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Title

Untitled (Series 73 ' ')

Artist

Hosoda Seigi

Artist Life Dates

20th century

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

1983/1.272

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 14.04425

Secondary Keywords

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

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single seating furniture

Title

Gasthaus: Austria

Artist

Jean Paul Slusser

Artist Life Dates

1886 -1981

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924

Accession Number

1983/1.393

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 13.89220

Secondary Keywords

architecture

building divisions

components

components and systems

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the natural world

Title

The Seated Violinist

Artist

Cornelis Dusart

Physical Description

This etching portrays a lively tavern scene in the 17th century Dutch Republic.The large room has rough plank walls and a stone floor. There is an open hearth on the right and a long table with a bench in the background. There are many figures engaged in various activities, but most are clustered around a seated man playing a violin. One man stands to watch, another, with arms upraised, is singing and a woman tends to a young child. The scene is depicted in great detail and there is lettering on the bottom of the print.

Artist Life Dates

1660-1704

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1685

Accession Number

1992/2.18

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

relevance

rank 13.81938

Secondary Keywords

bowed

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fiddles

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furnishings by form or function

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heating and cooking elements

lutelike chordophones

multiple-seating furniture

objects we use

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sound devices by acoustical characteristics

violin family instruments

Title

Hiroshima Series

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1997/1.533.5

Medium and Support

screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper

relevance

rank 13.79895

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

The Supper Table

Artist

John Koch

Physical Description

This painting shows a woman and a boy sitting at a dining table that is set for a meal. The woman, on the right side of the composition, is shown in a profile view and is using a ladle to pour soup into a bowl. The boy, seated in a ladder back chair, is holding a spoon with his hands resting on the table. He is gazing at the soup bowl. Both figures have somber, quiet facial expressions. A table lamp, seen only partially on the far left of the painting, is the single source of light. So, the figures and the table top are brightly lit, but the rest of the setting is very dark. Items on the table such as the plate with melon, the milk bottle, the salt and pepper shakers and the tablecloth, are shown in realistic detail, much like a still- life painting.

Artist Life Dates

1909-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1979/2.114

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 13.79121

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

events

furnishings

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Title

Italian Line Lounge, 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

2000/2.135.1

Medium and Support

dye transfer print on paper

relevance

rank 13.74926

Secondary Keywords

containers

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vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Fourberies de Femme, en matiere de Sentiment, pl. 9: A un monsieur Anatole qui attend dans un cabinet de la Poissonnerie.

Artist

Paul Gavarni

Artist Life Dates

1804-1866

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1841

Accession Number

1972/2.51

Medium and Support

lithograph on wove paper

relevance

rank 13.74926

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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Title

Peace Park Bench

Artist

Sam Stauffer

Physical Description

S-shaped park bench with cobblestone covered ground.

Accession Number

2013/1.261

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 13.72080

Secondary Keywords

scale

buildings and the land

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

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open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

seating furniture

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

Title

La Cardeuse (The Wool Carder)

Artist

Jean-François Millet

Physical Description

A woman is shown seated in a simple interior. She is holding carding combs and is seated next to a pile of uncarded wool on one side and skeins of yarn on the other. Behind her is the wheel of a spinning wheel.

Artist Life Dates

1814-1875

Century

19th Century

Object Creation Date

1855-1856

Accession Number

1955/1.120

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid paper

relevance

rank 13.67240

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

fabric

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Title

Hiroshima Series

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1997/1.533.6

Medium and Support

screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper

relevance

rank 13.64865

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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skeleton and skeleton components

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the natural world

Title

Chair

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Chokwe Peoples Angola

Physical Description

Two squatting figures decorate the finials; one is elderly, bearded, and scarified, while the other is fresh-faced and young. At the lower left rung, two men carry a slit drum; between the caryatid figures supporting the chair’s front legs appear three men; the central splat has incised diagonal patterns called fuliko. At the center, what is possibly a pointy-nosed European’s face replaces the more habitual chikungu masker.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1925

Accession Number

1992/1.136

Medium and Support

wood (dyed with vegetal infusion or stained with castor oil), animal hide

relevance

rank 13.56449

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

chairs

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Title

Portrait of a young man holding a copy of Milton's work

Artist

Ammi Phillips

Physical Description

Portrait of a young man seated in a chair wearing a dark jacket, white shirt with high collar and neck tie with red stick pin; holding a book in his right hand. Plain grayish-brown background; gold frame.

