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Title
"Martin Bros." London, 296.S patt. 4-sided inkwell, pot liner, bird, blue & gray stone ware, flowers on panels
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
A square ceramic inkwell with a motif of a bird on a branch on one side and a motif of flowers on the other. The base of the inkwell is beige and the pictures are green and black.
Object Creation Date
1875-1975
Accession Number
2010/1.245
Medium and Support
ceramic
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Primary Keywords
birds
ceramics
flowers
inkwell
Title
Paired cuffbands: Brightly colored birds with pink feather embroidery border on silk
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1989/2.53
Medium and Support
green embroidered silk
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Primary Keywords
birds
objects of adornment
textiles
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Title
Monaco, Monte-Carlo
Artist
Alphonse Maria Mucha
Artist Life Dates
1860 - 1939
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1897
Accession Number
1970/2.117
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
flowers
seated
water
Title
Plate with Chinese-inspired scene of a bird in a landscape
Artist
Artist Unknown, Iran
Physical Description
A plate with missing side. It has depictions in blue.
Century
14th-15th century
Object Creation Date
14th century - 15th century
Accession Number
1957/1.96
Medium and Support
fritware (ground quartz and white clay) with blue underglaze painting
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Primary Keywords
birds
iran (nation)
islamic
Title
Votive Offering (Votos), from "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo"
Artist
Manuel Alvarez Bravo
Artist Life Dates
1902-2002
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1977
Accession Number
1983/1.101.3
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
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Primary Keywords
animals
birds
votive images
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Title
Woman with Bird
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Artist Life Dates
1881 - 1973
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1966
Accession Number
1981/2.105
Medium and Support
aquatint on paper
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Primary Keywords
abstraction
birds
females
reclining
Title
Savoy Pigeons
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A vignetted view looking down a river with a roadway on one side, bridges crossing, and distant buildings with towers. In the foreground is the cropped inclusion of a balcony railing; two birds are perched on the railing.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1896
Accession Number
1954/1.457
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph on laid paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
bridges
buildings
water
Title
Colored Landscape after Gongxian / Red Bird on a Branch
Artist
Jin Cheng and Jin Zhang
Artist Life Dates
(Wuxing, Zhejiang, 1878 - 1926)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1918
Accession Number
1980/1.223A
Medium and Support
folding fan, ink and color on paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
cherry tree
landscapes
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Title
Three Fates, Designed by Paul Manship, from "The 1939 New York World's Fair"
Artist
Samuel Gottscho
Artist Life Dates
1875 - 1971
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1939; printed 1980
Accession Number
2000/2.135.5
Medium and Support
dye transfer print on paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
figures
mythology
trees
Title
Paired cuffbands: Birds and flowers on pink background
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1989/2.37
Medium and Support
embroidered silk
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Primary Keywords
birds
flowers
objects of adornment
textiles
Title
Silk Fragment
Artist
Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates
()
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1780-1800
Accession Number
1972/2.239
Medium and Support
white, blue, and beige silk with satin weave and tabby weave with classical design
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Primary Keywords
birds
flowers
silk
textiles
vessels
Title
Satin Brocade
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1955/1.195
Medium and Support
tan, green, silver and dark blue satin brocade
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Primary Keywords
birds
embroidery
flowers
satin
textiles
Title
Maebyeong (wine storage jar) with design cranes, butterflies, & stylized clouds
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
The vase has a slightly outward-turned rim and a short neck. The elegantly-shaped bottle flares out to a broad shoulder, then tapers gradually to a slim waist before flaring out once more at the base. The shoulder, mid-belly and base of the vase are decorated with black and white clay-inlaid cloud, crane and butterfly motifs.
