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Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.391
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:32:24
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Pitcher-plant (Sarracenia purpurea), from "Woodland Portraits"; Jeannette Klute

Title
Pitcher-plant (Sarracenia purpurea), from "Woodland Portraits"
Artist
Jeannette Klute
Physical Description
A trio of purple flowers on top of tall stems. There are brown leaves below and a moss covered rock behind.
Artist Life Dates
1917-2009
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
2014/2.285
Medium and Support
vintage dye transfer print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:32:20
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
descriptors
herbaceous plants
inorganic material
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
nonwoody plants
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Untitled; Mel DiGiacomo

Title
Untitled
Artist
Mel DiGiacomo
Physical Description
A bride with her veil over her face standing in the front, with a man standing behind her on the right.
Object Creation Date
late 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.191
Medium and Support
black and white photograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:32:08
Secondary Keywords
ceremonies
cultural ceremonies
descriptors
events
glass
glass and glassmaking mixtures
glass by technique
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
people and culture
rites of passage
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.377
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:32:00
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Indian-pipe (Monotropa uniflora), from "Woodland Portraits"; Jeannette Klute

Title
Indian-pipe (Monotropa uniflora), from "Woodland Portraits"
Artist
Jeannette Klute
Physical Description
A small cluster of white plants growing out a floor covering of brown leaves.
Artist Life Dates
1917-2009
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
2014/2.287
Medium and Support
vintage dye transfer print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:31:46
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
descriptors
herbaceous plants
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by origin
natural landscapes
plant material
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Milking Time, Livingston County, Michigan; D. James Galbraith

Title
Milking Time, Livingston County, Michigan
Artist
D. James Galbraith
Physical Description
A back view of a man walking holding two metal buckets. There is a dark colored dog walking next to him.
Artist Life Dates
(1930 - 2002)
Object Creation Date
circa 1980
Accession Number
2014/2.238
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver print on paper, laid down on board
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:31:35
Secondary Keywords
agricultural buildings
agricultural complexes
agricultural structures
animal material
animal material by form or function
animals and creatures
buildings and the land
built complexes and districts
complexes
complexes by function
descriptors
excretions and secretions
mammals
materials
materials by origin
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.413
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:31:18
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.437
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:31:08
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
object genres
object genres by material

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.395
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:31:06
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.441
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:31:04
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
object genres
object genres by material

The Bather; Mary Peachiff

Title
The Bather
Artist
Mary Peachiff
Physical Description
Back of a girl in a bathing suit standing in the ocean. There are other people playing in the water farther out.
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.157
Medium and Support
black and white photograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:30:58
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by age group
people by gender
physical activities
physical activities by location
physical activities by specific context
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
youth

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.436
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:30:56
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use

Woman in a Coat and Rimless Glasses; Mike Disfarmer

Title
Woman in a Coat and Rimless Glasses
Artist
Mike Disfarmer
Physical Description
A woman with her hair down, wearing a coat with wide lapels. She has on glasses and is wearing a pin on her coat.
Artist Life Dates
1884-1959
Object Creation Date
1943
Accession Number
2014/2.282
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:30:43
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
image-making processes and techniques
materials
materials by function
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
photography and photographic processes and techniques
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.429
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:30:41
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.426
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:30:27
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Bedford, Bedfordshire; Joseph Mallord William Turner

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
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:30:13
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

Hassidic Men Walking Amongst Sand Piles, Israel; Leonard Freed

Title
Hassidic Men Walking Amongst Sand Piles, Israel
Artist
Leonard Freed
Physical Description
A man in hassidic clothing standing in the middle of a sand pile. There is another man farther back in the distance.
Object Creation Date
1968
Accession Number
2014/2.330
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:30:09
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
combination inorganic/organic material
descriptors
materials
materials by composition
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
religions and religious concepts
soil
soil by composition or origin

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.381
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:29:55
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.390
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:29:52
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
the natural world

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.401
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:29:35
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Mountain Landscape; Okada Kyuka

