description

A man holding on to a woman's hand, helping her walk across. He is holding a broom in the other hand, she is wearing a formal dress. There is a busy street behind.

Artist Life Dates

1755 - 1832

Century

19th century

Accession Number

2013/2.572

Medium and Support

hand-colored lithograph on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 13:03:51

Secondary Keywords

layout features

accessories worn on the head

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

costume accessories worn

equipment

equipment by process

headgear

illustrations

illustrations by subject type

images and ornament

information form components

layout features

maintenance and cleaning equipment

maintenance tools

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

roads

roads by form

tools and equipment

transportation spaces

Title

Model No. 30183

Artist

Gordon Newton

Physical Description

A black rectangular base with gears on top, spray painted black. A red wooden pole is sticking out of the center of the base and is holding up a red base with additional gears and a bright red ball on top. There are also multiple rubber belts on the bottom and top areas.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1948

Object Creation Date

1984

Accession Number

2013/2.302

Medium and Support

wood, paint, rubber

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 13:01:38

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects we use

tool and equipment components

Title

The Detraction of Good Things [Detractio Bonorum] from Sebastian Brant's "Stultifera navis [The Ship of Fools]" published by Johann Bergmann

Artist

Anonymous

Physical Description

Text on both sides. One side has the image of a man with dogs at his feet. There is also a jester at his feet, kneeling down.

Century

15th century

Accession Number

2013/2.550.1-2

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 12:59:43

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

artistic concepts

artistic devices

associated concepts

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

heads

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by function

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

mammals

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people and culture

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the human body

tools and equipment

upper body

walking sticks

water distribution structures

Title

Sheet of Sketches and Caricatures

recto: studies for a group of figures (religious or allegorical) and two studies of standing women, one with child

verso: two sets of couples in caricature in contemporary dress

Artist

Anonymous French

Physical Description

First side: Various people, one holding her hands below her waist, one speaking to a little boy, a group clustered together.

Second side: two fashionably dressed couples (man and woman) walking.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1866

Accession Number

2013/2.563.1-2

Medium and Support

graphite on paper (double-sided drawing)

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 12:58:08

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

associated concepts

components and systems

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

culture and related concepts

culture-related concepts

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

hats

headgear

information forms

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

objects we use

parents

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by family relationship

sets (groups)

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by subject type

walking sticks

youth

Title

Saint Maria, Saint Claude, Saint Norbert, and Saint Robert from Israel Henriet's "Images of the Saints" (Plate 48)

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

Four oval illustrations of different scenes of saints helping others.

Artist Life Dates

1592-1635

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1636

Accession Number

2013/2.540

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 12:57:31

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bishops (prelates)

christian clergy

clergy

descriptors

document genres

document genres by function

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

prelates

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious texts

tools and equipment

walking sticks

Title

Goldweight in the shape of an axe

Artist

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

Physical Description

Goldweight in the shape of an axe, with a smooth handle attached to a rounded top with an inserted, triangular blade.

Century

Possibly 20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1986/2.131

Medium and Support

brass

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 12:56:42

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

cutting equipment

cutting tools

equipment

equipment by process

geographic and political locations

goldweights

objects

objects we use

tools and equipment

Title

Men's Fashions, from "Portfolio of 20 photographs printed by Berenice Abbott"

Artist

Eugène Atget

Artist Life Dates

1856-1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1912

Accession Number

1974/1.107

Medium and Support

gold-toned gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 12:52:52

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for costume

how we live

leisure

mercantile buildings

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

reflections

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

tools and equipment

urban life

Title

Sugar Cane Factory, Cuba

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A Cuban sugarcane factory. In the foreground is a truck filled with sugarcane, and behind it loom palm trees, warehouses, storehouses, and tall smokestacks that spout dark streams of smoke.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.86

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-03-13 12:11:16

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

deciduous trees

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

geographic and political locations

industrial buildings

industrial structures

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

tools and equipment

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

walking sticks

woody plants

Title

The Hero (Der Held)

Artist

George Grosz

Physical Description

Seated man with disfigured face and amputated lower legs, shabbily dressed, holding a crutch along with a bunch of flowers in his right hand

Artist Life Dates

1893-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1933

Accession Number

1935.20

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-03-13 12:09:32

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

figures

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

people by state or condition

planographic printing processes

plants

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

the natural world

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Couple that Dr. Mead Studied (Achatoluhun)

Artist

Ken Heyman

Physical Description

A man and woman sitting in wooden chairs in a kitchen with a white stove and stacked Corona boxes. He is barefoot and she is wearing sandasls. There are pots hanging on the walls.

