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- Title
- Vase
- Artist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Physical Description
- Multiple layser of translucent glass in brown, green, and tan creates a rich texture of glass that resembles tortoise shell. The vessel has a very simple profile.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1848-1933
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1892-1896
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.219
- Medium and Support
- glass with multi-colored slag
- relevance
- rank 4.36491
- Title
- Front door to the Henry O. Havemeyer House, New York (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Physical Description
- One of a pair of doors that formed an arched entryway. In the upper two thirds of the door are opalescent square glass "coffers" in an arched composition that corresponds to the silhouette of the doors. The interior-facing side of the doors include curvilinear lead caming, inset with medium-sized beach stones, that frame the glass "coffers". The exterior-facing side of the doors has the "coffers" framed by patinated copper sheeting.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1848-1933
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1890-1891
- Accession Number
- 1986.146.3B
- Medium and Support
- wood, copper, stone, and favrile glass
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.55
- Medium and Support
- woven textile, metal and glass beads
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Male Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.92
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, iron, and glass beads
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Balustrade, portion from the third floor stairwell of the Henry O. Havemeyer house, New York
- Artist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Physical Description
- Gilt metal balustrade fragment from staircase in Havemeyer house. Vertical rods alternate with S-shaped metal design with milky opalescent "commas" in the "S". These alternating elements are held together with soft metal joins; the glass pieces are set loosely in their metal mounts.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1848-1933
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1890-1891
- Accession Number
- 1986.146.6
- Medium and Support
- gilt metal and opalescent favrile glass
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Vase
- Artist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Physical Description
- irridescent orange, yellow and blue teardrop-shaped vessel with vertical ribbing
- Artist Life Dates
- 1848-1933
- Century
- Late 19th-Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.212
- Medium and Support
- iridescent orange, yellow and blue glass
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Twin Figure
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.58
- Medium and Support
- wood, metal coin and glass beads
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Firescreen from the entrance hall of the Henry O. Havemeyer house, New York
- Artist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Physical Description
- Firescreen consists of a rectangular metal frame with glass and metal elements set in rectangular (largely geometric) framing patterns around a central panel of white and purple vertical glass rods. Along the bottom is a border of white, amber, and green glass circular elements in a more naturalistic pattern evoking grapes.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1848-1933
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1890-1891
- Accession Number
- 1986.146.10
- Medium and Support
- gilt metal and opalescent favarile glass
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Doll
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.104
- Medium and Support
- metal, glass beads and cowrie shells
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Vase
- Artist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Artist Life Dates
- 1848-1933
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1896-1910
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.214
- Medium and Support
- opalescent glass with gold and red oxide
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Mantel clock with a priestess and Cupid offering a sacriffice to Venus
- Artist
- Joseph Buzot
- Physical Description
- The dial of this elaborately decorated clock stands upon a two-tiered base. The lower tier consists of a hollow base made of ebony and adorned with a frieze of gilded bronze scrollwork and palmette motifs. The upper tier, made entirely of gilded bronze, features six fluted pilasters with a decorative panel centered on the front below the dial. This panel is composed of a pair of doves touching beaks before a crossed quiver of arrows and a flaming torch framed by leaves. A woman in long flowing robes stands to the right of the dial and empties a small cup onto a dove held by a winged putto who lies on a rocky projection. Behind the dove burns a fire on a small altar inscribed "Altar of Venus" [Autel à Venus].
