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Title

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Artist

Anonymous Dutch

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1998/2.14

Medium and Support

etching printed in black ink on medium-weight cream laid paper

relevance

rank 0.35465

Secondary Keywords

architecture

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects

people and occupations

standing

the human body

upper body

Title

Reviewing Stand, from "The American Scene, Series 2"

Artist

Russell Limbach

Artist Life Dates

1904-1971

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1904-1935

Accession Number

1935.26

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.35465

Secondary Keywords

clothing

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

stand

Title

Comb

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.328

Medium and Support

wood and pigment

relevance

rank 0.35465

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures

objects we use

people and occupations

portraits

the human body

upper body

Title

Untitled

Artist

Anonymous Italian?

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1604

Accession Number

1997/1.271

Medium and Support

etching on white paper mounted on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 0.35465

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

creatures

figures

mythology

objects

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

Title

Girl with Cigarette

Artist

Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Artist Life Dates

1889-1953

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934

Accession Number

1948/1.64

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.35465

Secondary Keywords

child

clothing

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

Title

The General

Artist

Jack Levine

Artist Life Dates

born 1915

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1915-1964

Accession Number

1964/1.124

Medium and Support

aquatint and etching on paper

relevance

rank 0.35463

Secondary Keywords

image form

army

figures

man

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and occupations

soldiers

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Blue-and-white covered jar with landscape design

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

late 19th - early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890-1910

Accession Number

2002/2.189A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 0.35463

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

closures

components

components and systems

components by specific context

container components

containers

containers by form

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

vessels

Title

Dark amber snuff bottle with figures in waves

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1790-1860

Accession Number

1980/2.96

Medium and Support

amber and quartz

relevance

rank 0.35463

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and culture

Title

Malachite ornamental snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.42

Medium and Support

malachite

relevance

rank 0.35463

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

Nächtlicher Circus (cover)

Artist

Josef Eberz

Artist Life Dates

1880-1942

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920

Accession Number

1979/1.156G

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 0.35463

Secondary Keywords

entertainment events

events

how we live

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

performances

text-based art

vessels

Title

Judith Seated in an Arch

Artist

Hans Sebald Beham

Artist Life Dates

1500-1550

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1547

Accession Number

1998/2.16

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 0.35463

Secondary Keywords

architecture

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects

people and occupations

swords

the human body

upper body

weaponry

Title

Round jasper snuff bottle with leaf design and bird stopper

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.47

Medium and Support

jasper and glass

relevance

rank 0.35463

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

Sailor

Artist

Max Pechstein

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1923

Accession Number

1957/1.108

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 0.35463

Secondary Keywords

biological components

clothing

components

components and systems

components by specific context

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects

the human body

upper body

Title

Virabhadra

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1977/2.45

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.35463

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

motifs

natural element motifs

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

swords

weaponry

Title

Turquoise snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.45

Medium and Support

turquoise

relevance

rank 0.35463

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

Coral snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.54

Medium and Support

coral

relevance

rank 0.35463

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

Tout ce qu'on voudra. Pl. 50: Inconvénient d'être trop sentimental...

Artist

Honoré Victorin Daumier

Artist Life Dates

1808-1879

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1848

Accession Number

1954/1.103

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

clothing

figures

objects

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

the natural world

weaponry

whip

Title

Glass snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1720-1820

Accession Number

1980/2.138

Medium and Support

glass, carnelian and horn

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

Title

Sailing Ship at Low Tide

Artist

Stanley Woodward

Artist Life Dates

Born 1890

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1922

Accession Number

1940.373

Medium and Support

graphite on white paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

ships

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

Tourmaline snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900-1930

Accession Number

1980/2.33

Medium and Support

tourmaline and yellow serpentine

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

Goldweight in the shape of a human figure

Artist

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

Physical Description

Goldweight in the shape of a human figure, kneeling with buttocks on the heels and the hands at the side of the head, wearing elaborate headgear. Evidence of calcification.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1997/1.453

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

geographic and political locations

goldweights

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Bedford, Bedfordshire

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Physical Description

Men on boats in a body of water with a bridge and city behind it.

Artist Life Dates

1775-1851

Object Creation Date

1829-1830

Accession Number

2014/2.373

Medium and Support

watercolor with touches of bodycolor and scratching out and stopping out on paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

Glass snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1780-1880

Accession Number

1980/2.136

Medium and Support

glass, coral, pearl

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

Title

Studies of Girls' Heads

Artist

Gaetano Gandolfi

Artist Life Dates

(1728 - 1781)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century

Accession Number

1971/2.53

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink on white paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

biological components

clothing

components

components and systems

components by specific context

feathers

objects

plants

study

the human body

the natural world

upper body

Title

Malachite snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.50

Medium and Support

malachite

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

L'homme lisant (Man Reading)