Title
Mountain Landscape
Artist
Okada Kyuka
Physical Description
Yellow, orange and gold colored cloth with a mountain landscape and two people near the bottom.
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2014/2.259
Medium and Support
watercolor and ink on paper, silk and paper backing
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:29:15
Secondary Keywords
upward
buildings and the land
descriptors
inorganic material
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
people and culture
settlements and landscapes

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.455
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:29:04
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
object genres
object genres by material

Saqqara I, Dynasty III; Lynn Davis

Title
Saqqara I, Dynasty III
Artist
Lynn Davis
Physical Description
Pyramid in the background with sand in the front.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1944
Object Creation Date
1989; printed 1999
Accession Number
2014/2.316
Medium and Support
selenium toned gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:28:58
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
combination inorganic/organic material
descriptors
funerary structures
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
settlements and landscapes
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
soil
soil by composition or origin
tombs
tombs by form

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.454
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:28:56
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
object genres
object genres by material

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.443
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:28:46
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
object genres
object genres by material

Untitled; Artist Unknown

Title
Untitled
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
Two girls and one boy sitting on a tan sofaa with food in front of them. There are two lamps behind them and one girl is hugging the boy.
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.132
Medium and Support
color photograph on Kodak Pro paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:28:34
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
materials
materials by function
objects we use
people and culture
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Détails de la frise de la retraite des Apôtres, Valée de Hinnom, Jérusalem; Auguste Salzmann

Title
Détails de la frise de la retraite des Apôtres, Valée de Hinnom, Jérusalem
Artist
Auguste Salzmann
Physical Description
A large stone carving occupies the center of the image. Above is rough-cut stone, indicating that the carving is part of a larger stone setting; below is a recess and darkness, indicating that the carving acts as a kind of decorative lintel above a cave entrance. The carving itself consists of eight square zones (or metopes) and within each is a decorative pattern of radial symetry (circles) or vegetative imagery.
Artist Life Dates
1824-1872
Object Creation Date
1854-1856
Accession Number
2014/2.104
Medium and Support
Blanquart-Evrard process salted paper print from a paper negative on cream colored plate paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:28:08
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
descriptors
herbaceous plants
image-making processes and techniques
inorganic material
intaglio printing processes
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
plants
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
rock
rock by form
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Woman in a Sweater and Hat, Diamond Border; Mike Disfarmer

Title
Woman in a Sweater and Hat, Diamond Border
Artist
Mike Disfarmer
Physical Description
A woman posing for a portrait. Her hands are together in her lap and she is wearing a full sleeve shirt and a dark hat.
Artist Life Dates
1884-1959
Object Creation Date
1935
Accession Number
2014/2.279
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:28:00
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the head
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
descriptors
headgear
image-making processes and techniques
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
photography and photographic processes and techniques
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type

Landscape; Okada Beisanjin

Title
Landscape
Artist
Okada Beisanjin
Physical Description
Gold cloth background with image of a mountain landscape and two figures in a boat on a body of water.
Object Creation Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.247
Medium and Support
ink on paper, silk and paper backing
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:27:53
Secondary Keywords
upward
buildings and the land
descriptors
inorganic material
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
objects we use
people and culture
settlements and landscapes
transportation vehicles
vehicles
watercraft
watercraft by general type

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.430
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:27:51
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
object genres
object genres by material

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.389
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:27:47
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.404
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:27:44
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.424
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:27:37
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
object genres
object genres by material

Bamboo in Snow; Obaku Seikon (Taiho)

Title
Bamboo in Snow
Artist
Obaku Seikon (Taiho)
Physical Description
Gold and tan colored cloth with a scene of two bamboo shoots.
Artist Life Dates
1691-1774
Object Creation Date
circa 1760-1774
Accession Number
2014/2.252
Medium and Support
ink on silk, silk and paper backing
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:27:31
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
buildings and the land
descriptors
earth sciences concepts
grass (plant material)
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by origin
natural landscapes
people and culture
physical sciences concepts
plant material
plants
precipitation
scientific concepts
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
weather and related phenomena
weather-related phenomena
woody plants

