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Title

Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

A white marble statue of a young female figure, leaning forward holding a staff with eyes closed, her left hand held up to her right ear. A flowing, wind-swept garment drapes the figure. On the base to the left of the figure is a broken capital of a Corinthian column lying on its side.

Artist Life Dates

1825-1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1861

Accession Number

1862.1

Medium and Support

Carrara marble

Secondary Keywords

aegean

aegean architecture styles

aegean styles

allegory and literature

architectural elements

artistic concepts

artistic devices

associated concepts

campania (region)

capitals and capital components

card, table and board game elements

child

column components

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

descriptors

early western world

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

europe

europe (continent)

european

european styles and periods

exceptional people

figures

game pieces

genres in the arts

geographic and political locations

handicapped

iconography

inorganic material

italy

italy (nation)

literary, oral and motion picture genres

locality

materials

materials by composition

mediterranean

modern european styles and movements

napoli (province)

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

people by state or condition

physically handicapped

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

rock

rock by form

sculpture by subject type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

supporting and resisting elements

symbolism

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

walking sticks

Title

Lincoln and the Emancipated Slave

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

Plaster sculpture of a standing male figure, his right hand resting upon a small column and his left hand holding the arm of a crouching African American female figure.

Artist Life Dates

1825 - 1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1866

Accession Number

1885.3

Medium and Support

painted plaster

Secondary Keywords

figures

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Equestrian Statuette of Marcus Aurelius

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Accession Number

1895.10

Medium and Support

bronze on marble base

Secondary Keywords

ancient italian periods

ancient italian styles and periods

animals

animals and creatures

early western world

mammals

mediterranean

monarchs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in government and administration

rulers (people)

sculpture by material

sculpture by subject type

statues

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

A Montenegrin Chieftain

Artist

Théodore Valério

Artist Life Dates

1819-1879

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1839-1879

Accession Number

1895.102

Medium and Support

oil on canvas mounted on board

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects

weaponry

Title

Napoleon I as a Child

Artist

Anonymous French or American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800-1895

Accession Number

1895.11

Medium and Support

marble

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and occupations

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Bust of George Washington (1732-1799), after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

This is a white marble sculpture that depicts the upper torso of a man. There is drapery wrapped loosely around his figure. He is shown staring into the viewer's space and his facial expression is calm and reserved. This sculpture is carved in a realistic manner and rests on a columnar pedestal.

Artist Life Dates

1825 - 1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1868

Accession Number

1895.12

Medium and Support

marble

Secondary Keywords

administrators

costume

costume by form

descriptors

executives

figures

figures (representations)

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

outerwear

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in government and administration

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

wearing blankets

wearing blankets by form

Title

Emancipation Group

Artist

Thomas Ball

Physical Description

Bronze sculpture of a standing male figure his right hand holding a shield which rests upon a stack of book while his left arm is outstretched hovering over the crouching figure of an African American male figure.

Artist Life Dates

1819-1911

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1865

Accession Number

1895.13

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

armor (protective wear)

armor by form

costume

costume by function

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

protective wear

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weaponry

Title

James Louis Petigru (1789-1863)

Artist

Thomas Spear

Artist Life Dates

1803 - circa 1882

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1895.17

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

drafting, drawing and writing equipment

drafting, drawing and writing equipment by specific type

drapery

equipment

equipment by process

feathers

figures

image-making equipment

objects we use

pens

people and occupations

tools and equipment

Title

John Charles Frémont (1813-1890)

Artist

Bass Otis

Artist Life Dates

1784-1865

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1856

Accession Number

1895.18

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

clothing

drapery

figures

objects

people and occupations

Title

Countess Ardenne(?)

Artist

Artist Unknown

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1895.19

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Portrait of a Lady, Possibly Mrs. W.R. Goodall (née Fanny Riley)

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1895.31

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

crosses

jewelry

jewelry by location

jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body

lady

objects

objects of adornment

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Portrait of a Lady

Artist

Johann Tischbein

Physical Description

An elegantly attired young woman is shown in a half-length portrait. Her hands are crossed in front of her at the wrist and she holds a partially open folding fan in her right hand. Her blue silk dress has long lace cuffs and a lace overlay at the shoulders and bodice. The bodice is also ornamented with silk bows of matching silk. At her neck is an elaborate pearl and lace choker; she has a matching pearl bracelet and seed pear earring. Her haif carries the blue of dress in the ornamentation at the crown of her head. Ribbons from her hair ornament cascade down either side of her bosom.

Artist Life Dates

1715-1768

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1754

Accession Number

1895.35

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

costume accessories worn

figures

objects

objects of adornment

objects we use

people and occupations

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859)

Artist

George Healy

Artist Life Dates

1813-1894

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1813-1894

Accession Number

1895.36

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

image form

figures

man

objects we use

people and occupations

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

Artist

Alonzo Chappel

Artist Life Dates

1828-1887

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

before 1856

Accession Number

1895.37

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

american revolution

candles and candleholders

figures

fortresses

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

how we live

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

swords

war

weaponry

Title

Holy Family

Artist

Anonymous

Physical Description

Three figures, one woman with two children, one is holding a bird.

