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Title

Caen

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

October 18, 1891

Accession Number

1972/2.587

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

relevance

rank 18.59397

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

bell towers

components

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europe

france

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man

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structural elements and structural element components

Title

Convent Roof, Nassau

Artist

Stephen Etnier

Artist Life Dates

Born 1903

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1956

Accession Number

1962/2.8

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 18.54286

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

components

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modern and contemporary art

places of worship

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

Title

Roof end tile with molded star-shaped lotus pattern

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

It is decorated with the seedpod of the lotus medallion. The pod contains seven seeds, one seed in the middle surrounded by six peripheral ones(1+6 seed pattern)

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

2004/1.195

Medium and Support

earthenware

relevance

rank 18.54286

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

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flowers

medium

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the natural world

Title

Horsley's Roof

Artist

Sir Francis Seymour Haden

Artist Life Dates

1818-1910

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1818-1910

Accession Number

1949/1.63

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 18.48618

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

components

components and systems

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enclosing structural elements

houses

modern and contemporary art

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

Title

Puttenham - Landscape with Thatched Roof Cottage

Artist

George Richmond

Artist Life Dates

1809-1896

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1866

Accession Number

1976/2.136

Medium and Support

black and red chalk on white laid paper

relevance

rank 18.48618

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

components

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houses

huts

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the natural world

Title

Roof Scene

Artist

Isami Doi

Artist Life Dates

1903-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1935

Accession Number

1943.31

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

relevance

rank 18.42626

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

cityscapes

components

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enclosing structural elements

figures

genres

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laundry

modern and contemporary art

organizations

people and occupations

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the natural world

Title

Sun Bathers on the Roof

Artist

John Sloan

Artist Life Dates

1871-1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1941

Accession Number

1941.2

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 18.42626

Secondary Keywords

animals

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components

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figures

mammals

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people and occupations

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

suns

the natural world

urban life

Title

Dragon head: ornament from glazed tile roof;

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

1368-1644

Accession Number

1973/2.24

Medium and Support

earthenware with traces of blue painting

relevance

rank 18.30763

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

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mythology

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roofs and roof components

structural elements

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the human body

upper body

Title

Roof Tile

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

7th century

Object Creation Date

7th century

Accession Number

1986/1.168

Medium and Support

earthenware

relevance

rank 17.94724

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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Title

Tonnerre, Rue de l'hopital, Roof with Seventeenth-Century Weathervanes

Artist

Emile Bernard

Physical Description

An ink drawing of a thatched roof and chimney. There are four windows, three to the front of the house and one on the side next to the chimney. At both ends of the roof are two wheathervanes, identified as being from the 17th century.

Artist Life Dates

(1868 - 1941)

Object Creation Date

1903-1941

Accession Number

2009/1.530

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 17.62206

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

chimneys and chimney components

components

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roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

windows and window components

Title

Roof Tile

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This lotus medallion designed on this round tile-end consists of thirteen petals. The outer rim is decorated with eighteen round dents. The inner ring of the seedpod contains a big central seed surrounded by seven peripheral seeds. The outer rim is embellished with a bead pattern.

Object Creation Date

7th century - 8th century

Accession Number

2004/1.199

Medium and Support

earthenware

relevance

rank 17.38371

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

ceramics

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plants

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roofs and roof components

structural elements

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the natural world

Title

Roof Tile

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This is an example of a lotus medallion with a double layer of petal. Two rows of eight petals each are arranged around a double-ring seedpod. The outer ring of the seedpod has no design. The inner ring of the seedpod contains a central seed surrounded by six peripheral seeds (1+6 seed pattern). The outer rim is embellished with a bead pattern.

Object Creation Date

7th century - 8th century

Accession Number

2004/1.198

Medium and Support

earthenware

relevance

rank 17.38371

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

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plants

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structural elements

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the natural world

Title

Roof Tile

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

The decoration of this tile-end consists of lotus medallion with eight petals in the center surrounded by eight heart-shaped bosanghwa(Buddhist floral pattern) just inside the rim. The rim is decorated with a chain of beads.

Object Creation Date

9th century

Accession Number

2004/1.202

Medium and Support

earthenware

relevance

rank 17.38371

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

enclosing structural elements

flowers

medium

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objects

plants

pottery (object genre)

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the natural world

Title

Roof Tile

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This lotus medallion design on this round tile-end consists of eight petals. The outer rim is decorated with eighteen round dents. The seedpod contains six peripheral seeds.

Object Creation Date

7th century - 8th century

Accession Number

2004/1.197

Medium and Support

earthenware

relevance

rank 17.38371

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

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descriptors

enclosing structural elements

flowers

medium

object genres

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objects

plants

pottery (object genre)

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the natural world

Title

Persianas, St. Martin

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white lithograph print of a face of a house. The top portion shows the texture of a vertically-oriented ridged roof. Just underneath are rectangular window openings with slightly-opened blinds to reveal a light source from within. Under each rectangle are two tall columns, also window openings, each with varying degrees of open blinds to reveal different levels of light from inside the structure.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

2011/2.93

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 15.68352

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

architectural elements

components

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enclosing structural elements

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openings (architectural elements)

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planographic prints

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

windows and window components

Title

House Last Night

Artist

Joel Meyerowitz

Physical Description

Upper portion of a house at sunset. The sky is projecting red, orange, purple and blue colors against the building. The house has many windows and a skylight.

Artist Life Dates

born 1938

Object Creation Date

1991

Accession Number

2012/2.122

Medium and Support

vintage chromogenic contact print on paper

relevance

rank 15.35859

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

buildings and the land

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