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1780
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.82
- Medium and Support
- gilded bronze, ebony, porcelain, and glass
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Belt with knot
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.75
- Medium and Support
- fiber, cowrie shells and glass beads
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Vase
- Artist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Physical Description
- This vase in iridescent glass consists of a large swelling shoulder that tapers towards a narrow base. The decoration in mauve, pink, blue and brown includes feather designs, including peacock tail "eye" design.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1848-1933
- Century
- late 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1896-1900
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.200
- Medium and Support
- iridescent green, blue and purple glass
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Front door to the Henry O. Havemeyer house, New York (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Physical Description
- One of a pair of doors that formed an arched entryway. In the upper two thirds of the door are opalescent square glass "coffers" in an arched composition that corresponds to the silhouette of the doors. The interior-facing side of the doors include curvilinear lead caming, inset with medium-sized beach stones, that frame the glass "coffers". The exterior-facing side of the doors has the "coffers" framed by patinated copper sheeting.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1848-1933
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1890-1891
- Accession Number
- 1986.146.3A
- Medium and Support
- wood, copper, stone and favrile glass
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.74
- Medium and Support
- brass and glass beads with cowrie shells
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Untitled (Walking Fish)
- Artist
- Gerome Kamrowski
- Artist Life Dates
- 1914 - 2004
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1991
- Accession Number
- 1992/1.126
- Medium and Support
- painted wood, glass beads and plastic
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Chief’s Caryatid Stool (citwamo ka kaponya)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Chokwe Peoples Angola
- Physical Description
- This hour-glass shaped stool is supported by two caryatid figures who sit in a pose of lamentation—crouched with head in hands. Scarified patterned abstracted tears spill from their lower eyelids. Brass studs adorn the perimeter of the stool’s seat, base, and figures. Both figures wear strings of black, red and white beads around their necks.
- Century
- Late 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd half of 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.204
- Medium and Support
- wood, glass beads, and brass tacks
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Vase
- Artist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Physical Description
- This oval-shaped vase has an irregularly shaped mouth. The decoration, which consists of numerous layers of glass, has green and brown glass in the bottom third; a swriling brown and cream glass the overlays from the foot up to the lip of the vessel, and finally a horizontal pattern of warm brown dots (which are pulled into bands around the widest part of the vessel) that begins at the top.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1848-1933
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1896-1900
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.220
- Medium and Support
- glass with red slag and varigated design
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.56
- Medium and Support
- woven textile, metal and glass beads
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Glass fragments (about 14)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Syria
- Century
- 13th-14th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 13th century - 14th century (?)
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.4A-BB
- Medium and Support
- glass with incised, enameled and gilt decoration
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Standing Buddha
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Burma
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.458
- Medium and Support
- gilt and lacquered wood with glass inlay
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.65
- Medium and Support
- brass and glass beads and cowrie shells
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Sanctification cross with scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary and the Evangelists
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Greece
- Physical Description
- This small carved boxwood cross is divided on each face into five compartments containing Christian religious scenes. The cross is set in a stand decorated with mother-of-pearl and green glass-paste stones.
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1650-1800
- Accession Number
- 1961/1.177
- Medium and Support
- boxwood with pearls and glass-paste stones
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Pink Frosted Vase
- Artist
- Webb and Co.?
- Physical Description
- Pink glass with leave painting and insects.
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1977/1.154
- Medium and Support
- white painting on frosted pink glass
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Ram Rod Puppet Head (Bakòrò, Sogokun)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali
- Physical Description
- A naturalistic rendering of a ram, with striations incised into the top of the head and down the first third of the horns which sweep forward in a natural curve toward the nose. Eyes inlaid with green glass, and muzzle is overlaid with strip of metal. Jaw articulates, tied with cord. Cloth ears are attached and dangle on either side of head. Wood is unpainted.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.22
- Medium and Support
- wood, sheet metal, glass and cloth
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Firescreen for Chateau de Tuilleries
- Artist
- Jacob-Desmalter and Company
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1803-1813
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1804
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.22
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, silk fabric and glass
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Dance Wand for Shango
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.301
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, glass beads and patina
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Vase
- Artist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Physical Description
- irridescent blue vase with large mouth and large flared foot
- Artist Life Dates
- 1848-1933
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1896-1900
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.224
- Medium and Support
- blue iridescent glass with purple striations
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Yeemy Ceremonial Belt
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.76
- Medium and Support
- raffia, cowrie shells and glass beads
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Vase
- Artist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Physical Description
- This iridescent blue and green glass vase has surface decorations that resemble peacock feather "eyes". Along the bottom is a raised design of a branch or leaves that was added to the vessel late in its creation.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1848-1933
