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Title

One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Gilt and lacquered wooden table of ten-piece altar set. Not including the base, the set is designed in three rows, which simultaneously recede from the viewer and increase in height, culminating in one central table that rises above the rest allocated for a statue of the Buddha. Each table is carved along the edges in stylized floral and leaf patterns coated with gold gilt. The wood surfaces of the tables are coated in red lacquer, and with the exclusion of the short, wide base, each table in the set includes a mirror designed to face the viewer.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.466.9

Medium and Support

gilt and lacquered wood with mirrors

relevance

rank 7.18239

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architectural elements by building type

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furniture by form or function

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support furniture

Title

Platform for Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Gilt and lacquered wooden platform for ten-piece altar set. The platform is carved along the edges in floral and leaf patterns coated with gold gilt are larger in size and less stylized than those found on the set it spports. Located between upper and lower carved floral registers is a band decorated with a repeating geometrical rectangular pattern, covered also with gold gilt. The red wood surface of the long, short platform is coated in lacquer.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.466.11

Medium and Support

gilt and lacquered wood

relevance

rank 7.18239

Secondary Keywords

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Title

One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Gilt and lacquered wooden table of ten-piece altar set. Not including the base, the set is designed in three rows, which simultaneously recede from the viewer and increase in height, culminating in one central table that rises above the rest allocated for a statue of the Buddha. Each table is carved along the edges in stylized floral and leaf patterns coated with gold gilt. The wood surfaces of the tables are coated in red lacquer, and with the exclusion of the short, wide base, each table in the set includes a mirror designed to face the viewer.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.466.4

Medium and Support

gilt and lacquered wood with mirrors

relevance

rank 7.18239

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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Title

One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Gilt and lacquered wooden table of ten-piece altar set. Not including the base, the set is designed in three rows, which simultaneously recede from the viewer and increase in height, culminating in one central table that rises above the rest allocated for a statue of the Buddha. Each table is carved along the edges in stylized floral and leaf patterns coated with gold gilt. The wood surfaces of the tables are coated in red lacquer, and with the exclusion of the short, wide base, each table in the set includes a mirror designed to face the viewer.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.466.6

Medium and Support

gilt and lacquered wood with mirrors

relevance

rank 7.18239

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architectural elements by building type

components

components and systems

components by specific context

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects we use

religious building fixtures

support furniture

Title

Scene from the Ramayana (?)

Artist

Indonesia, Bali

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

1991/2.31

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on hand-woven cotton

relevance

rank 7.15181

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

ceremonial chairs

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Title

Nude Model Reclining

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A female nude reclines on a couch, leaning towards the left, face looking down. Her head is supported by her right hand; her left hand, holding up drapery behind her, is grasping the back of the couch. Her right leg dangles over the edge of the couch while the left leg rests on the cushion.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.442

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on old laid paper

relevance

rank 7.06760

Secondary Keywords

figures

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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

relevance

rank 6.99197

Secondary Keywords

architecture

associated concepts

ceremonial chairs

chairs

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stand

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

relevance

rank 6.98562

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

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man

materials

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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

Title

Credenza

Artist

Artist Unknown, Italy

Physical Description

The front of this handsome oak credenza, or sideboard, is divided into halves by three pilasters. Each half is outfitted with a drawer and a door below. The decorative and functional components are artfully arranged across the front of the piece to form a balanced composition of repeated geometric shapes and harmonious proportions.

Century

Early 16th century

Object Creation Date

1500-1530

Accession Number

1955/1.228

Medium and Support

oak wood

relevance

rank 6.92931

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

case furniture

components

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descriptors

enclosing structural elements

furnishings

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furniture

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structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

wood and wood products

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

relevance

rank 6.90929

Secondary Keywords

base form

descriptors

furnishings

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locality

modern and contemporary art

object genres

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support furniture

tables (support furniture)

tables by form

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wood

Title

Figure of a Girl in Blue (portrait of Miss Minnie Clark)

Artist

Thomas Wilmer Dewing

Physical Description

Portrait of a woman with dark hair and fair skin seated in a chair wearing a blue dress amid a sparse background of blues, greens, and browns; her body is positioned at an angle towards the right, while she looks directly out at the viewer.

Artist Life Dates

1851 - 1938

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1892

Accession Number

1968/2.68

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 6.88237

Secondary Keywords

figures

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visual works

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Title

Tuileries

Artist

Edouard Vuillard

Physical Description

Paper trimmed just outside of frame. Paper size: lh 24 3/5cm & rh 24 7/10cm x tw 28 1/2cm & bw 28cm.

