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Prestige Chair; Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples, Côte D'Ivoire

Title
Prestige Chair
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples, Côte D'Ivoire
Physical Description
A highly decorated wooden chair with a single arched backing rod for support. There are large bulb-like posts on top with graphic decorations throughout. There are large metal domed hardware on the seat and upper posts.
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.75
Medium and Support
wood and metal
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
forms of expression
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
objects we use
people and culture
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Wall Hanging; Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon

Title
Wall Hanging
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon
Physical Description
Black background with red trim on either side, but not on the top and bottom. There is a large orange tiger in the center with a red donkey and blue bird on the left side. Colors of blacks, greens, reds, blues, oranges and yellow. There is lilac trim on the top and bottom of the cloth.
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.96
Medium and Support
appliqued cotton cloth
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
bed coverings
bedcovers
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
coverings and hangings
coverings and hangings by location or context
coverings and hangings by specific type
coverings and hangings components
coverings and hangings for furniture
coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur
events
forms of expression
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furnishings components
objects we use
people and culture
quilts
quilts by patter or motif

Wall Hanging; Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon

Title
Wall Hanging
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon
Physical Description
Off-white background with a red man in the center, arms outstretched holding a half moon and a red circle. Above and below him are red and black men with clubs.
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.97
Medium and Support
appliqued cotton cloth
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
bed coverings
bedcovers
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
coverings and hangings
coverings and hangings by location or context
coverings and hangings by specific type
coverings and hangings components
coverings and hangings for furniture
coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur
events
forms of expression
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furnishings components
objects we use
people and culture
quilts
quilts by patter or motif

Reclining Chair; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi

Title
Reclining Chair
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
Physical Description
A long reclining board with three posts on the bottom. The angle is at approximately 45 degrees. All of the edges are rounded.
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.77
Medium and Support
wood
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
forms of expression
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
objects we use
people and culture
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Stool with traditional spider motif; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamoun

Title
Stool with traditional spider motif
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamoun
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.313
Medium and Support
wood
Secondary Keywords
animals
animals and creatures
arthropods
descriptors
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture by form or function
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
single seating furniture
the natural world

Stool; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamoun

Title
Stool
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamoun
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.314
Medium and Support
carved wood
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
single seating furniture

Stool/Backrest; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Stool/Backrest
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1987/2.70
Medium and Support
carved wood
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
seating furniture
single seating furniture
stools
wood and wood products

Asipim chair; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Asipim chair
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.310
Medium and Support
carved wood with leather covering and metal tacks
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture by form or function
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
seating furniture
single seating furniture
wood and wood products

Seated Maternity Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title
Seated Maternity Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.302
Medium and Support
carved wood with blue, green and red pigments
Secondary Keywords
child
family
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
how we live
objects we use
people and occupations
relationships
seating furniture
single seating furniture

Royal Seat; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Ashanti

Title
Royal Seat
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Ashanti
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.356
Medium and Support
carved wood
Secondary Keywords
aristocracy
descriptors
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture by form or function
groups of people
nobility
object genres
object genres by material
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
political figures
seats
social classes
social classes by specific type
social groups
upper class

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

Title
Display figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Osei Bonsu, Asante (Akan) Peoples, Ghana
Physical Description
A poised, naturalistic male figure sits on a stool, holding an egg in his right hand, his left hand resting on his left knee. The head is round, almost egg-shaped, with a high, sloping forehead rising from pronounced eyebrows. The eyes are almond-shped, the nost long and slender, the mouth a small straight line. The neck is long and ringed. Its surface is smooth, and carefully finished, golden brown in color, though worn or mottled in places.
Artist Life Dates
1900-1977
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
2001/2.33
Medium and Support
wood
Secondary Keywords
african
african styles by region
animal material
animal material by form or function
descriptors
egg and egg components
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
seating furniture
single seating furniture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type
west african styles
western guinea coast styles

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

Title
Susanna accused of adultery by the two elders (one from the set of four prints,
Artist
Heinrich Aldegrever
Artist Life Dates
1502- circa 1561
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1555
Accession Number
1956/1.49
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
Secondary Keywords
architecture
ceremonial chairs
chairs
chairs by function
figures
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
groups
groups of people
groups of people by activity
monarchs
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
people by occupation
people in government and administration
physical activities
physical activities by general context
political figures
royalty
rulers (people)
seating furniture
single seating furniture
stand

