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- Title
- Bizen ware water jar with lid (mizusashi)
- Artist
- Kaneshige Tôyô
- Physical Description
- This is an unglazed stoneware bizen jar fired in a wood-burning kiln.
- It has a hard, smooth surface with decorative incisions near the top of the jar. The lower portion has effect of color gradation of reds and browns. The lid seems to dip into the jar, and has a know handle. The entire piece is not perfectly formed, but has an organic aesthetic.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1896-1967
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1950-1963
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.72
- Medium and Support
- stoneware, unglazed
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Seat 4
- Artist
- Maki Haku
- Artist Life Dates
- (Ibaraki Prefecture, 1924 - 2000)
- Century
- 20th-21st century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960-2000
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.320
- Medium and Support
- woodblock and cement block print on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- A Proclamation by the President to the People (text only)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1917
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.143
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Stool with Mudfish and Crab Motif
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900
- Accession Number
- 1982/2.53
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Black Nagoya-style obi with embroidered pine needle designs in gold- and copper-colored metallic threads
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Black silk damask with some interwoved black lacquered threads; pine-needle design embroidery in gold- and copper-colored metallic threads
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.330
- Medium and Support
- black silk damask with mettalic thread embroidery
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Dark indigo Shibori haori with lining depicting children at play
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This haori demponstrates a variety of geometric patterns of repeating white shapes against a dark indigo ground. It also has an inner silk lining.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960s-1980s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.348
- Medium and Support
- white silk tie-dyed dark indigo
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Man in Business Suit
- Artist
- Earnest Patton
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1935
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1970-1992
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.212
- Medium and Support
- carved and painted wood
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Morse Code (Gattinara, Italy)
- Artist
- Jill Mathis
- Physical Description
- A black and white photo of rows of trees next to the side of a road.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born 1964
- Century
- 20th-21st century
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.172
- Medium and Support
- digital image, chromogenic print on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Saga brocade zôri (shoes) woven in sayagata
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Multicolored silk with gold and silver threads, woven in T-paper (sayagata) pattern
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.371A&B
- Medium and Support
- multicolored silk with gold- and silver-coated paper threads, woven in sayagata
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Beige Obi with wax-resist overall patterns of rust stripes, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of floral scrolls
- Artist
- Minagawa Gekka
- Physical Description
- The obi is made of plain silk, on which beige and brown stripes are pattern-dyed. Scrolls of exotic flowers and leaves are hand painted with orange and black color, and embroidered with metallic threads. These plant designs are located on two parts of the obi; when wearing, one will appear in front, and other will appear on the back bow. There is a hand-painted artist’s seal of Chinese character “moon” on one end of the obi.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1892-1987
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.325
- Medium and Support
- Plain-weave silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Reclining Stag
- Artist
- Edward Kemeys
- Artist Life Dates
- 1843-1907
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1863-1907
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.139
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Moire silk michiyuki coat
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This michiyuki features a cloud design with a shimmering effect created by the layering of silk material. Blue, green, and turquoise clouds are painted in an alternating pattern without touching one another, and appear to shimmer from behind a transparent blue painted silk overlay.
- Century
- second half of 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1970s - 1990s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.403
- Medium and Support
- dark burgundy silk with green, blue, and purple dyed clouds
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Child's Shoe (One of a pair)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/2.33.2
- Medium and Support
- woven straw
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Hagi ware flower vase
- Artist
- Miwa Jusetsu
- Physical Description
- It is a vertically long, rectangular shaped vase. The body is slightly tilted; its four corners are shaved from the top to the bottom. The clay color is orange-yellow; the body is glazed with porous, milky white ash glaze. The bottom edge of the body and the bottom are unglazed. It has no foot.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1910
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.65
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with feldspar and ash glaze
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square base, bearing a geometric pattern derived of the swastika form.
- Century
- possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.143
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Wormwood Vase
- Artist
- Dale Nish
- Physical Description
- small sandblasted wood vase displaying holes and trails eaten by worms
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Cardston, Alberta, Canada, 1932 - )
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1997
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.172
- Medium and Support
- wormy ash
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Shoeshine Boy
- Artist
- J.G. Brown
- Artist Life Dates
- England, 1831-1913
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.350
- Medium and Support
- print on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Standing Buddha, in double abhaya mudrâ
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Physical Description
- Standing gilt bronze Buddha with glass inlay in royal costume. Stands on a lotus pedestal with both hands raised in abhaya mudra.