Artist Life Dates

1868-1940

Object Creation Date

1895

Accession Number

2008/2.440

Medium and Support

lithograph on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 6.86621

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

buildings and the land

europe (continent)

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ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

visual works

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œle-de-france (region)

Title

Portrait of Cezanne

Artist

Paul Cézanne

Physical Description

Top and bottom of print folded under approximately 7cm (each). Right side folded under approx. 2cm and left approx. 4cm.

Artist Life Dates

1839-1906

Accession Number

2008/2.426

Medium and Support

lithograph on French beige laid paper

relevance

rank 6.84597

Secondary Keywords

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visual works

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Title

Enthroned Madonna and Child with angels and Saints Louis of Toulouse, Zenobius, John the Evangelist, and John the Baptist

Artist

Jacopo del Casentino

Physical Description

The majestic figure of the Virgin with the infant Christ on her lap sits enthroned in the center of this painted panel. Her elaborate throne rests upon a dais and is enclosed on three sides by panels bristling with Gothic ornament. Two bishop saints holding croziers stand at the foot of the dais accompanied by two other saints who stand behind them, while fourteen angels crowd the background.

Artist Life Dates

1279 - c.1349

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1325

Accession Number

1960/2.123

Medium and Support

tempera and gold on panel

relevance

rank 6.78993

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

california (state)

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clergy

furnishings

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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

relevance

rank 6.78048

Secondary Keywords

upward

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descriptors

evergreens

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trees by leaf life

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vegetation components

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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

relevance

rank 6.75557

Secondary Keywords

african

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descriptors

egg and egg components

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Title

Pumpkin Renee, from "Galveston, Texas"

Artist

Danny Lyon

Physical Description

An African American woman laying on a bed leaning against a wooden headboard. She has a blanket over her body with a record "Make Way for Dionne Warwick."

Artist Life Dates

b. 1942

Object Creation Date

1967; printed 2010

Accession Number

2013/2.350

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 6.72436

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

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Title

The Highlander's Home (Sunshine in the Cottage)

Artist

John Phillip

Physical Description

This painting shows the interior of a rustic house with a stone floor and rough rock walls. In the center foreground, a woman is crouched beside a wooden cradle. She has her arms around a sleeping baby whose face is highlighted by a ray of sunshine coming from an open window. Household items hang from the rafters and there is a spinning wheel beside her. A dog sits by an open hearth on the left. The color scheme is predominantly tones of brown, except for her red scarf, green shirt and the bluish purple of the hills seen outside the window.

Artist Life Dates

1817-1867

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1855

Accession Number

1986/1.188

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 6.68454

Secondary Keywords

image form

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Title

Mouri jang (chest with 3 drawers and central double doors and butterfly brass fittings)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This is a low pear wood storage chest, with three drawers and two doors. The butterfly and bat brass fittings for the hinges and drawer pulls add 'feminine' touches.

Century

mid-19th century

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century

Accession Number

2004/1.311

Medium and Support

pear wood with brass fittings

relevance

rank 6.61565

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

The Draped Figure Seated

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A woman draped in diaphanous drapery sits on a couch facing the viewer. The arm of the couch is visible at the left of the image and the woman glances down towards her knees. To the right is a flower-like form that is the artist's "butterfly" signature.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.441

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

relevance

rank 6.58480

Secondary Keywords

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

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curtains

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drapery

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Title

Draped Figure Reclining

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A female figure, dressed in diaphanous green drapery with a purple and green cap over her curly blond hair, holds a fan as she reclines on a cloth-covered couch. Her left leg is up on the couch while her right leg and arm drape over the front of the couch; a patterned pillow seen near her left leg mirrors the colors on the fan. The wall behind them also appears to be draped with fabric. On the wall to the right is a flower-like symbol that is the artist's "butterfly" signature

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893-1894

Accession Number

1954/1.468

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph printed in six colors on laid Japan tissue

relevance

rank 6.58480

Secondary Keywords

coverings and hangings

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Title

Animals of the Zodiac (pair with 2003/1.383.2)

Artist

Yoshikawa Kôkei

Physical Description

The animals are presented in zodiac sequence, from right to left: mouse, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, serpent, horse, goat, monkey, chicken, dog, and boar. The eight-fold screen allows the animals to seem to walk across the space. Negative space plays a significant role in the screen, creating a place for the animals to exist and at the same time extending into the room.