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

Title
The two elders convicted of false witness by the young Daniel (one from the set
Artist
Heinrich Aldegrever
Artist Life Dates
1502- circa 1561
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1555
Accession Number
1956/1.50
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
Secondary Keywords
architecture
associated concepts
ceremonial chairs
chairs
chairs by function
drapery
figures
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
genres
groups
groups of people
groups of people by activity
monarchs
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
people by occupation
people in government and administration
physical activities
physical activities by general context
political figures
religions
religions and religious concepts
royalty
rulers (people)
seating furniture
single seating furniture
stand

The Famous Picnic at Val Kill; Ann Murfee Allen

Title
The Famous Picnic at Val Kill
Artist
Ann Murfee Allen
Physical Description
Primitive painting depicting three sailboats in the foreground, and figures sitting around tables and standing on a lawn in the middle ground, with two houses in the background.
Artist Life Dates
1923 - 1995
Century
late 20th century
Object Creation Date
1975
Accession Number
2002/1.178
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Secondary Keywords
american regions
art genres
artistic concepts
associated concepts
buildings and the land
concepts in the arts
descriptors
dwellings
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
how we live
identifying artifacts
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information forms
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by function
natural landscapes
north american
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
plants
political and social issues
residential structures
sailing vessels by size
seating furniture
settlements and landscapes
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
single seating furniture
standing
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
support furniture
tables (support furniture)
tables by function
the americas
the natural world
transportation vehicles
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
vehicles
visual works
visual works by subject type
watercraft
watercraft by method of propulsion
watercraft by specific type
waterscapes
woody plants

Side Chair (one of a pair); Anonymous American

Title
Side Chair (one of a pair)
Artist
Anonymous American
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1967/2.32
Medium and Support
painted birch?
Secondary Keywords
chairs by form
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture by form or function
locality
objects we use
single seating furniture

Side Chair (one of a pair); Anonymous American

Title
Side Chair (one of a pair)
Artist
Anonymous American
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1967/2.33
Medium and Support
painted birch?
Secondary Keywords
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture by form or function
locality
objects we use
seating furniture
single seating furniture

Pembroke Table, with one side drawer; Anonymous American

Title
Pembroke Table, with one side drawer
Artist
Anonymous American
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
early 19th century
Accession Number
1967/2.34
Medium and Support
inlaid mahogany
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
dropleaf tables
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture by form or function
locality
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by material
processes and techniques by specific type
support furniture
tables (support furniture)
tables by form
wood
woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Pedestal Card Table; Anonymous American

Title
Pedestal Card Table
Artist
Anonymous American
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1830-1850
Accession Number
1967/2.36
Medium and Support
mahogany
Secondary Keywords
base form
descriptors
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture by form or function
locality
modern and contemporary art
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
support furniture
tables (support furniture)
tables by form
tables by function
wood

Patchwork Quilt; Anonymous American

Title
Patchwork Quilt
Artist
Anonymous American
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1850
Accession Number
1954/1.146
Medium and Support
cotton
Secondary Keywords
bed coverings
bedcovers
coverings and hangings
coverings and hangings by location or context
coverings and hangings by specific type
coverings and hangings for furniture
coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur
descriptors
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
textile materials
textile materials by composition or origin

Card Table, Sheraton; Anonymous American

Title
Card Table, Sheraton
Artist
Anonymous American
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1st quarter of 19th century
Accession Number
1967/2.35
Medium and Support
mahogany
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
european
european styles and periods
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
modern british decorative arts styles and movements
modern british styles and movements
modern european regional styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
people and culture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
support furniture
tables (support furniture)
tables by function

Pieced quilt in variable star pattern with saw-tooth border; Anonymous American

Title
Pieced quilt in variable star pattern with saw-tooth border
Artist
Anonymous American
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1840s
Accession Number
1982/2.59
Medium and Support
cotton
Secondary Keywords
bed coverings
bedcovers
coverings and hangings
coverings and hangings by location or context
coverings and hangings by specific type
coverings and hangings for furniture
coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur
descriptors
design elements
fiber
fiber and fiber products
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
motifs
natural element motifs
natural fiber
objects we use
ornament areas
plant fiber

Quilt in the Variable Star pattern; Anonymous Amish

Title
Quilt in the Variable Star pattern
Artist
Anonymous Amish
Century
early 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900-1925
Accession Number
2000/2.322
Medium and Support
cotton
Secondary Keywords
bed coverings
bedcovers
coverings and hangings
coverings and hangings by location or context
coverings and hangings by specific type
coverings and hangings for furniture
coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
objects we use
stars