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1972/2.80
Medium and Support
Stoneware with inlaid with white and black slip under celadon glaze
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Primary Keywords
butterfiles
clouds
cranes (birds)
vases
Title
Barber's basin with birds and vegetal ornament
Artist
Artist Unknown, France
Physical Description
This oval-shaped ceramic vessel features a wide, steep rim surrounding a large well in the center. The scalloped edges of the rim are cut back into a deep semicircle on one side. The rim is painted in underglaze blue and yellow with plant and floral motifs that are arranged in a whimsical, asymmetrical fashion around the edge. The well is decorated with similar vegetal motifs and two vaguely stork-like birds with long legs that confront one another on a strip of turf.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1750
Accession Number
1969/2.39
Medium and Support
tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with yellow and blue underglaze
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Primary Keywords
barbers
basins
birds
faience
rococo
Title
Canvas Work
Artist
Anonymous Greek
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1972/2.305A
Medium and Support
silk embroidery on canvas
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Primary Keywords
animals
birds
figures
textiles
woman
Title
Paired cuffbands: Birds, peonies, and magnolias on deep pink silk
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1989/2.41
Medium and Support
embroidered silk
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Primary Keywords
birds
objects of adornment
peony
textiles
Title
Heddle Pulley
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1983
Accession Number
1983/1.357
Medium and Support
painted, wood with metal and bone
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Primary Keywords
african
birds
wood (plant material)
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Title
Metamorphoses III
Artist
M.C. Escher
Artist Life Dates
1898-1972
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1967-1968
Accession Number
1985/1.89
Medium and Support
woodcut on fine white laid paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
buildings
city
gamepiece
water
Title
Râmâyana series, modern work in an 18th century style
Artist
India, Rajasthan, Mewar School
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1975
Accession Number
1983/2.108
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
buildings
doorways
pond
seated
Title
Black Bird on a Branch
Artist
Kanô Naonobu
Artist Life Dates
1607-50
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of 17th century
Accession Number
1980/2.163
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
hanging scroll
japan
willows
Title
Cocks Fighting
Artist
Pieter Casteels
Artist Life Dates
1684-1749
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1684-1749
Accession Number
1958/2.64
Medium and Support
graphite, gray wash and ink on white paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
buildings
chickens
cocks
trees
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Title
(Gulls and Boats)
Artist
Alice Stoddard
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1927
Accession Number
1940.236
Medium and Support
etching on paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
boats
cliffs
rocks
water
Title
Black jacquard woven haori with woven design of bird-and-flower motifs
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Heavy black crepe silk with woven designs in lacquered rust-colored, silver, and gold metallic threads. Hand-painted design of Noh actors on light peach lining.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1970s
Accession Number
2005/1.354
Medium and Support
heavy black silk with woven designs in rust, silver and gold mettalic threads
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Primary Keywords
actors
birds
floral pattern
kimono
Title
Bird on a Bamboo Branch
Artist
Lang Shining (Lang Shih-ning; Guiseppe Castiglione)
Artist Life Dates
1688-1766
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1736-1766
Accession Number
1969/2.167
Medium and Support
folding fan, ink and color on paper
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Primary Keywords
bamboo
birds
calligraphy
flowers
plants
Title
Point Judith Light
Artist
William Trost Richards
Artist Life Dates
1833-1905
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1870
Accession Number
1978/1.170
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
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Primary Keywords
birds
house
rocks
seascapes
shores
Title
Mirror
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1980/2.193
Medium and Support
bronze with wood case
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Primary Keywords
birds
cranes
mirrors
plants
water
Title
Wanli-era Blue-and-white bowl with bird and flower designs
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
16th-17th century
Object Creation Date
1573-1619
Accession Number
1977/2.19
Medium and Support
porcelain with blue underglaze painting
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Primary Keywords
birds
bowl (vessel)
porcelain, opaque
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
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Primary Keywords
authority
beads
birds
crown
royalty
Title
Ragamala series: Ragini Madhumadhavi of Hindola Raga 18
Artist
India, Rajasthan, Bundi-Kotah School
Century
late 18th-early 19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1800
Accession Number
1985/2.135
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
buildings
calligraphy
figures
trees
Title
Hunter's Decoy Headpiece
Artist
African, Nigeria, Hausa
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1982/2.63
Medium and Support
hornbill bird, wood and feathers
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Primary Keywords
birds
decoys
head
headgear
hunters
Title
Satin Brocade
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1955/1.197
Medium and Support
green, blue, gold and silver satin brocade
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Primary Keywords
birds
embroidery
flowers
satin
textiles
Title
Canada Warbler
Artist
John James Audubon
Artist Life Dates
1785-1857
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1955/1.127
Medium and Support
hand-colored aquatint on paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
flower and bird paintings
flowers
Title
Rock crystal snuff bottle with landscape scene
Artist
Zhou Luoyuan (Chou Lo-yüan)
Artist Life Dates
act. 1885-1910
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1895-1910
Accession Number
1980/2.149
Medium and Support
rock crystal and ivory
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Primary Keywords
birds
hills
landscape
snuff bottle
Title
Paired cuffbands: Purple bird on white brocade with peach and chrysanthemum flow
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1989/2.36
Medium and Support
embroidered silk
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Primary Keywords
birds
chrysanthemum
objects of adornment
textiles
Title
Priest's Robe, Satin Brocade
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1955/1.187
Medium and Support
tan, green and gold satin brocade with purple insets
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Primary Keywords
birds
embroidery
flowers
japan
priests
Title
Zoomorphic pendant
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
jade pendent with zoomorphic design, with abstract representation of animal form, possibly a bird. Notchs on the edge and worn relief carvings on the surface indicate that the pendant was probably recarved from a broken jade object from an earlier era.