Artist Life Dates

1788-1865

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1823

Accession Number

2002/1.199

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 13.55417

Secondary Keywords

art genres

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Title

The Annunciation

Artist

Mariano Salvador de Maella

Physical Description

In this painting, rendered entirely in gray monochrome, a technique known as grisaille, an angel descends on a bank of clouds toward a woman who kneels on the floor before a prie-dieu. She looks downward and turns away from the angel in a gesture of humility, and her head is illuminated by the light from a luminescent dove in the cloud above her. A bearded man looks down from the summit of the cloud, nearly engulfed in light, and a number of cherubim appear throughout the scene. The robust forms and grounded materiality of the woman's body and the furniture around her give way to light-filled clouds and diffused forms in the upper part of the canvas as the heavenly and worldly realms come together.

Artist Life Dates

1739-1819

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1780

Accession Number

1967/1.37

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 13.46832

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

birds

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stools by function

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Title

Christ before Caiphas from "The Small Woodcut Passion"

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

A man seated on a throne under a canopy at the right looks toward a group of standing figures at the left. A group of soldiers in helmets and armor and spears surround a tall bearded man who stands looking at the seated official. In the distance is a view of a town in a landscape and at the feet of the seated man is a dog.

Artist Life Dates

1471-1528

Century

Early 16th century

Object Creation Date

1509-1511

Accession Number

2011/2.56

Medium and Support

woodcut print on laid paper

relevance

rank 13.41926

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

army

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Title

Needlework

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A young woman seated at a slight angle in an upholstered armchair looks towards the viewer. In her lap and hands is a piece of fabric. The woman has a dark dress and hair worn back and bangs.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Object Creation Date

1896

Accession Number

2008/2.390

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 13.20740

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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Title

Susanna accused of adultery by the two elders (one from the set of four prints,

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1555

Accession Number

1956/1.49

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 13.13543

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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Title

The Spirit of War Camp Community Service - A Club Dinner - United War Work Campaign

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Text: (photo caption) A Club Dinner - The Spirit of War Camp Community Service - United War Work Campaign - 4C

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.129

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 13.10942

Secondary Keywords

albums

army

candles and candleholders

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vessels for serving and consuming food

war

Title

La Couture

Artist

Bernard Gaillot

Artist Life Dates

1780-1847

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1828

Accession Number

1977/1.165

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 13.10126

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

furnishings

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objects

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single seating furniture

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Title

Scene from the Ramayana (?)

Artist

Indonesia, Bali

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

1991/2.31

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on hand-woven cotton

relevance

rank 13.04159

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

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Title

The two elders convicted of false witness by the young Daniel (one from the set

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1555

Accession Number

1956/1.50

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 12.75010

Secondary Keywords

architecture

associated concepts

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single seating furniture

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Title

Frontispiece to Johann Kaspar Lavatar, Aphorisms on Man

Artist

William Blake

Physical Description

Print of a man sitting and ooking up toward a figure holding an inscribed sign with Greek letters.

Artist Life Dates

1757-1827

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

plate 1788

Accession Number

1985/2.134

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 12.73853

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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sandglasses

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Title

Visit to the Hospital

Artist

Käthe Kollwitz

Physical Description

A woman sits on the edge of a bed in which a figure lays. A child stands next to the woman. A chair with a bag on it sits in the right bottom corner.

Artist Life Dates

1867 - 1945

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1929

Accession Number

1956/1.59

Medium and Support

woodcut on Japan paper

relevance

rank 12.67263

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Figure of a Girl in Blue (portrait of Miss Minnie Clark)

Artist

Thomas Wilmer Dewing

Physical Description

Portrait of a woman with dark hair and fair skin seated in a chair wearing a blue dress amid a sparse background of blues, greens, and browns; her body is positioned at an angle towards the right, while she looks directly out at the viewer.

Artist Life Dates

1851 - 1938

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1892

Accession Number

1968/2.68

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 12.55025

Secondary Keywords

figures

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Title

Tuileries

Artist

Edouard Vuillard

Physical Description

Paper trimmed just outside of frame. Paper size: lh 24 3/5cm & rh 24 7/10cm x tw 28 1/2cm & bw 28cm.