Quilt in the Bear Paw pattern; Anonymous Amish

Title
Quilt in the Bear Paw pattern
Artist
Anonymous Amish
Century
early 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900-1925
Accession Number
2000/2.327
Medium and Support
cotton
Secondary Keywords
animals
bed coverings
bedcovers
coverings and hangings
coverings and hangings by location or context
coverings and hangings by specific type
coverings and hangings for furniture
coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
mammals
objects we use
the natural world

Quilt with Central Diamond Pattern; Anonymous Amish, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Title
Quilt with Central Diamond Pattern
Artist
Anonymous Amish, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Physical Description
A black diamond in the center is positioned within a lavender square surrounded by a pink frame. The entire is surrounded by thick frame of black.
Century
early 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1920
Accession Number
2000/2.321
Medium and Support
cotton and wool
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
abstraction
animal material
artistic concepts
associated concepts
bed coverings
bedcovers
christianity
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
coverings and hangings
coverings and hangings by location or context
coverings and hangings by specific type
coverings and hangings components
coverings and hangings for furniture
coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur
descriptors
design elements
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
forms of expression
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furnishings components
geometric motifs
hair
hair and hair components
hair by form
keratinous material
materials
materials by form
materials by origin
materials by physical form
motifs
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
patterns (design elements)
patterns by specific type
people and culture
protestantism
quilt components
religions
religions and religious concepts
textile materials
textile materials by composition or origin
visual and tactile

Chair; Artist Unknown, African, Chokwe Peoples Angola

Title
Chair
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Chokwe Peoples Angola
Physical Description
Two squatting figures decorate the finials; one is elderly, bearded, and scarified, while the other is fresh-faced and young. At the lower left rung, two men carry a slit drum; between the caryatid figures supporting the chair’s front legs appear three men; the central splat has incised diagonal patterns called fuliko. At the center, what is possibly a pointy-nosed European’s face replaces the more habitual chikungu masker.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1925
Accession Number
1992/1.136
Medium and Support
wood (dyed with vegetal infusion or stained with castor oil), animal hide
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
chairs
chairs by function
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
objects we use
people and culture
political concepts
sculpture
sculpture by material
sculpture by technique
seating furniture
single seating furniture
social science concepts
visual works
visual works by medium or technique

Group on a Hill Road - Granada, from "Camera Work - A Photographic Quarterly, Issue No. 45, January, 1914"; J. Craig Annan

Title
Group on a Hill Road - Granada, from "Camera Work - A Photographic Quarterly, Issue No. 45, January, 1914"
Artist
J. Craig Annan
Artist Life Dates
1864 - 1946
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1914
Accession Number
2000/2.143.4
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
geography
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
seating furniture
single seating furniture
standing

A Square - Ronda, from "Camera Work - A Photographic Quarterly, Issue No. 45, January, 1914"; J. Craig Annan

Title
A Square - Ronda, from "Camera Work - A Photographic Quarterly, Issue No. 45, January, 1914"
Artist
J. Craig Annan
Artist Life Dates
1864 - 1946
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1914
Accession Number
2000/2.143.7
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
Secondary Keywords
animals
architecture
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
mammals
multiple-seating furniture
objects we use
people and occupations
plants
seating furniture
the natural world

Portrait of Princess Amelia, part of a series of portraits of King George III's Family; Anonymous

Title
Portrait of Princess Amelia, part of a series of portraits of King George III's Family
Artist
Anonymous
Physical Description
The Princess is seated at a desk covered with books. Her hands are resting on her knee and her foot rests on an ottoman. To the left behind her there are drapes and Windsor Castle can be seen through the window.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1810
Accession Number
2013/2.564.1
Medium and Support
pencil and wash on wove paper
Secondary Keywords
layout features
aristocracy
buildings and the land
case furniture
components
components and systems
components by specific context
fortifications
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
groups of people
illustrations
illustrations by subject type
images and ornament
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information form components
information forms
layout features
nobility
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
people by occupation
people in government and administration
rulers (people)
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
social classes
social classes by specific type
social groups
storage and display furniture
upper class
visual works
visual works by subject type

The Spirit of War Camp Community Service - A Club Dinner - United War Work Campaign; Artist Unknown; Heywood Strasser & Voigt Litho. Co, NY (printer)

