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Title

The Magic Picture: Zémire et Azor

Artist

François Voyez

Artist Life Dates

1746-1805

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1772

Accession Number

1970/1.195

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 3.46907

Secondary Keywords

figures

genres

making art

objects

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plants

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vessels

Title

Vertical panel

Artist

Artist Unknown, Syria

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1762-1763

Accession Number

1961/2.13

Medium and Support

wood, gesso, and polychrome

relevance

rank 3.46907

Secondary Keywords

asian

locality

making art

objects

panels

plants

the natural world

types

vessels

Title

An Urn Decorated with Two Winged Figures Holding a Relief, the Handles Formed by

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.46

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

relevance

rank 3.46907

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

figures

mermaids

objects

people and occupations

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

An Urn Decorated with Draped Winged Mermaids, and in the Center an Oval Relief u

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.48

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

relevance

rank 3.46907

Secondary Keywords

faces

figures

mermaids

objects

people and occupations

plants

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

Figures from Chinese History: Liu Kuan

Artist

Huang Shen

Artist Life Dates

1687-1766

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1687-1766

Accession Number

1983/2.155

Medium and Support

album leaf, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 3.44851

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

costume

costume by form

culinary containers

cups

cups by function

descriptors

disciplines

drinking vessels

history and related disciplines

image-making processes and techniques

main garments

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people

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social sciences

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by subject type

writing (processes)

Title

La Regata

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A color lithograph depicts four white sailboats sailing on the green colored sea.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2011/2.71

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.44680

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

landscapes (environments)

lithographs

marine bodies

natural landscapes

objects we use

planographic prints

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

Plate with painted design of a covered jar, 'Fragrant Orchid'

Artist

Tomimoto Kenkichi

Physical Description

Porcelain plate with raised brown rim. The inner circle uses blue underglaze painting to illustrate a jar with a lid that reads in kanji "fragrant orchid"

Artist Life Dates

1886-1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1963

Accession Number

1978/1.165

Medium and Support

Porcelain with blue underglaze painting and iron glaze

relevance

rank 3.43516

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

ceramics

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

dishes

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

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landscapes (environments)

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object genres

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plants

pottery (object genre)

processes and techniques

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settlements and landscapes

stoneware

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

vessels for serving and consuming food

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Landscape

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

The print depicts the landscape of hills by the sea, with some residential houses and a bridge in the left foreground. The print also illustrats ships floating on the water and birds flying above the sea from the distant mountain.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of the 19th century

Accession Number

1984/2.38

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.43432

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

inorganic material

landforms

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materials

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natural landscapes

objects we use

residential structures

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

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single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

An Urn Decorated with Vestals Performing a Sacrifice and Below, Eagles; the Hand

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.51

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

relevance

rank 3.43402

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

figures

objects

people and occupations

reptiles and amphibians

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

An Urn Decorated with Rosettes and Eagles Holding in their Beaks the Tails of Me

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.43

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

relevance

rank 3.43402

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

figures

mermaids

objects

people and occupations

plants

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

An Urn Decorated with a Classical Relief, Two Seated Figures, and Rams' Heads Su

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.47

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

relevance

rank 3.43402

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

mammals

objects

people and occupations

plants

sheep

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

Fishermen Returning in the Evening Snow

Artist

Jiang Song (Chiang Sung)

Physical Description

Swift, spontaneous brushwork is used to capture a winter landscape. Two fishermen, wearing wide-brimmed straw hats and thatched grass rain capes, work their way through the heavy snow as they cross a bridge, carrying nets on their shoulders.

Artist Life Dates

(1478 - after 1567)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

early 16th century

Accession Number

1976/2.139

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on silk

relevance

rank 3.42399

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

fishing vessels

fishing vessels by function

hats

headgear

hunting and commercial fishing vessels

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materials

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object genres by form

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painting and painting techniques

people

people (agents)

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people by occupation

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

scientists and people in science-related occupations

seasons

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by function

watercraft by specific type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Bulb-shaped bottle fragment

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

A bulb or pear-shaped bottle.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1957/1.83

Medium and Support

earthenware with glaze

relevance

rank 3.39966

Secondary Keywords

asian

geographic and political locations

making art

middle east (general region)

objects we use

types

vessels

Title

Portrait of R

Artist

Saul Steinberg

Artist Life Dates

Romania, 1914 - 1999

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

1983/1.220

Medium and Support

color screenprint on paper

relevance

rank 3.39966

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

genres

mammals

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and occupations

the natural world

vessels

Title

An Urn Decorated with Two Female Figures Seated on Rams' Heads and Stretching Op

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.45

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

relevance

rank 3.39966

Secondary Keywords

animals

child

faces

mammals

objects

people and occupations

putto

sheep

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

In an Art Gallery

Artist

Benjamin Kopman

Artist Life Dates

born 1887

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1951

Accession Number

1958/2.60

Medium and Support

wash on wax paper

relevance

rank 3.39966

Secondary Keywords

clothing

figures

genres

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

vessels

Title

An Urn with Garlands and Snakes as Handles and Two Seated Mermaids Holding a Cro

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.44

Medium and Support

graphite, pen, bistre ink and gray wash on white paper

relevance

rank 3.39966

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

mermaids

objects

people and occupations

plants

reptiles and amphibians

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

Un animal rempli de modestie et se fesant prier pour accepter l'honneur d'être transformé en viande de la 1re categorie