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.475
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze with glass inlay
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Save ... and serve the cause of freedom
- Artist
- Frederick G. Cooper
- Physical Description
- Text: SAVE - 1-wheat, use more corn 2-meat, use more fish & beans 3- fats, use just enough 4-sugar, use syrups - and serve the cause of freedom - U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION
- Artist Life Dates
- 1883-1962
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1917
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.145
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Sam Mackey
- Artist Life Dates
- (1897 - 1992)
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1987-1992
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.205
- Medium and Support
- orange, purple, green crayon, graphite black ink on cream wove paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Maternity Figure
- Artist
- African, Nigeria, Ibo
- Century
- early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.118
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Pons, original lithograph included in the May 1961 edition of "XXe siècle" no.16
- Artist
- César
- Physical Description
- Varying rows of lines in pinks, blues, reds and browns with a white background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1921-1998
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.573
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on heavy woven paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Remember the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun - Y.W.C.A. - War Work Council
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- Text: Remember the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun - United War Work Campaign - Nove. 11-18, 1918 $170,500,000 - Y.W.C.A. - War Work Council
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1917
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.113
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Quilt in the Sunshine and Shadow pattern
- Artist
- Anonymous Amish
- Century
- early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900-1925
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.323
- Medium and Support
- cotton
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Standing Buddha, in Abhaya Mudrâ
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Physical Description
- Standing gilt bronze Shakyamuni Buddha with glass inlay. One hand is raised in the form of the "fear not" mudra. Stands on a pedestal in ornamented dress and crown.
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.450
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze with glass inlay
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- The Little Round Mirror, Nude, from "Camera Work - A Photographic Quarterly, Issue No. 14, April 1906"
- Artist
- Edward Jean Steichen
- Physical Description
- A photograph of a nude woman, standing with her hips and head tilted, looking into a small round hand mirror.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Luxembourg, 1879 - 1973)
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- April 1906
- Accession Number
- 2012/1.212
- Medium and Support
- photogravure on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Black Nagoya-style obi with appliquéd pathces woven in varied designs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Black plain-weave satin with appliqued patches in abstract geometric shapes, with woven floral, geometric, and landscape designs.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1930s-1950s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.341
- Medium and Support
- black satin with appliqued woven patches
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Architectural Element - Post
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.169
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Oh, boy! That's the Girl! The Salvation Army Lassie - Keep Her on the Job - United War Work Campaign - Nov. 11th-18th 1918
- Artist
- George Mather Richards
- Artist Life Dates
- 1880-1958
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1918
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.121
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Flywhisk
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.26
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, copper, fiber and animal hair
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Landscape in Autumn
- Artist
- Ralph Albert Blakelock
- Artist Life Dates
- 1847-1919
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1847-1919
- Accession Number
- 1973/1.707
- Medium and Support
- oil on panel
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Formal saga nishiki lavender hitoe kimono with brocade patches
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Lavender silk damask with woven chysanthemum design; painted with gold streaks (cloud patterns) and appliquéd patches of Saga brocade; borders with couched gold-wrapped threads.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1950s-1960s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.380
- Medium and Support
- lavender silk painted with gold streaks and appliquéd Saga brocade patches
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Oka and Walmacho
- Artist
- Victor Higgins
- Physical Description
- In this painting, done in broad brush strokes, the figures of two women fill the composition. One is seated in profile view and the other, standing behind her, gazes out into the distance. The forms of their bodies are set againist a plain white wall creating a strong outline, especially around the area of their hair and faces. There is also a strong color contrast between the dark black shawl worn by the standing woman and light pink shawl of the seated one. There is an amulet made of bone and feathers hanging on the wall in the upper right corner of the painting.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1884-1949
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1915
- Accession Number
- 1931.13
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Pale aqua silk underkimono with woven designs of fans scattered among waves
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- White neckband of leno weave in a stripe. Silk leno crepe with twill design of fans among waves.
- Century
- second half of 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd half of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.396
- Medium and Support
- Silk crepe with twill design of fans among waves
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- 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
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Beaded Coronet (oríkògbòfó or ojewe)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
- Physical Description
- Round beaded crown with six radiating bands (predominantly green with white, metallic and blue accents) that stem from the central axis upon which the big blue-headed bird sits. Smaller birds perch at the base of the bands. Bottom rim predominantly red with white, metallic and blue accents. Spaces in between vertical bands are filled with yellow feathers or possibly synthetic material.
