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Title
Embroidery
Artist
Anonymous Italian
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1972/2.303
Medium and Support
ebroidered silk
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Secondary Keywords
animals
descriptors
mammals
needleworking
needleworking and needleworking techniques
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plants
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Title
Silk Embroidery, One of 5 fragments of a waistcoat
Artist
Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates
()
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1700-1770
Accession Number
1972/2.267D
Medium and Support
satin silk weave backed with taffeta, leather linen and silk blue and chenile embroidery
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Secondary Keywords
costumes
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medium
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Title
Textile
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1955/1.206
Medium and Support
cream, red, blue, green, yellow and gold fabric
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Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
creatures
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drapery
mythology
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Title
Satin Brocade
Artist
Artist Unknown
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1955/1.214
Medium and Support
lined gold satin brocade with gray and black silk
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Secondary Keywords
descriptors
fabric
leaves
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Title
Satin Brocade
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1955/1.198
Medium and Support
lined tan and cream satin brocade
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descriptors
drapery
fabric
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Title
Satin Brocade
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1955/1.204
Medium and Support
tan, purple and green satin brocade
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descriptors
drapery
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Title
Silk Embroidery, One of 5 fragments of a waistcoat
Artist
Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates
()
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1700-1770
Accession Number
1972/2.267E
Medium and Support
satin silk weave backed with taffeta leather linen and embroidery blue silk
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Secondary Keywords
costumes
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medium
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Title
Large Bowl
Artist
Kyushu Koishibara
Physical Description
Large, deep and wide ceramic bell-lipped bowl. It sits on a narrow base and curves outward. It is a greenish-gray color; the outside is streaked ith copper and dark brown colored streaks. Celadon glaze with crackle on the inside, with temoku register on the outside; red-color clay.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
late 1960s - early 1970s
Accession Number
2013/1.330
Medium and Support
dark stoneware
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Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
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object genres
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Title
Small Dessert Stand
Artist
Josef Riedl
Physical Description
A stand with a narrow, decorated post and a wide, shallow plate top. The column is made of a young male child holding a large grouping of flowering plants. At his feet on the base are large leaves with fruit throughout.
The white earthenware body is molded with a figural putto column beneath stylized flowers and fruit above a round foot. The piece is hand decorated in multiple bright and natural colors in the Vienna Secessionist palette. The round foot is cobalt blue, the whole was overglazed in a glossy, clear glaze.
Object Creation Date
circa 1915
Accession Number
2013/1.311
Medium and Support
white earthenware
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rank 0.29957
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containers
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Title
Plate
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
A cross-hatched ceramic plate with a glazed bowl. The glaze is a thick pale to dark green with a significant pooling to one side.
Accession Number
2013/1.306
Medium and Support
stoneware
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containers
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Title
Small Saki Serving Bottle (Tokuri)
Artist
Kawajiri Yumiko
Physical Description
Blue ceramic vase with fat round bottom and a short narrow neck with a round opening at the top. Blue is flecked with white spots. Dark brown/black design near base going up the side of the case. Similar design on the neck of the vase.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
mid 1980
Accession Number
2013/1.309
Medium and Support
wheel thrown tan stoneware
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containers
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Title
Small Sake Tokuri or Vase
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Small elongated vase with a slim body and narrow neck. Neck is a shiny brown glaze. The lower half is white with blue circular designs.
Object Creation Date
late 19th century- early 20th century
Accession Number
2013/1.332
Medium and Support
white porcelain
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Secondary Keywords
containers
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Title
Lian (covered cylindrical container) with painted designs of stylized clouds
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
1st century BCE
Object Creation Date
1st century BCE
Accession Number
1993/1.58.1-2
Medium and Support
earthenware with polychrome decoration
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Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
containers
containers by form
earth sciences concepts
objects we use
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
scientific concepts
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
Title
Axe
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1890
Accession Number
1986/1.195
Medium and Support
wood
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Secondary Keywords
biological components
components
components and systems
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cutting equipment
cutting tools
equipment
equipment by process
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the human body
tools and equipment
upper body
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Title
Ceramic Dish
Artist
Hamanaka Gesson
Physical Description
A white, ceramic dish with a red and black design. Black stripes decorate parts of the dish with red circles on the right side of the dish.