Artist

Paul Delvaux

Artist Life Dates

1897 - 1994

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1997/1.78

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink and grayish-brown wash on cream wove paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

clothing

hats

man

movement

objects

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

the natural world

Title

Agate Snuff Bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850-1920

Accession Number

1980/2.140

Medium and Support

agate, coral, glass

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

Title

Wincapaw's Fish-house

Artist

Warren Lombard

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1928

Accession Number

1940.48

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

animals

containers

containers by form

houses

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

Portrait of Maharao Ram Singh II of Kotah (r. 1827-66; on Horseback, with Two Attendants)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Kotah School

Physical Description

Image of a man on horseback with two men flanking him

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840

Accession Number

1992/1.118

Medium and Support

opaque watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

mammals

objects we use

people and occupations

political figures

royalty

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Studies of Soldiers' Heads

Artist

Charles Parrocel

Artist Life Dates

1688-1752

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1688-1752

Accession Number

1963/2.39

Medium and Support

red and black crayon on buff paper, mounted

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

army

biological components

clothing

components

components and systems

components by specific context

military

objects

people and occupations

study

the human body

upper body

Title

Henrietta and her Mother

Artist

Raoul Dufy

Artist Life Dates

(1877 - 1953)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1925

Accession Number

1953/1.68

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

family

figures

how we live

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

relationships

Title

Glass snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1750-1825

Accession Number

1980/2.144

Medium and Support

glass

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

Title

Doctor Syntax Copying the Wit of the Window, from "The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Pictureque", a poem by William Combe, Plate 6

Artist

Thomas Rowlandson

Artist Life Dates

1756-1827

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1813

Accession Number

1976/2.146

Medium and Support

hand-colored etching and aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

fireplaces

genres

mammals

objects

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

the natural world

Title

Capt. Frank Pierce's Skiff

Artist

Warren Lombard

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1917

Accession Number

1940.331

Medium and Support

pen and ink

relevance

rank 0.35421

Secondary Keywords

architecture

containers

containers by form

houses

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and occupations

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

Monumental vase

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

This is a 44.5 cm high ceramic vase. The body has an oval shape with a small rounded band as its base. The shoulder area has a rounded edge and a small flat band at the bottom of the neck. There is a short neck with a rounded, overhanging lip at the top. The vase is covered with an iridescent glaze over a semi-matt glaze that creates an appearance of irregular patches of color. It has a lilac, or lavender blue appearance. The rings of the thrown clay can be seen beneath the glaze.

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1926

Accession Number

1972/2.197

Medium and Support

stoneware with iridescent over matt glaze

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

modern and contemporary art

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Spoon

Artist

China or Taiwan

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1983/1.436

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

household objects

people and occupations

the human body

upper body

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African

Accession Number

2001/2.16

Medium and Support

wood with animal hide

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

animals

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects

the human body

the natural world

upper body

Title

White Porcelain Square Water Dropper with Openwork Cloud and Crane Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A square porcelain water dropper. The porcelain is white and there is an image of a lizard or dragon on the top. Clouds are depicted on the sides with the image of a flying crane on the front of the square. The white glaze has chipped of or is thin in places, revealing the copper underglaze.

Century

Late 19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.279

Medium and Support

porcelain with copper underglaze painting

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

containers

containers by form

crane (bird)

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

Title

The Music Room

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Three figures, two men and a woman, are seen seated around a round table with a lamp; all are engaged in reading in the pool of light provided by the lamp. The rest of the interior is fairly dark, particularly in the portion of the room behind the lamp. The man at the back of the table is shown roughly face-on; the man to the left is leaning back with his legs stretched out in front of him; the woman is closest to the viewer, shown in profile, holding her book fairly closer to her face.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.334

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on wove paper

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

figures

genres

objects

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

Title

Jasper snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.25

Medium and Support

jasper

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

Equestrian figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1980/2.259

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

mammals

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Snuff bottle with leaf scroll design

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.99

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze and overglaze painting; green flourite (?)stopper

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

Aventurine quartz snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.37

Medium and Support

quartz and soapstone

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

Kind mit Flasche

Artist

Gabriele Münter

Artist Life Dates

1877 - 1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1907-1908

Accession Number

2000/2.177

Medium and Support

color woodcut on Japan paper

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

excretions and secretions

materials

materials by origin

objects

people and occupations

Title

Head with Headdress

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Accession Number

1990/1.173

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures

objects

people and occupations

the human body

upper body

Title

Quartz snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1790-1850

Accession Number

1980/2.34

Medium and Support

quartz and silver

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

Ivory snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880-1925

Accession Number

1980/2.66

Medium and Support

ivory with matching stopper

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

Snuff bottle with blue floral sprays under green glaze

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.111

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting, green glaze; green glass stopper

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

Title

Model of goat

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century?

Object Creation Date

19th century (?)

Accession Number

1972/2.101

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.35417

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

mammals

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Still Life

Artist

Ben Nicholson

Physical Description

An angular bottle executed in two tones of white stands tall just to the (viewer's) right of center. To its left is a stack of gray drinking cups. Irregular blocks of various sizes and colors make up the rest of the field.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1982

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1945

Accession Number

1951/2.25

Medium and Support

oil on board

relevance

rank 0.35381

Secondary Keywords

bottles

bottles by form

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

european

european styles and periods

genres

image-making processes and techniques

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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