Thomas Wolfe House, Asheville, N.C.; Roy Arenella

Title
Thomas Wolfe House, Asheville, N.C.
Artist
Roy Arenella
Physical Description
Two images of the same house in 1963 and 1988 on a postcard, addressed to Dave Rosen.
Object Creation Date
1963-1988; printed 2000
Accession Number
2014/2.184
Medium and Support
postcard on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:27:26
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
correspondence artifacts
descriptors
dwellings
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
object genres
objects we use
residential structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.445
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:26:58
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
object genres
object genres by material

Promessa Monte Santo Bahia, Brazil; David Vestal

Title
Promessa Monte Santo Bahia, Brazil
Artist
David Vestal
Physical Description
Sculpture head among logs and pieces of wood.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1924
Object Creation Date
October 27, 1997; printed 1998
Accession Number
2014/2.126
Medium and Support
black and white photograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:26:47
Secondary Keywords
costume
costume by function
descriptors
masks (costume)
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
wood and wood products

Untitled; M. Johnston

Title
Untitled
Artist
M. Johnston
Physical Description
A man tossing a child in the air. They are on a grassy field with water in the background with a dock and other people.
Object Creation Date
2000
Accession Number
2014/2.151
Medium and Support
black and white photograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:26:39
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
people (agents)
people and culture
people by age group
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
youth

Mountain Landscape with Pagoda at Water's Edge; Okada Beisanjin

Title
Mountain Landscape with Pagoda at Water's Edge
Artist
Okada Beisanjin
Physical Description
Mountain landscape with trees and houses. A hermit-like figure is sitting in the pavilion by the water.
Object Creation Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.260
Medium and Support
ink on paper, silk and paper backing, ivory scroll ends
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:26:36
Secondary Keywords
biological components
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
dwellings
garden structures
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
plant components
residential structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by location or context
single built works by specific type

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.369
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:26:28
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.439
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:26:23
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.368
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:26:09
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Christine Watson on a Sunny Day in May; Frank Watson

Title
Christine Watson on a Sunny Day in May
Artist
Frank Watson
Physical Description
Side view of a girl in a field holding a thin stick in her hand. She is wearing a denim jacket.
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.187
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:26:04
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by age group
plant material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
youth

The Orchard, Grantchester; Artist Unknown

Title
The Orchard, Grantchester
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
Trees in a field with tables and chairs below.
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.159
Medium and Support
toned black and white photograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:25:53
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
descriptors
design elements
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
objects we use
ornament areas
plants
settlements and landscapes
support furniture
tables (support furniture)
tables by function
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
woody plants

Sabotage; Marian Spore Bush

Title
Sabotage
Artist
Marian Spore Bush
Physical Description
Black, tan and white, industrial buldings with steam coming out of the smoke stacks. The steam is in the formation of a snake moving through the painting.
Artist Life Dates
1878-1946
Object Creation Date
late 1930s
Accession Number
2014/2.198
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:25:41
Secondary Keywords
aegean
aegean periods
animals and creatures
descriptors
early western world
greek
mediterranean
object genres
people and culture
reptiles
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.376
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:25:31
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region

Largo Do Pelourinho Salvador-Bahia, Brazil; David Vestal

Title
Largo Do Pelourinho Salvador-Bahia, Brazil
Artist
David Vestal
Physical Description
City street, buildings on either side, bicycle in center.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1924
Object Creation Date
October 16, 1997
Accession Number
2014/2.173
Medium and Support
black and white photograph on paper
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:25:20
Secondary Keywords
image form
descriptors
object genres
objects we use
people and culture
views
views by vantage point or orientation
visual works
visual works by form
visual works by medium or technique

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.434
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:25:13
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
object genres
object genres by material

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.435
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:25:11
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
object genres
object genres by material

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Physical Description
Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.398
Medium and Support
brass
Date Added/Updated
2015-02-20 15:25:04
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
goldweights
measuring devices
measuring devices for forces
metalwork
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
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