Title
The Spirit of War Camp Community Service - A Club Dinner - United War Work Campaign
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
Text: (photo caption) A Club Dinner - The Spirit of War Camp Community Service - United War Work Campaign - 4C
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1918
Accession Number
1954/2.35.129
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
Secondary Keywords
albums
army
candles and candleholders
containers
containers by function or context
containers for serving and consuming food
culinary containers
descriptors
dishes
figures
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
household objects
how we live
lighting devices
lighting devices by form
materials
materials by function
military
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
posters
seating furniture
single seating furniture
soldiers
text-based art
vessels for serving and consuming food
war

Temple bell; Artist Unknown

Title
Temple bell
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
Wood base for a temple bell.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2002/2.237D
Medium and Support
wood
Secondary Keywords
hollow-bodied
bells and sets of bells
buildings and the land
chordophones
descriptors
directly struck idiophones
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
percussion idiophones
plant material
religious buildings
religious structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
sound devices
sound devices by acoustical characteristics
struck idiophones
support furniture
wood and wood products

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
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

Paris Interior, from "Portfolio of 20 photographs printed by Berenice Abbott"; Eugène Atget; Printed by Berenice Abbott

Title
Paris Interior, from "Portfolio of 20 photographs printed by Berenice Abbott"
Artist
Eugène Atget
Artist Life Dates
1856-1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1898-1927
Accession Number
1974/1.109
Medium and Support
gold toned gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords
europe
fireplaces
france
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture by form or function
genres
household objects
locality
mirrors
modern and contemporary art
objects
objects we use
seating furniture
single seating furniture

Hammock Reader; Milton Avery

Title
Hammock Reader
Artist
Milton Avery
Physical Description
Painting depicting a featureless female figure, in tones of aqua and light blue extending across the center of the canvas in a light gray hammock. There is a bright white shape, perhaps a book, in the middle of the figure. Behind the figure, the rest of the composition is organized in horizontal sections. At top, a yellow sky; below that are two gently-curved mountains in dark brown, followed by two horizontal planes of color in tan and light brown.
Artist Life Dates
1885 - 1965
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1951
Accession Number
1974/2.37
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Secondary Keywords
upward
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
buildings and the land
descriptors
european
european styles and periods
figures
form attributes
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information forms
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
modern and contemporary art
modern european fine arts styles and movements
modern european styles and movements
natural landscapes
objects
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
settlements and landscapes
sleeping and reclining furniture
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by subject type

Checker Players; Milton Avery

Title
Checker Players
Artist
Milton Avery
Artist Life Dates
1885 - 1965
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1939
Accession Number
1962/2.5
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Secondary Keywords
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
genres
modern and contemporary art
objects we use
people and occupations
sleeping and reclining furniture

The Promenade Deck; Peggy Bacon

Title
The Promenade Deck
Artist
Peggy Bacon
Artist Life Dates
1895-1989
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1920
Accession Number
1983/1.145
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
Secondary Keywords
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
modern and contemporary art
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
seating furniture
single seating furniture
sketches

Studies for a Chair Arm; Giuseppe Barberi

Title
Studies for a Chair Arm
Artist
Giuseppe Barberi
Artist Life Dates
1746-1809
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1746-1809
Accession Number
1958/1.87
Medium and Support
pen and brown ink with ink wash
Secondary Keywords
faces
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
objects we use
seating furniture
single seating furniture
study

Studies for a Chair Back; Giuseppe Barberi

Title
Studies for a Chair Back
Artist
Giuseppe Barberi
Artist Life Dates
1746-1809
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1746-1809
Accession Number
1958/1.70
Medium and Support
pen and brown ink with ink wash
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
animals
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
mythology
objects we use
seating furniture
single seating furniture
study
the natural world

Arnold Tholinx, Inspector, after Rembrandt; Pierre François Basan

Title
Arnold Tholinx, Inspector, after Rembrandt
Artist
Pierre François Basan
Artist Life Dates
1723-1797
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1723-1797
Accession Number
1977/2.23
Medium and Support
etching on paper
Secondary Keywords
animals
biological components
clothing
components
components and systems
components by specific context
figures
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
mammals
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
seating furniture
single seating furniture
the human body
the natural world
upper body

Untitled; George Beauchamp

Title
Untitled
Artist
George Beauchamp
Century
20th century
Accession Number
2000/2.201
Medium and Support
graphite on wove paper
Secondary Keywords
case furniture
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
genres
objects we use
seating furniture
single seating furniture
sketches
storage and display furniture