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

2013/2.359

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-03-13 12:07:25

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

cooling, heating and humidifying equipment

equipment

equipment by process

groups of people

heating equipment

kinship groups

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

social groups

tools and equipment

work and instructional spaces

Title

Brush

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A bundle of thin fibres (which form the brush) held together by thin strips of wood wrapped around one half of the bundle, topped with a piece of cloth to create a cap.

Object Creation Date

1900-1925

Accession Number

2009/2.52

Medium and Support

wood, fiber

Date Added/Updated

2014-03-13 12:06:39

Secondary Keywords

asian

brushes

descriptors

east asian

equipment

equipment by process

maintenance and cleaning equipment

maintenance tools

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

tools and equipment

wood and wood products

Title

Top Hat and Cane

Artist

Bradley Jones

Physical Description

Overall blue and white palette. Group of people seated on chairs with tables. Most of the people are nude women. The main focus is a nude woman in the center wearing a top hat and holding a cane. In the foreground is a woman wearing clothes and sunglasses, her arms are crosed in front of her body.

Object Creation Date

1986

Accession Number

2013/2.301

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Date Added/Updated

2014-03-13 12:03:12

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

figures (representations)

hats

headgear

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by subject type

walking sticks

Title

Sugarcane Workers with Machetes Raised, Cuba

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A group of Cuban sugarcane workers cry out and raise their machetes.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.81

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-03-13 12:01:37

Secondary Keywords

american regions

caribbean

cutting equipment

cutting tools

equipment

equipment by process

knives (cutting tools)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

"Longevity" spirit money from Taiwan

Artist

Artist Unknown Taiwan

Physical Description

Print with floral design framing an inner square that contains six characters in the top and lower right, center, and left corners and a large character in the middle (“longevity”) with an image of two coins suspended from the wings of a stylized bat in the lower center. Swath of oranga paint and imitation gold foil in the middle.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2008/1.171

Medium and Support

orange paint, imitation gold foil, and red ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-03-13 11:59:46

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

biological concepts

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

exchange media

image-making equipment

image-making processes and techniques

mammals

objects we use

people and culture

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing and printmaking equipment

printing surfaces

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

tools and equipment

Title

Lake in Catskill Mountains, (Woman throws crutches), from "Photographs: The Early Works"

Artist

Joel Meyerowitz

Artist Life Dates

born 1938

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

2000/2.158.3

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 09:08:04

Secondary Keywords

child

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

family

geography

how we live

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

relationships

the natural world

tools and equipment

waterscapes

Title

Sheffield silver hallmark inkwell, rounded container

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A silver metal inkwell has a shape and body like a foundain. The edges of the bottom and the lid of the inkwell is irregular.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.302

Medium and Support

glass, metal

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:35:27

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

objects we use

Title

St. Luke and St. Mark with a Portrait of the Virgin and Child

Artist

Ludolphe Buesinck

Physical Description

Two seated men, depicted in three-quarter length, with flowing beards and long robes look out from this print. A painting of a seated woman holding a child on her lap sits on an easel between them. A closed book is placed before the man on the left, and a second book sits open next to the figure on the right. This man holds a mahlstick, used by painters to steady their hand as they work, in his right hand. A palette and brushes are placed on a ledge in front of him.