Artist Life Dates
(1943 - )
Accession Number
2012/1.269
Medium and Support
glazed ceramic
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containers
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Title
Long-Necked Vase
Artist
Kuratsu Kyushu
Physical Description
A tall vase with a narrow neck and broad top, where it flattens out and a tall narrow neck extends with a narrow mouth. Blue-green ceramic with black and brown specks.
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2013/1.302
Medium and Support
stoneware
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containers
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Title
Large Plate with Incised Decoration
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
A dark-glazed flat, wide round plate.
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2013/1.336
Medium and Support
buff firing stoneware body with low grog content
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Secondary Keywords
containers
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Title
Small Hip Flask (Dachibin)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
A jar of a half-moon shape. Tan high gloss glaze with copper green and iron brown glaze, and incised and glazed radish designs on each side.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
mid 20th century
Accession Number
2013/1.301
Medium and Support
fine textured brown stoneware
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Secondary Keywords
containers
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Title
Small Sake Serving Bottle (Tokuri)
Artist
Kawajiri Hiroshi
Physical Description
Small vase with a wide round bottom and narrow opening done under a copper reduction fire. Tan underglaze. Dark red and black pattern on one side going from the base to the top.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
mid 1980
Accession Number
2013/1.314
Medium and Support
wheel thrown brown stoneware
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containers
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Title
Napiola
Artist
Takis (Dimitris) Tloupas
Physical Description
A man standing next to a large wooden barrel. The barrel appears to be hand constructed.
Artist Life Dates
1920-2003
Accession Number
2012/1.252
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
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Secondary Keywords
color
containers
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people
people (agents)
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photographs
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Title
Small Wide Rimmed Vase or Small Sake Serving Bottle
Artist
Takeda Toshio
Physical Description
A short wide vase with a short neck and wide lip. The bottom portion of the vase is grey with black and white specks and the rest is brown rigged ceramic. Smooth and rough sections of gray high gloss glaze.
Artist Life Dates
born 1932
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
late 1960s - early 1970s
Accession Number
2013/1.326
Medium and Support
stoneware
relevance
rank 0.29957
Secondary Keywords
containers
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containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
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Title
Lion-form Incense Burner
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
A container with an animal (dragon) shaped head as a lid; four paws at the bottom of the container. Glazed stoneware, sculpted with teeth incisions. Tan with red spots of coloring, partiallyy covered with olive colored gloss over a high-fire red clay. Small swirl design on sides and front area has carving to indicate the front/chest of the animal, sculpted with teeth and incisions.
Object Creation Date
1615-1868
Accession Number
2013/1.331A&B
Medium and Support
finely textured stoneware
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Secondary Keywords
containers
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containers for serving and consuming food
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Title
Clam Digger
Artist
Willem De Kooning
Physical Description
Black and white lithograph print depicting the side of a man's face.
Artist Life Dates
Netherlands, 1904-1997
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970
Accession Number
2011/2.59
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
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rank 0.29954
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
objects we use
planographic prints
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Untitled
Artist
Sam Mackey
Physical Description
Orange edge on left side, drawing of a woman in pencil, light blue crayon overall. She has colored in circles for cheeks (with pencil) and is wearing a long sleeved shirt, a skirt and has long hair.
Artist Life Dates
1897-1992
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2013/2.305
Medium and Support
blue crayon, graphite drawing on paper
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Secondary Keywords
drawings
drawings by technique
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
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visual works
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Title
Celadon charger with incised floral designs (pair with 2002/2.5)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
2nd half of 17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
2002/2.6
Medium and Support
stoneware with celadon glaze
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rank 0.29954
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
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culinary containers
dishes
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vessels
vessels for serving and consuming food
Title
Portrait of a Lady Resting in an Armchair
Artist
Augustin Saint-Aubin
Artist Life Dates
1736-1807
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1736-1807
Accession Number
1963/2.36
Medium and Support
black chalk and graphite on buff paper
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Secondary Keywords
figures
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
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single seating furniture
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Title
Sanguine Lady
Artist
Thomas Hart Benton
Artist Life Dates
1889-1975
Century
20th century
Accession Number
1985/2.107
Medium and Support
red crayon on off-white paper
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Secondary Keywords
furnishings
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single seating furniture
women
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Title
Idole, A.233, from the portfolio "La Magie Quotidienne"
Artist
Hans Arp
Physical Description
A black and white woodcut print of a black key-like shape with an off-white marking at the top.