Century
16th-11th century BCE
Object Creation Date
circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE
Accession Number
1960/2.95
Medium and Support
creamy green nephrite with black streaks
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Primary Keywords
asia
birds
jades
pendants
stone
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Title
Leda and the Swan
Artist
Reuben Nakian
Artist Life Dates
1897-1986
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1978
Accession Number
1979/1.151
Medium and Support
bronze on stone base
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Primary Keywords
abstraction
birds
mythology
nudes
swans
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Title
French Chateau
Artist
Otto Pankok
Artist Life Dates
1893-1966
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1893-1951
Accession Number
1951/2.74
Medium and Support
aquatint on paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
house
plants
tower
trees
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Title
Three Fates at Night, from "The 1939 New York World's Fair"
Artist
Samuel Gottscho
Artist Life Dates
1875 - 1971
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1939; printed 1980
Accession Number
2000/2.135.8
Medium and Support
dye transfer print on paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
figures
night
silhouette
trees
Title
Textile fragment
Artist
Artist Unknown, Iran
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1930.40.2
Medium and Support
silk brocade with metallic threads
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Primary Keywords
birds
flowers
fragment
islamic
textiles
Title
Small Vase with Gilt Phoenix and Dragon Decoration
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1997/1.235
Medium and Support
bronze and gold
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Primary Keywords
birds
dragon
flowers
handles
vase
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Title
Killed by Fire
Artist
Warren Lombard
Artist Life Dates
1855-1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1921
Accession Number
1940.13
Medium and Support
etching on paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
death
shores
trees
water
Title
Paired cuffbands: Lavender branches with birds and flowers on silk
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1989/2.38
Medium and Support
embroidered silk
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Primary Keywords
birds
flowers
objects of adornment
textiles
Title
Brocaded Silk
Artist
Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates
()
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1770-1780
Accession Number
1972/2.254
Medium and Support
ivory silk with satin weave and polychrome brocaded silk with twill weave and floral design
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Primary Keywords
birds
flowers
ribbon
silk
textiles
Title
Iconography series: Vishnu on a Bird
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1840
Accession Number
1987/1.249
Medium and Support
ink and opaque watercolor on paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
deity
hinduism
vishnu
wheel
Title
Satin Brocade
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1955/1.196
Medium and Support
tan, green, brown, and gold brocade
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Primary Keywords
birds
embroidery
flowers
satin
textiles
Title
Whistle (nsiba)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Vili Peoples, Congo Republic
Physical Description
Two components make up this vertical whistle. The superstructure is a wooden carving of two birds that face each other, bellies touching, with a small round object between them, so that each is holding it in their beaks. The birds' talons clutch the base of the sculpture. The base has a hole in the center into which the antelope horn is pegged.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1925-1975
Accession Number
2005/1.181
Medium and Support
wood, antelope horn
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Primary Keywords
birds
divination
hunting
mediation
whistle
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Title
Untitled [Four children in costumes]
Artist
Guy Krogh
Artist Life Dates
1917 - circa 1956
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1952
Accession Number
1998/2.21
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
children
costume
doors
doorways
Title
Garuda, crouching, with arms outstretched
Artist
artist
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1981/2.60
Medium and Support
bronze
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Primary Keywords
birds
deity
himalayan
seated
winged
Title
Music-making Angels and Cherubs Adoring the Holy Spirit
Artist
Anonymous Italian (Venetian)
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1948/1.40
Medium and Support
pen, wash and crayon on white paper
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Primary Keywords
birds
christianity
clouds
figures
winged
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