Artist Life Dates

c.1590-after 1643

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2007/2.144

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:34:59

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

artists

equipment

equipment by process

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

image-making equipment

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

objects we use

painting equipment

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the visual arts

people in the visual arts and related occupations

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

support furniture

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woodcuts

Title

Hammered Sterling Silver Inkwell with sterling silver lid

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Silver inkwell made with glass, metal and silver; it has a cylinder body and a round top lid. The body of the inkwell is covered with patterns.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.290

Medium and Support

glass, metal

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:34:07

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

containers for writing equipment

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Round Inkwell with Apple Blossoms, poreclain, round marked "CFM/CDM FRANCE", limoges

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A purple color inkwell made with porcelain has drawings of apple blossom all around the outside of the inkwell. And there is a lid cover on the top of the inkwell.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.294

Medium and Support

porcelain

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:33:53

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

european

european styles and periods

flowers

modern british ceramics styles

modern british decorative arts styles and movements

modern british styles and movements

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

plants

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

Title

Inkwell of art nouveau design, crystal with sterling silver lid, rounded corners

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A crystal inwell with a cube body and rounded edge corners and a silver lid on top.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.286

Medium and Support

glass, metal

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:32:39

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

containers for writing equipment

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

objects we use

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

A Dream

Artist

George Grosz

Artist Life Dates

1893-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1914

Accession Number

1970/1.188

Medium and Support

pen, ink and wash on off-white laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:32:11

Secondary Keywords

equipment

equipment by process

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects we use

people and occupations

seating furniture

single seating furniture

supporting equipment

tools and equipment

Title

Blue Ceramic Inkwell with Ram Design on Lid, Roycroft pottery blue-aqua inkwell, lid and insert

Artist

Roycroft Pottery

Physical Description

An inkwell made with ceramics in blue color. It is flat and round, wider on the bottom, and narrower on the top; and the lid cover has a ram head crafting on it.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.293

Medium and Support

ceramic

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:32:07

Secondary Keywords

colors

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

visual and tactile

Title

Three-Sided Green Iridescent Inkwell, art nouveau style

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A three-sided inkwell with green iridescent colored glass. The inkwell is in a tiranglar pyramid shape, which there is a wooden cap on the top.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.292

Medium and Support

glass, metal, wood

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:32:05

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

objects we use

Title

"Martin Bros." London, 296.S patt. 4-sided inkwell, pot liner, bird, blue & gray stone ware, flowers on panels

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A square ceramic inkwell with a motif of a bird on a branch on one side and a motif of flowers on the other. The base of the inkwell is beige and the pictures are green and black.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.245

Medium and Support

ceramic

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:31:09

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Square cut-crystal, cut corners, monogrammed sterling lid

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A square cut-crystal inkwell with a monogrammed sterling silver lid.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.255

Medium and Support

glass, metal

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:28:48

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

Title

Cut Crystal and Sterling Silver Inkwell, 1876-1901 800 European silver MARZ, twisted swirls

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

An inkwell made of glass and cur crystal has a special body shape of twisted swirls. There is a round metal lid cover.

Object Creation Date

1876-1901

Accession Number

2010/1.303

Medium and Support

glass, metal

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:28:17

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

objects we use

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

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:27:16

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

piercing tools

tools and equipment

Title

Light amber two-bottle inkwell with pen rest

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

An amber, two-bottle inkwell. Rectangular in shape with a lip that acts as a pen rest.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.247

Medium and Support

glass, metal

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:27:06

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

objects we use

Title

Sterling silver inkwell, round corners

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A square, silver inkwell with rounded corners.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.257

Medium and Support

metal

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:26:48

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

Title

English hallmarked inkwell set with 2 bottles and pen insert, inkwell crystal, "ICHDIEN"

Artist

Artist Unknown, England

Physical Description

Two small cube shape inkwell bottle is placed on a metal stand tray. There is also a penholder and a pen on the metal stand tray.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.307

Medium and Support

glass, metal

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:26:38

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

objects we use

Title

M. Bachelier, Director of Customs at Lyon (M. Bachelier, Directeur des fermes de

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Physical Description

M. Bachelier is shown seated at a desk dressed in a high powdered wig and sumptous gold-embroidered velvet coat and waistcoat. Behind the figure is a rich cloth, pulled back to reveal columns. On the elaborately carved desk are papers and a writing set. M. Bachelier extends his left hand towards the viewer, suggesting that we have interepted him while writing at his des. The painting's coloring consists of rich burgundy red, green, tan and gold.