Artist Life Dates
1886-1966
Object Creation Date
1968
Accession Number
2012/2.8
Medium and Support
woodcut on japon paper
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transfer method
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Title
Agnes
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A woman sits facing the viewer, looking slightly to the right. Her hands are in her lap and she is holding a piece of fabric. The background is undescribed and her skirt is loosely drawn.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1873-1875
Accession Number
1954/1.357
Medium and Support
drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid Japan tissue
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Secondary Keywords
figures
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Title
Untitled (Three of Four), from "Portfolio of Four Lithographs"
Artist
Henry Moore
Physical Description
A brown and white lithograph.
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
2011/1.122
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
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transfer method
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planographic prints
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visual works by medium or technique
Title
Weary
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A woman, leaning back in a curved armchair, sits at an angle to the viewer. Her face is presented in nearly strict profile, looking to the right; her long, waving hair cascades around her, framing her face. Her right arm is in her lap and her skirt is only lightly sketched in. At the lower left corner, another sketch of a woman's head (seen upside down) is visible.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1863
Accession Number
1954/1.353
Medium and Support
drypoint and roulette, printed in warm black ink on laid Japan tissue, tipped down
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Secondary Keywords
figures
furnishings
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furniture
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people and occupations
seating furniture
single seating furniture
Title
James Dalton (?)
Artist
Thomas Spear
Physical Description
A classic portrait of a man, grey hair, blue eyes and a white shirt with a bow tie and black coat. The chair is red, background is brown.
Artist Life Dates
1803 - circa 1882
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1895.84
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
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Secondary Keywords
figures
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furniture
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people and occupations
seating furniture
single seating furniture
Title
Firelight
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A woman seated in an armchair, facing towards the left, looks at the viewer. The background is dark but otherwise undescribed.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1896
Accession Number
1954/1.455
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph on wove paper
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Secondary Keywords
figures
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furniture
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Title
Au coin de la fuite
Artist
Gaston Petit
Physical Description
An abstract color print on a woodblock. Purple covers the left side of the print and ends in a turqoise stripe. A beige, ragged circle and a red, oblong rectangle take up the center of the print. They each have a brown marking.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1930
Object Creation Date
1967
Accession Number
2012/1.223
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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transfer method
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Title
Untitled
Artist
Sam Mackey
Physical Description
An image of a person drawn in pencil with dark eyes, two large red circles in the chest area and orange pants. Swirly red and grey overall, blue crayon border on all four sides.
Artist Life Dates
1897-1992
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2013/2.304
Medium and Support
red, orange and blue crayon on paper
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Secondary Keywords
drawings
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people
people (agents)
people and culture
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visual works
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Title
Celadon charger with incised floral designs (pair with 2002/2.6)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
16th century
Accession Number
2002/2.5
Medium and Support
Stoneware with celadon glaze
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Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
dishes
objects we use
vessels
vessels for serving and consuming food
Title
Exotic Flower; Woman Wearing a Mantilla (Fleur Exotique; La Femme à la mantille)
Artist
Édouard Manet
Artist Life Dates
1832-1883
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1868
Accession Number
1985/1.166
Medium and Support
etching and aquatint on paper
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Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the head
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories carried
costume accessories worn
headcloths (headgear)
headgear
objects we use
standing
veils
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Title
The Seamstress (La Couturière)
Artist
Edouard Vuillard
Artist Life Dates
1868-1940
Century
19th Century
Object Creation Date
1894
Accession Number
1959/1.106
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
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Secondary Keywords
figures
furnishings
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furniture
furniture by form or function
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seating furniture
single seating furniture
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Title
Untitled
Artist
Sam Mackey
Physical Description
Red colored border with the image of a person drawn in blue pencil with orange eyes and mouth. There are antennae coming out of both sides of his head. Grey crayon throughout in swirlled patterns.