Artist

Honoré Victorin Daumier

Artist Life Dates

1808-1879

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1856

Accession Number

2000/2.227

Medium and Support

lithograph on wove paper

relevance

rank 3.39966

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

figures

genres

illustrations

mammals

objects

people and occupations

sketches

the natural world

vessels

Title

Classical Landscape (after Francisque Millet?)

Artist

Anonymous French

Artist Life Dates

()

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1970/2.22

Medium and Support

pen and black ink with gray wash and black chalk, laid down

relevance

rank 3.36599

Secondary Keywords

architecture

man

objects

people and occupations

plants

religious figures

roads

saint

the natural world

vessels

waterscapes

Title

The Veil of Darkness

Artist

Anonymous British

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1809

Accession Number

1970/2.115C

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 3.36599

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

genres

mammals

mice

objects

people and occupations

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

tools

vessels

Title

Linda

Artist

Waldo Peirce

Artist Life Dates

1884-1970

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

1970/1.181

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.36599

Secondary Keywords

child

figures

genres

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and occupations

plants

portraits

the natural world

vessels

Title

Small Bowl with Peonies and Rooster Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century

Accession Number

1956/2.19

Medium and Support

porcelain with overglaze enamel painting

relevance

rank 3.36599

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

chickens

colors

flowers

locality

objects we use

peonies

plants

the natural world

vessels

visual and tactile

Title

Every Night at Eight

Artist

Donato Rico

Artist Life Dates

1910-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

1943.116

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

relevance

rank 3.36599

Secondary Keywords

bars

figures

genres

how we live

modern and contemporary art

objects

organizations

people and occupations

time

vessels

workers

Title

The Veil of Darkness

Artist

Anonymous British

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1809

Accession Number

1970/2.115B

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 3.36599

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

genres

mammals

mice

objects

people and occupations

reptiles and amphibians

the natural world

tools

vessels

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #17 Yui

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of a cliff and four shops on the right and a marine view with sailboats on the left. There is red glow along the ede of the horizon. Writing in various places along the top edge of the print. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.321

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.33981

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

descriptors

inorganic material

landform components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

mercantile buildings

natural landscapes

objects we use

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

settlements and landscapes

shores (landforms)

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

Tea Time

Artist

Dewey Blocksma

Physical Description

A parade car, with two wheels on the front, holds a teapot shape structure which has a barbie head on top of the teapot, and an American flag sticking on the barbie doll's head.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1943

Object Creation Date

2010

Accession Number

2011/2.62

Medium and Support

mixed media

relevance

rank 3.33452

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

figurines

food

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information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

tool and equipment components

vessels for serving and consuming food

vessels for serving drinks

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Interieur

Artist

Edouard Vuillard

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 22 3/5cm & rh 22 2/5cm x w 13 2/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1868-1940

Accession Number

2008/2.418

Medium and Support

lithograph on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 3.31611

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

building divisions

components

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components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

cups

cups by function

drinking vessels

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people

people (agents)

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planographic prints

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Vase

Artist

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Physical Description

irridescent neutral-colored glass vessel with wide body, narrow neck and thick lip

Artist Life Dates

1848-1933

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1848-1933

Accession Number

1994/1.76

Medium and Support

hand-blown iridescent glass

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Vase

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

Bottle-shaped vessel with foot, bulbous body and long neck covered in an iridescent light brown-ish glaze

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1972/2.179

Medium and Support

stoneware with iridescent glaze

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Small bowl with incised design of a bird

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

It has a slightly inverted rim and mildly surved sides tapering gradually to a narrow foot. The graze is dark greenish blue in cloor, leaning toward green. The foot was carved out from the inside tl a very shallow depth. Two parrots was carved symmetrically.

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1965/2.69

Medium and Support

Stoneware with celadon glaze

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

containers

containers by form

objects we use

vessels

Title

Vase

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

Ceramic bottle-shaped footed vessel with bulbous body, narrow neck and flared mouth covered in an iridescent glaze over a semi-matte glaze that creates an appearance of irregular patches of color in greens and blues with an overall rose color.