Artist Life Dates

1686-1755

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1715

Accession Number

1968/1.76

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:26:00

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

drafting, drawing and writing equipment

drafting, drawing and writing equipment by specific type

equipment

equipment by process

genres

hair accessories

history

image-making equipment

objects

objects of adornment

objects we use

pens

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by subject type

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

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:25:37

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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metalwork

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Title

Art pottery inkwell, "ATC," blue mottled, pen holder

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A pottery inkwell of dark blue color has a rectangluar shape body. There are two lid covering the inkwell and there are two pen holder.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.305

Medium and Support

ceramic

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:24:40

Secondary Keywords

containers

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pottery (object genre)

Title

Sterling Silver Pen Holder with Two Pens, Scroll, and Two Ornate Silver Pens

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A pen holder with two pens. Both the pens and the holder are sterling silver and have scroll patterns.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.267

Medium and Support

glass, metal

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:24:27

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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Title

Green Glass Inkwell, blue-green iridescent with metal overlay

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A circular green glass inkwell with a metal overlay on the bottom half. The overlay is a floral pattern and the lid is shaped like a leaf or flower petal.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.283

Medium and Support

glass, metal

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:23:46

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Porcelain floral inksander and bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A porcelain inkwell with floral decorations. The base is white but the flowers are in various colors, including red, blue, and pink.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.265

Medium and Support

porcelain

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:23:36

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Snail-shaped inkwell with metal insert

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A clouded glass inkwell in the shape of a snail. The inkwell has a metal insert in the shell of the snail, but no lid.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.253

Medium and Support

glass, metal

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:23:04

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Royal Vienna Inkwell with blue and gold designs on the four sides

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Inkwell made of porcelain has a square shape body and a round lid cover. It is decorated in detail patterns of blue, gold and white; and it has scenes of thr royals on the side body of the inkwell.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.296

Medium and Support

porcelain

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:22:44

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Porcelain Inkwell with flowers and butterfly and rounded corners

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A porcelain inkwell with rounded corners. Painted flowers and butterflies decorate the base and the lid. The flowers are blue while the butterfly is gold.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.268

Medium and Support

porcelain, metal

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:19:45

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Inkwell

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A ten-sided glass inkwell set in a shell plate. A metal wing encircles the bottom and the lid of the inkwell. The stopper is round and flat.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.249

Medium and Support

glass, metal, shell (?)

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:19:42

Secondary Keywords

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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

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:18:52

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Brown and black leather cap inkwell

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A rectangular glass inkwell with rounded edges. The lid is metal with brown and black leather.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.273

Medium and Support

glass, metal

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:18:46

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Cut crystal inkwell with a Sheffield silver lid

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

This is a glass inkwell with a circular metal cap. It has a square shape but the edges billow outward toward the base area and the bottom edges are rounded.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.223

Medium and Support

glass, metal

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:18:12

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Study of a Scene of Martyrdom or Punishment

Artist

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Physical Description

This drawing represents seven nude men in a landscape with buildings indicated on a hill in the distance. One of the figures, represented full-length and in profile, is bound to a tree or stake on the left. All of the other men appear in half-length in the right part of the drawing. A bearded man sits and gestures in the direction of the bound man. Five other men appear around the seated figure, one of whom carries two long objects over his shoulder toward the man on the left.

Artist Life Dates

c. 1495-c.1543

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1525-1575

Accession Number

2009/1.494

Medium and Support

brown ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:17:59

Secondary Keywords

deaths

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Title

Travel inkwell set with 2 glass ink bottle in base with caps, with brush, paper box

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A travel box with two inkwells and a brush. The inkwells have metal lids and glass bases.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.263

Medium and Support

leather, metal

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:17:24

Secondary Keywords

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