Artist Life Dates

1868-1940

Object Creation Date

1895

Accession Number

2008/2.440

Medium and Support

lithograph on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 12.52078

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

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œle-de-france (region)

Title

Enthroned Madonna and Child with angels and Saints Louis of Toulouse, Zenobius, John the Evangelist, and John the Baptist

Artist

Jacopo del Casentino

Physical Description

The majestic figure of the Virgin with the infant Christ on her lap sits enthroned in the center of this painted panel. Her elaborate throne rests upon a dais and is enclosed on three sides by panels bristling with Gothic ornament. Two bishop saints holding croziers stand at the foot of the dais accompanied by two other saints who stand behind them, while fourteen angels crowd the background.

Artist Life Dates

1279 - c.1349

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1325

Accession Number

1960/2.123

Medium and Support

tempera and gold on panel

relevance

rank 12.38169

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

Display figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Osei Bonsu, Asante (Akan) Peoples, Ghana

Physical Description

A poised, naturalistic male figure sits on a stool, holding an egg in his right hand, his left hand resting on his left knee. The head is round, almost egg-shaped, with a high, sloping forehead rising from pronounced eyebrows. The eyes are almond-shped, the nost long and slender, the mouth a small straight line. The neck is long and ringed. Its surface is smooth, and carefully finished, golden brown in color, though worn or mottled in places.

Artist Life Dates

1900-1977

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2001/2.33

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 12.31902

Secondary Keywords

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Title

The Highlander's Home (Sunshine in the Cottage)

Artist

John Phillip

Physical Description

This painting shows the interior of a rustic house with a stone floor and rough rock walls. In the center foreground, a woman is crouched beside a wooden cradle. She has her arms around a sleeping baby whose face is highlighted by a ray of sunshine coming from an open window. Household items hang from the rafters and there is a spinning wheel beside her. A dog sits by an open hearth on the left. The color scheme is predominantly tones of brown, except for her red scarf, green shirt and the bluish purple of the hills seen outside the window.

Artist Life Dates

1817-1867

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1855

Accession Number

1986/1.188

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 12.18950

Secondary Keywords

image form

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tools

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visual works

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windows and window components

women

Title

Conversation under the Statue, Luxembourg Gardens

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

In the lower left corner, two women are seen seated out of doors conversing in a park-like setting. In the middle distance is a large sculpture on a raised pedestal. Grouped around the sculpture are other small gatherings of people in conversation. Behind the figures and sculpture is the loose indication of trees.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.438

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

relevance

rank 11.92429

Secondary Keywords

armed forces

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œle-de-france (region)

Title

La Mode élégante

Artist

V. Muchot

Physical Description

This colored engraving features what appear to be three generations of women in elaborate dress in an interior space. A young girl in a brown dress is positioned with her back to the viewer on the left of the composition. She presents an object to a woman in a blue-grey dress who is seated in the center of the composition holding a piece of paper in her right hand. A young woman in a dark and pale turquoise dress stands on the right of the composition looking down at the child. Between the two adult figures is a table decorated with a vase of pink flowers.

Object Creation Date

circa 1870

Accession Number

2012/2.201

Medium and Support

wood engraving with hand coloring on paper

relevance

rank 11.79022

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

associated concepts

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

culture and related concepts

culture-related concepts

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

headgear

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

seating furniture

settlements and landscapes

single seating furniture

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

Napoleon Standing Next to Chair

Artist

Larry Rivers

Physical Description

Sketch of a standing male figure outlined in dark blue spray paint to the left of a color rendering of the same male figure outlined in light blue standing next to a chair. The name “DAVID” stenciled at bottom left of center. Composed of various materials, including patent leather, felt, plastic, wool and spray paint on canvas.

Artist Life Dates

1923 - 2002

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

1997/1.135

Medium and Support

patent leather, felt, plastic, wool and spray paint on canvas

relevance

rank 11.62259

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

emperor

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

historical, theoretical and critical concepts

international post-1945 styles and movements

modern and contemporary art

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

seating furniture

single seating furniture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

The Terrace, Luxembourg

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Six figures, women and girls, sit or stand in front of a balustrade. On the left side is an urn holding a plant; the upper portion of a young tree projects above the balustrade at center; in the distance on the right appears the upper portion of a building with a mansard roof

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1894

Accession Number

1954/1.448

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

relevance

rank 11.62132

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

architecture

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

europe

europe (continent)

figures

france

france (nation)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

locality

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

seating furniture

settlements and landscapes

single seating furniture

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

œle-de-france (region)

Title

Stool

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamoun

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.314

Medium and Support

carved wood

relevance

rank 11.57760

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

single seating furniture

Title

Tao Yüan-ming

Artist

Nakabayashi Chikkei

Physical Description

In the lower third of the hanging scroll are three figures. Tao Yuanming is the larger figure on the right with his two attendants on the left. They are divided by a table. In the background is a screen which separates the figures from the landscape.