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1895.38

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

bible

holy figures and saints

jewelry

new testament

objects

objects of adornment

religion

subject matter

the natural world

Title

General Lafayette and Madame Roland Drawing a Plan for the Festival of the French Federation in 1791

Artist

Jean-Jacques Hauer

Artist Life Dates

1751-1829

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1791

Accession Number

1895.39

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

figures

genres

mammals

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

the natural world

Title

Francis Wayland (1796-1865)

Artist

Thomas Spear

Artist Life Dates

1803 - circa 1882

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1823-1882

Accession Number

1895.46

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

figures

man

objects

people and occupations

Title

Portrait of a Man

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1895.50

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

figures (representations)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Childhood

Artist

Moses Wight

Artist Life Dates

1827-1895

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1847-1895

Accession Number

1895.53

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

clothing

jewelry

objects

objects of adornment

people and occupations

portraits

Title

Nicholas Berghem (1620-1669)

Artist

Thomas Spear

Artist Life Dates

1803 - circa 1882

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1895.56

Medium and Support

oil on panel

Secondary Keywords

clothing

objects

Title

White Mountains in September, North Conway, New Hampshire

Artist

Sylvester Phelps Hodgdon

Physical Description

Landscape with trees in foreground, valley in middle ground dotted with minute figures of sheep and a farmer with a team of oxen pulling well-filled haywain. Mountains in distance with a snow-capped mountain in center background.

Artist Life Dates

1830 - 1906

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1853

Accession Number

1895.57

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

downward

upward

americas

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

geographic and political locations

grass (plant material)

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

locality

mammals

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

north & central america

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

ornament areas

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in agriculture

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical sciences concepts

plant material

plants

scientific concepts

scientists and people in science-related occupations

service and utility vehicles

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

transportation vehicles

united states

united states (nation)

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Jared Sparks (1789-1866)

Artist

Francis Alexander

Artist Life Dates

1800-1880

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1895.60

Medium and Support

oil on canvas mounted on panel

Secondary Keywords

figures

hands

human body

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Mrs. Anderson (?)

Artist

Joseph Cole

Physical Description

Portrait of a woman in blue and a long necklace. She is facing left with a book in her hand at the bottom left.

Artist Life Dates

1806-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1839

Accession Number

1895.61

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

figures

jewelry

objects

objects of adornment

people and occupations

Title

Edward Everett (1794-1865)

Artist

Bass Otis

Artist Life Dates

1784-1865

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800-1865

Accession Number

1895.66

Medium and Support

oil on canvas mounted on panel

Secondary Keywords

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

seating furniture

single seating furniture

Title

Portrait of a Man

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1895.75

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1731-1802)

Artist

Rembrandt Peale

Physical Description

Bust-length portrait of a woman with grey hair in a cream colored dress seated in a red chair with a view of the landscape to right of figure seen through an illusionistic stone oval window or oculus.

Artist Life Dates

1778-1860

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1895.76

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

atmospheric effects

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

windows and window components

Title

The Attack on an Emigrant Train

Artist

Charles Ferdinand Wimar

Physical Description

The painting depicts a group of American settlers attempting to defend themselves against attack by a band of Native Americans. A covered wagon pulled by two horses is at the center of the composition; at left, two Native Americans attack the wagon with war clubs and tomahawks; a figure on the lead horse points a pistol directly at the head of one of his attackers, while a figure at the rear of the wagon shoots another attacker. At right other warriors on horseback ride past the train shooting arrows and wielding tomahawks.

Artist Life Dates

1828-1862

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1856

Accession Number

1895.80

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

american regions

americas

animals

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

cargo vehicles

cargo vehicles by form

cutting equipment

cutting tools

earth sciences concepts

edged weapons

equipment

equipment by process

events

fights

firearms

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

grassland

how we live

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landscapes (environments)

locality

long guns

mammals

natural landscapes

north & central america

north american

objects

objects we use

passenger vehicles

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

physical activities

physical activities by general context

physical sciences concepts

plant communities

projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

small arms by form

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

the natural world

tools and equipment

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

war

weaponry

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

St. Catherine

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Woman with a red shaw, hair pulled back, holding a feather.

Accession Number

1895.83

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

objects

tools

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

Secondary Keywords

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects we use

people and occupations

seating furniture

single seating furniture

Title

Maud Miller

Artist

Thomas Rossiter

Artist Life Dates

1818-1871

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1838-1871

Accession Number

1895.89

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

animals

clothing

containers

containers by form

gardens

mammals

objects

objects we use

plants

the natural world

Title

Boyhood of Lincoln

Artist

Eastman Johnson

Physical Description

Painting of a young boy sitting in front of a fireplace reading a book in a dark interior setting.

Artist Life Dates

1824-1906

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1868

Accession Number

1895.90

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

child

components

components and systems

components by specific context

dwellings

figures

fireplaces and fireplace components

furniture

genres

heating and cooking elements

historical figures

houses

houses by form

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

man

men on horseback

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

political figures

president

residential structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Original frame for Eastman Johnson's 'Boyhood of Lincoln'

Artist

Artist Unknown

Accession Number

1895.90.1

Medium and Support

wood

Secondary Keywords

object

objects

Title

Galileo Showing Milton the Moon while Milton is on a Visit to Italy in 1637

Artist

Annibale Gatti

Physical Description

A group of men with one woman discussing the moon in a room with a large opening on the left side.