Drinking Song (?), from "Stadtnacht, ; Plate 1 (Trinklied - aus der Mappe "Stadtnacht" Blatt 1)"; Max Beckmann

Title
Drinking Song (?), from "Stadtnacht,
Plate 1 (Trinklied - aus der Mappe "Stadtnacht" Blatt 1)"
Artist
Max Beckmann
Artist Life Dates
1884-1950
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1920
Accession Number
1985/2.106
Medium and Support
lithograph on off-white laid paper
Secondary Keywords
animals
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
modern and contemporary art
movement
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
seating furniture
single seating furniture
the natural world

Umarmung (The Embrace); Max Beckmann

Title
Umarmung (The Embrace)
Artist
Max Beckmann
Artist Life Dates
1884-1950
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1922
Accession Number
1970/2.182
Medium and Support
drypoint on paper
Secondary Keywords
architecture
figures
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
genres
modern and contemporary art
movement
objects
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
seating furniture
single seating furniture

Sanguine Lady; Thomas Hart Benton

Title
Sanguine Lady
Artist
Thomas Hart Benton
Artist Life Dates
1889-1975
Century
20th century
Accession Number
1985/2.107
Medium and Support
red crayon on off-white paper
Secondary Keywords
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
objects we use
people and occupations
seating furniture
single seating furniture
women

Untitled, from "Domestic Landscape"; Rita Bernstein

Title
Untitled, from "Domestic Landscape"
Artist
Rita Bernstein
Physical Description
A girl standing next to a bed holding up a white dress to the light.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1950
Object Creation Date
1994
Accession Number
2013/2.92
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords
costume
costume by form
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
main garments
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
sleeping and reclining furniture

Joanna, Age 16; Rita Bernstein

Title
Joanna, Age 16
Artist
Rita Bernstein
Physical Description
Girl lying on a bed, long dark hair splayed out on the sheets.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1950
Object Creation Date
2004
Accession Number
2013/2.96
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords
animal material
descriptors
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
hair and hair components
keratinous material
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
sleeping and reclining furniture

Untitled, from "Domestic Landscape"; Rita Bernstein

Title
Untitled, from "Domestic Landscape"
Artist
Rita Bernstein
Physical Description
A girl sitting on a bed with her legs crossed. She is looking down at her feet.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1950
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.124
Medium and Support
black and white photograph on paper
Secondary Keywords
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by age group
sleeping and reclining furniture
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
youth

La Poupée; Albert Besnard

Title
La Poupée
Artist
Albert Besnard
Artist Life Dates
1849-1934
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1988?
Accession Number
1973/1.747
Medium and Support
etching on paper
Secondary Keywords
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
modern and contemporary art
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
seating furniture
single seating furniture

Portrait; William Bicknell; After Howard Pyle

Title
Portrait
Artist
William Bicknell
Artist Life Dates
1860-1947
Accession Number
1940.388
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
Secondary Keywords
figures
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
multiple-seating furniture
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
seating furniture

Belle Vue; Ilse Bing

Title
Belle Vue
Artist
Ilse Bing
Physical Description
A picnic area shaded by trees overlooking the edge of a mountainside.
Artist Life Dates
American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
Object Creation Date
1935
Accession Number
2012/2.41
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords
upward
buildings and the land
descriptors
evergreens
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
image-making processes and techniques
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
natural landscapes
objects we use
photographic processes
photography and photographic processes and techniques
plants
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
settlements and landscapes
support furniture
tables (support furniture)
tables by function
trees
trees by leaf life
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
woody plants

Birds at Home; Julie Blackmon

Title
Birds at Home
Artist
Julie Blackmon
Physical Description
Family seated around a covered table, chandelier above.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1966
Object Creation Date
2007
Accession Number
2013/2.103
Medium and Support
digital pigment print on paper
Secondary Keywords
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by family relationship
support furniture
tables (support furniture)
tables by function

Frontispiece to Johann Kaspar Lavatar, Aphorisms on Man; William Blake; After Fuseli

Title
Frontispiece to Johann Kaspar Lavatar, Aphorisms on Man
Artist
William Blake
Physical Description
Print of a man sitting and ooking up toward a figure holding an inscribed sign with Greek letters.
Artist Life Dates
1757-1827
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
plate 1788
Accession Number
1985/2.134
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information forms
man
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
measuring devices
measuring devices for extent
objects we use
people and occupations
sandglasses
seating furniture
single seating furniture
text-based art
timepieces
timepieces by form
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