Artist Life Dates

1816-1867

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840 - 1867

Accession Number

1982/1.197

Medium and Support

ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 11.41949

Secondary Keywords

layout features

asia (continent)

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

grass (plant material)

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

inorganic material

layout features

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

plant material

scroll paintings

seating furniture

single seating furniture

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

youth

Title

The Coronation of the Virgin [ Le Couronnement de la Vierge] from a Book of Hours

Artist

Simon Vostre

Physical Description

A woman in the center being crowned. There are angels surrounding her. Christ on a thrown is blessing her.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1508

Accession Number

2013/2.558

Medium and Support

woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 11.33665

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animals and creatures

associated concepts

ceremonial chairs

chairs

chairs by function

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

headgear

legendary creatures

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

pottery forming techniques

pottery techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

scientific concepts

seating furniture

single seating furniture

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

The Famous Picnic at Val Kill

Artist

Ann Murfee Allen

Physical Description

Primitive painting depicting three sailboats in the foreground, and figures sitting around tables and standing on a lawn in the middle ground, with two houses in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1923 - 1995

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

2002/1.178

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 10.97678

Secondary Keywords

american regions

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

descriptors

dwellings

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

how we live

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

north american

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

plants

political and social issues

residential structures

sailing vessels by size

seating furniture

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

single seating furniture

standing

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

support furniture

tables (support furniture)

tables by function

the americas

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

waterscapes

woody plants

Title

Untitled (Dollhouse); from the 2002 Peter Norton Family Christmas Project

Artist

Yinka Shonibare

Physical Description

Dollhouse replica of a two-storey Victorian-style flat in the East End of London. The façade is red brick with white molding. The upper storey has two tall windows that face onto the street; the door into the flat is on the left, and to the right of it is a large bay window. The split-level interior holds a bedroom and parlor, both of which are decorated with wallpaper and furnishings, including cabinets, chairs, tables, fireplaces, and a canopy bed. Reproductions of paintings by Shonibare and Jean-Honoré Fragonard hang on the walls. A seal on the right-facing outside wall reads: “Yinka Shonibare, artist, lives here.”

Artist Life Dates

born 1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2002

Accession Number

2008/2.256

Medium and Support

resin, plastic, wood, paper and fabric

relevance

rank 10.87995

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

british

case furniture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

culture and related concepts

culture-related concepts

derivative objects

descriptors

england (country)

europe (continent)

european

european regions

european styles and periods

fireplaces and fireplace components

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

greater london (metropolitan area)

heating and cooking elements

image-making processes and techniques

modern british styles and movements

modern british styles by reign

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

object genres

object-making processes and techniques

objects we use

originals and derivative objects

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

recreation

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

sculpture techniques

seating furniture

single seating furniture

sleeping and reclining furniture

storage and display furniture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

support furniture

united kingdom (nation)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Side Chair (one of a pair)

Artist

Anonymous American

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1967/2.32

Medium and Support

painted birch?

relevance

rank 10.82143

Secondary Keywords

chairs by form

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture by form or function

locality

objects we use

single seating furniture

Title

Stool with traditional spider motif

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamoun

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.313

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 10.47158

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

arthropods

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture by form or function

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

single seating furniture

the natural world

Title

Bovist ("Lacemaker" model) pouf

Artist

Hella Jongerius

Physical Description

A large fabric ottoman with two main colors, beige and maroon. Over the top of the fabric is a blue embroidered design of a woman's profile and upper body. Has a large green tag attached to the bottom.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1963

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

designed 2005; produced 2013

Accession Number

2013/1.289

Medium and Support

viscose, linen, embroidery and polystyrene bead filling

relevance

rank 9.10144

Secondary Keywords

arts and related disciplines

arts-related disciplines

descriptors

disciplines

footstools

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture by form or function

humanities

international post-1945 styles and movements

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

single seating furniture

stools

stools by form

styles and periods

styles and periods by region