Artist Life Dates

(1827 - 1909)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1847-1909

Accession Number

1895.93

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

objects

swords

terraces

weaponry

Title

A Visit to the Gallery

Artist

Pier Celestino Gilardi

Physical Description

Two women on a settee dressed in elegant 19th century attire, one holding a fan and the other a parasol, while another richly clad woman leans in close beside them, in a lavishly decorated interior setting with ornately carved gilded walls, a large mirror above the settee, inlaid marble floor, and large vases to either side of the settee. In the center of the room is a sculpture of the Medici Venus on a pedestal with her back to the viewer, her reflection evident in the mirror. Between the base of the sculpture and the viewer is an elaborately carved gilt stool covered with rich red fabric. Beside the sculpture, another woman holding a book walks towards the cluster of women.

Artist Life Dates

1837 - 1905

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1877

Accession Number

1895.94

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

building divisions

candles and candleholders

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

display rooms and spaces

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

genres

household objects

inorganic material

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

materials

materials by composition

mythology

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

reflections

rock

rock by form

roman

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

sculpture by subject type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Love with Flowers

Artist

Pasquale Romanelli

Artist Life Dates

(1812 - 1887)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1832-1887

Accession Number

1895.95

Medium and Support

marble

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

descriptors

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

rock

rock by form

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Retreat

Artist

Christian Adolf Schreyer

Physical Description

Depicts a group of Arab warriors on horseback in full gallop charging away from the viewer through the desert landscape.

Artist Life Dates

1828 - 1899

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1855-1895

Accession Number

1895.97

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

animals

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

early western world

egypt (nation)

events

fights

geographic and political locations

how we live

mammals

motion

near eastern

objects

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

war

Title

Fine Arts

Artist

Ulysses Ricci

Physical Description

Broken disc.

Artist Life Dates

1888-1960

Century

20th-century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900-1920

Accession Number

1920.1

Medium and Support

plaster

Secondary Keywords

leaves

objects

Title

The Church at Sézanne

Artist

Samuel Chamberlain

Artist Life Dates

1895-1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1895-1929

Accession Number

1929.1

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

buildings

crosses

mammals

modern and contemporary art

objects

places of worship

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

Title

Fishermen's Hut

Artist

Adolphe Appian

Artist Life Dates

1818/19-1898

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1818-1898

Accession Number

1930.1

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

objects we use

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

Title

Muleteer

Artist

Mariano Fortuny I

Artist Life Dates

1836-1874

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1836-1874

Accession Number

1930.10

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

image form

clothing

objects

objects we use

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Qu'est-ce c'est! On n'est done p'us des fieres., pl. XIX, from the series "Histoire de Politiquer"

Artist

Paul Gavarni

Artist Life Dates

1804-1866

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1853

Accession Number

1930.11

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

clothing

objects

Title

(Battle Scene) L'Armée Francaise à la Maglianella

Artist

Denis Raffet

Artist Life Dates

1804-1860

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1850

Accession Number

1930.19

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

geography

how we live

mammals

objects

the natural world

war

Title

Lolita

Artist

Edward Stodart

Artist Life Dates

1841-1914

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1841-1914

Accession Number

1930.20

Medium and Support

stipple engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

clothing

modern and contemporary art

objects

Title

Death and the Ploughman's Wife

Artist

William Strang

Artist Life Dates

1859-1921

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1894

Accession Number

1930.22

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

family

how we live

landscapes

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

relationships

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

suns

the natural world

vessels

Title

The Five Kings Hanged (Joshua 10:26)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Germany

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

1930.25

Medium and Support

hand-colored woodcut on paper

Secondary Keywords

how we live

objects

people and occupations

plants

political figures

rites of passage

royalty

spears

text-based art

the natural world

weaponry

whip

Title

Textile Panel

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)?

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1930.29

Medium and Support

woven palm fiber

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

panels

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

Title

Genesis 44:1-13

Artist

Peter van der Borcht

Artist Life Dates

1540-1608

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1540-1608

Accession Number

1930.3

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

architecture

bible

castles

mammals

objects

old testament

plants

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Title

Textile

Artist

Philippines

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1930.30

Medium and Support

woven silk and fiber

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

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the natural world

Title

Textile fragment with paisley design

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

A small fragment of a larger cloth, of unknown function. The base is a plain-weave cotton, now a faded red, and the woven brocade design is of densely-packed, alternating rows of 'boteh' (paisley) patterns.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1930.31

Medium and Support

plain weave cotton, madder dye and metallic thread

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

Title

Textile

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

This square of fabric illustrates the tie-dye technique, with dots of fabric gathered into a tight bunch and dyed contrasting colors. The bunching threads are still in place.

Century

Late 19th-Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1870-1920

Accession Number

1930.32

Medium and Support

resist dyeing textile

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

plants

the natural world