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1916

Accession Number

1972/2.188

Medium and Support

stoneware with iridescent glaze

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Vase

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

Round-bodied vessel with small lip and wide mouth covered in an iridescent glaze over a semi-matte glaze that creates an appearance of irregular patches of color in browns and olive greens

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920

Accession Number

1972/2.183

Medium and Support

stoneware with iridescent glaze

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Fluted Olive Green Vase

Artist

Orrefors Glasbruk

Physical Description

Inverted cone-shaped vessel with fluted sides made of transparent olive-green glass

Artist Life Dates

founded 1898

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1983/2.51

Medium and Support

glass

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Vase

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

Bottle-shaped vessel with long narrow neck and small mouth covered in an iridescent glaze in two tones, with a light silver-gray glaze on upper half and dark brownish glaze on bottom half of vessel

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1914

Accession Number

1972/2.173

Medium and Support

stonware with iridescent glaze

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Large Vase

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

Large vessel with angled shoulder, large neck and mouth and rounded lip with iridescent glaze in dark rose and brown colors

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1972/2.194

Medium and Support

stoneware with lavender iridescent glaze

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Quill box with lid

Artist

Donald Naganashe

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1985

Accession Number

1986/2.96

Medium and Support

porcupine quills over birch bark

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Vase

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

Cylindrical ceramic vessel with large flared rim covered in iridescent glaze over a semi-matte glaze that creates an appearance of irregular patches of color with an overall dark rose appearance.

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1912

Accession Number

1972/2.175

Medium and Support

stoneware with iridescent glaze

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Vase with crackled glaze

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

Cylindrical vessel with striated glaze. The rings of the thrown clay can be seen beneath the glaze.

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1930

Accession Number

1997/1.296

Medium and Support

stoneware with pale green glaze

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Yue ware frog jar

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

4th-5th c

Object Creation Date

317-420

Accession Number

1963/1.89

Medium and Support

stoneware with celadon glaze and iron oxide spots

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

amphibians

animals and creatures

containers

containers by form

objects we use

vessels

Title

Vase

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

Vessel with rounded body, short neck and wide mouth. Brown clay body with wiped on black slip is covered with a pearlescent thick sky blue glaze dripping down two-thirds of the vessel.

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1912

Accession Number

1972/2.182

Medium and Support

brown clay body with sky blue glaze over black slip, wiped on

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Part of a set of cosmetic boxes: Round box (large, squat) with cover (mended)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.165

Medium and Support

black, red and gold lacquer on wood

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

asia

containers

containers by form

locality

objects we use

vessels

wood

Title

Vase

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

Footed vessel with round body and covered in iridescent muddy gray-ish glaze

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1935

Accession Number

1972/2.181

Medium and Support

stoneware with iridescent glaze

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Vase

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

Footed ceramic vessel with bulbous body and very large neck covered in an iridescent mottled blue glaze with striations

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1919

Accession Number

1972/2.190

Medium and Support

stoneware with iridescent glaze

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Vase

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

Footed vessel with round body, short neck and flared mouth covered with an iridescent glaze over a semi-matte glaze that creates an appearance of irregular patches of color. It has an overall blue-green appearance. The rings of the thrown clay can be seen beneath the glaze.

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1922

Accession Number

1972/2.193

Medium and Support

stoneware with iridescent glaze

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Vase

Artist

Arthur Nash

Physical Description

Glass vase with wide body and neck and slightly flared lip with irridescent golden yellow surface treatment in vertical leaf or feather design

Artist Life Dates

1849-1934

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1929-1931

Accession Number

1972/2.227

Medium and Support

iridescent glass

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Vase with two handles

Artist

Pewabic Pottery

Physical Description

Two-handled ceramic vase covered with iridescent glaze in muted grays and creams

Artist Life Dates

20th c.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1906

Accession Number

1972/2.195

Medium and Support

stoneware with iridescent glaze

relevance

rank 3.29089

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

vessels

Title

Square Rouge Box with Lid, One of a Pair

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

early 20th century

Accession Number

1983/1.368A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with overglaze enamel painting

relevance

rank 3.28814

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

vessels

Title

Still Life

Artist

Jose Moreno Villa

Artist Life Dates

Born 1887

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1927

Accession Number

1968/1.99

Medium and Support

pen and ink

relevance

rank 3.28814

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

genres

materials

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

objects

vessels

Title

Cherries in a Dish

Artist

Bradley Walker Tomlin

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1953

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1925

Accession Number

1997/1.145

Medium and Support

pastel on paper

relevance

rank 3.28814

Secondary Keywords

fruit

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

plants

the natural world

vessels

Title

Square Box with Lid

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1997/1.207A&B

Medium and Support

wood and lacquer with abalone shell inlay

relevance

rank 3.28814

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

geometric shapes

objects we use

rectangles

vessels

visual and tactile