- Century
- late 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1896-1900
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.201
- Medium and Support
- iridescent blue, green and amethyst glass
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Glass snuff bottle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1912-1949
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.48
- Medium and Support
- glass with copper flecks and matching stopper
- relevance
- rank 4.31745
- Title
- Snuff bottle with painted design of a cricket
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1821-1850
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.106
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with overglaze painting; stopper of glass and horn
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Belt ornament in the shape of a beetle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.49
- Medium and Support
- glass beads, leather, natural woven fiber
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Anton's Letter
- Artist
- David Grant Hopper
- Physical Description
- A glass sculpture of a figure. The background is rectangular in shape and there is a man standing in front holding a sign. The pieces of metal are imbedded in the glass and have colors of blues, reds, blacks, purples and pinks.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1946
- Object Creation Date
- 1990
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.293
- Medium and Support
- hot-sculpted and cased glass, paint, metal
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Male Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925-1940
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.122
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, glass beads, blue pigment
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Royal Attendant for a Buddhist Shrine (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Burma
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.448.2
- Medium and Support
- gilt and lacquered wood with glass and tin inlay
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Porcelain Snuff Bottle in the shape of a plain red vase
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1912-1949
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.113
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with copper red glaze; glass stopper
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Nkisi Figure
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Vili
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1850
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.179
- Medium and Support
- wood, metal tack, glass chips, resin
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Male Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925-1940
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.125
- Medium and Support
- wood, glass beads, brass and blue pigment
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Snuff bottle with painted design of a European male wooing a Chinese woman
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900-1940
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.121
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with blue underglaze painting; glass stopper
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Mask (vaca bruto, dugn'be type)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bijogo Peoples Guinea Bissau
- Physical Description
- Naturalistic cow’s head of carved from wood with eyes cut from the bottoms of glass bottles. Natural cow horns are attached. Head is predominantly black with white triangle on forehead, red pigment surrounding eyes, red in interior of ears, white chin, and white dots on cheeks and in red ground around eyes. Horns are white, tipped in black; a fiber cord runs through its nostrils and around back of head.
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Accession Number
- 1984/1.273
- Medium and Support
- wood, glass, paint, metal, animal horns
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Female Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925-1940
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.116
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, glass beads, blue pigment
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Covered Box, silver nielloware container for betel chewing
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Physical Description
- The small container with lid has a deeply engraved design filled with black enamel. The body has tight, compact, overall decoration of floral motif, with the stupa-shaped gold fitting on the top. Colored glass pieces were inlayed in the fitting.
- Century
- 19th-early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.473.1A&B
- Medium and Support
- silver niello with gold, enamel, and glass inlay
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Vase
- Artist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Physical Description
- This small bottle consists of orange and green iridescent glass with a brown pointed leaf or blade design. The bottle has been pinched in at the sides.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1848-1933
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1892-1896
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.216
- Medium and Support
- glass with silver luster and brown and amber striations
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Carved ivory ball with interlaced monkeys (okimono)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900-1940
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.157
- Medium and Support
- ivory with red glass stopper in silver collar
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Oculist Witnesses
- Artist
- Richard Hamilton
- Physical Description
- screened print on glass colored with mirror silver and laminated, freestanding
- Artist Life Dates
- 1922-2011
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1968
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.32
- Medium and Support
- mirror silver in laminated glass on aluminum base
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Female Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925-1940
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.118
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, glass beads, blue pigment
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Vase
- Artist
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Physical Description
- Iridescent blue, silver and yellowish-green glass vessel with tear-drop shaped body with vertical ribs, slight swell at neck and slightly flared lip.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1848-1933
- Century
- Late 19th-Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.202
- Medium and Support
- iridescent blue, silver and yellowish-green glass
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Belt ornament in the shape of a shell
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.48
- Medium and Support
- glass beads, leather, woven natural fibers
- relevance
- rank 4.27100
- Title
- Oba’s Beaded Crown (adénlá)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
- Physical Description
- Beaded, veil fringed, canonical crown; seven long beaded tassles dangle from the bottom rim of the crown; entire surface area is embroidered with multi-colored seed beads; three tiers of colorful faces surround the perimeter; a series of three dimensional birds perch on top of the crown; the largest bird sits on tip and is removable.
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.306
- Medium and Support
- glass beads, cotton fabric, raffia palm
- relevance
- rank 4.27100