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.345
- Medium and Support
- cloth, glass beads, metallic beads, feathers
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Landscape with Boulders
- Artist
- Samuel Colman
- Artist Life Dates
- 1832 - 1920
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.228
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Blue kimono with geometric design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Female dark blue kimono with woven ikat design in tan collar. Lining is red and yellow.
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.5
- Medium and Support
- silk
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Must Children Die and Mothers Plead in Vain? Buy More Liberty Bonds
- Artist
- Walter H. Everett
- Artist Life Dates
- 1880-1946
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1918
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.118
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Put the Pennant Beside the Flag - Both Spell Victory - United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation
- Artist
- Charles Buckles Falls
- Artist Life Dates
- 1874-1959
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1917
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.120
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Tea Bowl
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.93
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with blue, green, brown and black glaze painting
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Male Spirit Spouse Figure (Blolo Bian)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Male figured seated on high-backed stool with hands resting on abdomen; symmetrical scarification patterns on cheeks and temples, also down center of forehead and at base of the nose. Coiffure is high crested and segmented. Figure wears sandals and necklace or amulet around neck. Figure has sheen to patina, pigmented deep brown in contrast to stool. Figure has bore hole in back between buttocks.
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1920-1960
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.32
- Medium and Support
- wood, pigment
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Heather's Fragrance
- Artist
- Alain Mailland
- Physical Description
- organic form consisting of thin concentric tendrils of wood
- Artist Life Dates
- born, Ivory Coast, Africa, 1959
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2001
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.161
- Medium and Support
- heather root
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Remember the Boys in France!--Write Them Often - Connecticut State Council of Defense
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- Text: REMEMBER THE BOYS IN FRANCE!--WRITE THEM OFTEN - Charlie Brickley Kicks a Goal into J.P. Morgan's Office on Wall Street New York and then Talks for the Fund. New York has adopted spectacular methods for drawing crowds to listen to spell-binders who urge the people to give generously to the War Work Campaign. Photo shows Charles Brickley, former Harvard half back, drop kicking the pigskin over the heads of thousands on Wall Street, thousands of dollars were subscribed. - The U.S. Government and Connecticut State Council of Defense Ask You to Help the Nation by Wise Christmas Shopping - 1. Buy useful articles 2. Pay cash for them 3. Shop early 4. Ship gifts early 5. Shop gifts in small space 6. Deliver gifts yourself when possible - Remember That Liberty Bonds and W.S.S. Make Ideal Presents
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1918
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.127
- Medium and Support
- halftone on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Coin
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 17th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1644-1912
- Accession Number
- 1982/1.241
- Medium and Support
- silver
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Peasant Girls
- Artist
- Alessandro Mastro-Valerio
- Artist Life Dates
- 1887-1953
- Century
- early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1887-1931
- Accession Number
- 1931.5
- Medium and Support
- drypoint on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Mask (Zamble)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Guro Peoples Côte D'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Face mask with stylized face and horns of an antelope and open jaws of a leopard. Forehead has three sets of scarifcation marks in relief; hairline is incised with pigmented linear and geometric patterns; striped horns curve naturally from top of head; eyes are set in ovoid grounds of white kaolin; top of snout shows incised V-shaped marks; mask is predominantly brown with traces of green, red and yellow pigment; chew stick in back shows some wear.
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1950-1999
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.348
- Medium and Support
- wood, pigment
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Think What You Can Afford to Give - Then Double It - Red Cross War Fund
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- Text: Think what you can afford to give - then double it - A life may depend on it - you you dare do less? - All of the Red Cross War Fund goes to War Relief
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1917
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.148
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.07554
- Title
- Candlestick (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Century
- 19th-early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.471.1
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 0.07471
- Title
- Phra Malai (The Monk)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Physical Description
- Gilt bronze statue of monk with a begging bowl over his shoulder. This is Phra Malai, who achieved extraordinary powers through his accumulated merit and was able to visit numerous hells and heavens and then travel back to report on what he had seen. Phrai Malai has elongated ears and stands on a wooden base wearing a detailed robe.
- Century
- 19th- early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.453
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- relevance
- rank 0.07471