Artist Life Dates
1897-1992
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2013/2.306
Medium and Support
gray, red, blue and orange crayon on paper
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Title
Toldos Blancos
Artist
Emilio Sanchez
Physical Description
A black and white lithograph depicting a traditional style railing.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1921
Object Creation Date
circa 1970
Accession Number
2011/2.83
Medium and Support
black and white lithograph on paper
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Secondary Keywords
transfer method
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planographic prints
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Title
Indian Terracottas
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
Terracotta fragment carved on one side with an intricate patters of lines. There is a small hole on the bottom of the patterned side of the piece that does not go all the way through to the undecorated side.
Object Creation Date
n. d.
Accession Number
2009/2.162
Medium and Support
terracotta
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descriptors
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Title
Untitled (Two of Four), from "Portfolio of Four Lithographs"
Artist
Henry Moore
Physical Description
A lithograph in brown and white.
Artist Life Dates
1898 - 1986
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
2011/1.121
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
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transfer method
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Title
Enfants Jouant a la Balle
Artist
Pierre Auguste Renoir
Physical Description
Colors: black, brown, red, orane, green, blue. Torn at upper right corner. Previously folded under at bottom (approximately 8cm) and top (approximately 5cm) at calendered line. Paper size: lh 82 1/2cm & rh 84 1/5cm x w 62cm. Image size: l 59cm x tw 49 3/5cm & bw 51 3/5cm.
Artist Life Dates
1841-1919
Accession Number
2008/2.364
Medium and Support
color lithograph on Arches MBM beige laid paper
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Secondary Keywords
transfer method
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people
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people and culture
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recreational artifacts
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youth
Title
Pipe
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.354A&B
Medium and Support
terracotta
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Secondary Keywords
smoking and tobacco use
equipment
equipment by context
equipment for personal use
objects we use
people and culture
physical activities
physical activities by general context
sculpture
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Title
Frederick Douglass
Artist
Ben Shahn
Physical Description
A man is potrayed with curly hair and beard, a stern facial expression, and a formal suit and bowtie. His head and gaze is turned to the right of the piece. The words "Frederick Douglass" border the piece along with two copies of the artist's signature and the screenprint number .
Artist Life Dates
1898-1969
Object Creation Date
1965
Accession Number
2011/1.108
Medium and Support
serigraph on paper
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rank 0.29952
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coating (material)
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Title
Lease
Artist
Pierre Alechinsky
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970-1971
Accession Number
1983/1.328.2
Medium and Support
pen and ink on laid paper
relevance
rank 0.29936
Secondary Keywords
animals
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mammals
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reptiles and amphibians
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Title
Courtesan in an iris-patterned robe: "June" in a series of Twelve Months
Artist
Kaigetsudô Dohan
Physical Description
This is a large monochrome print of a courtesan wearing kimono with iris design. The courtesan is standing with her right hand in the sleeve that she raises to her chin and left hand gathering up her kimono; Her cloak with bamboo leaf and gentian flower design is slipping off her shoulder and revealing her dark kimono with iris roundels. She has long hair; her hair is tied and draped on the back. She is looking toward the right side. There is the artist’s signature and seal, and publisher’s seal on the right.
Artist Life Dates
active 1710 - 1716
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1714
Accession Number
1955/1.128
Medium and Support
Kakemono-e (oversize) sumizurii-e (monochrome woodblock print) on paper
relevance
rank 0.29900
Secondary Keywords
costume
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grass (plant material)
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Title
Medallion with Lion and Crown
Artist
Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description
A brass medallion with the image of a lion standing on top of a crown stamped in raised relief on the top of the piece.
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
2010/1.177
Medium and Support
brass
relevance
rank 0.29900
Secondary Keywords
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shilling coins
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Title
Bust of Diana
Artist
Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière
Physical Description
Bust-length figure of a woman with head turned proper left, down-turned eyelids and crescent moon atop head; executed in bronze with a rich, dark patina on a brownish stone base.
Artist Life Dates
1831-1900
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1882
Accession Number
1986/2.83
Medium and Support
bronze with marble base
relevance
rank 0.29899
Secondary Keywords
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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 0.29898
Secondary Keywords
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