Artist Life Dates

active 1920's

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924

Accession Number

2003/1.383.1

Medium and Support

one of a pair of six-fold screens, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 6.58434

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

descriptors

design elements

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

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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

relevance

rank 6.54635

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

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object genres

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support furniture

tables (support furniture)

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Title

Conversation under the Statue, Luxembourg Gardens

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

In the lower left corner, two women are seen seated out of doors conversing in a park-like setting. In the middle distance is a large sculpture on a raised pedestal. Grouped around the sculpture are other small gatherings of people in conversation. Behind the figures and sculpture is the loose indication of trees.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.438

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

relevance

rank 6.53910

Secondary Keywords

armed forces

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europe

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ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

œle-de-france (region)

Title

Untitled (Dollhouse); from the 2002 Peter Norton Family Christmas Project

Artist

Yinka Shonibare

Physical Description

Dollhouse replica of a two-storey Victorian-style flat in the East End of London. The façade is red brick with white molding. The upper storey has two tall windows that face onto the street; the door into the flat is on the left, and to the right of it is a large bay window. The split-level interior holds a bedroom and parlor, both of which are decorated with wallpaper and furnishings, including cabinets, chairs, tables, fireplaces, and a canopy bed. Reproductions of paintings by Shonibare and Jean-Honoré Fragonard hang on the walls. A seal on the right-facing outside wall reads: “Yinka Shonibare, artist, lives here.”

Artist Life Dates

born 1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2002

Accession Number

2008/2.256

Medium and Support

resin, plastic, wood, paper and fabric

relevance

rank 6.52629

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

british

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descriptors

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greater london (metropolitan area)

heating and cooking elements

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united kingdom (nation)

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Title

Wooden Table

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A short wooden rectangular table with beveled corners. Directly underneath the tabletop there are cut-out as well as carved arch shapes as decoration.

Object Creation Date

1825-1875

Accession Number

2009/2.38

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 6.49658

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

asian

components

components and systems

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descriptors

east asian

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

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Title

La Mode élégante

Artist

V. Muchot

Physical Description

This colored engraving features what appear to be three generations of women in elaborate dress in an interior space. A young girl in a brown dress is positioned with her back to the viewer on the left of the composition. She presents an object to a woman in a blue-grey dress who is seated in the center of the composition holding a piece of paper in her right hand. A young woman in a dark and pale turquoise dress stands on the right of the composition looking down at the child. Between the two adult figures is a table decorated with a vase of pink flowers.

Object Creation Date

circa 1870

Accession Number

2012/2.201

Medium and Support

wood engraving with hand coloring on paper

relevance

rank 6.46558

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

associated concepts

buildings and the land

containers

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costume

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furnishings

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furniture by form or function

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objects we use

people

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people by gender

plants

seating furniture

settlements and landscapes

single seating furniture

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

Ventriloquist

Artist

Jasper Johns

Physical Description

A print of a wooden table containing a cup and a vase.

Artist Life Dates

born 1930

Object Creation Date

1985

Accession Number

2011/1.61

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 6.44961

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

support furniture

vessels

vessels for serving and consuming food

wood and wood products

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

relevance

rank 6.44204

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

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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

Title

Mars and Venus Surrounded by Nymphs and Putti

Artist

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio

Physical Description

The nude figures of four women, a man, a winged boy, and numerous putti stand in front of a curtained bed. The man stands near the center of the crowd and gasps, apparently in shock, as his jacket is pulled off by the young boy behind him. The woman seated on the bed beckons toward the man.

Artist Life Dates

c.1505-1565

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1530-1540

Accession Number

1985/1.86

Medium and Support

engraving on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 6.42296

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures (representations)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

intaglio prints

italy (nation)

motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

sleeping and reclining furniture

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

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?

relevance

rank 6.42025

Secondary Keywords

chairs by form

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture by form or function

locality

objects we use

single seating furniture

Title

The Nativity of the Virgin

Artist

Sano di Pietro

Physical Description

This painted panel depicts an intimate domestic setting consisting of a bedchamber with a fireplace and a smaller vaulted antechamber that opens out on a garden. A haloed woman wearing a white veil rests in bed, having recently given birth. She leans to her right as she reaches toward a basin held by an attendant and looks across the room to the infant who is held on the lap of another servant. A halo also encircles the head of the child and a pair of angels fly above her. Several other attendants and midwives bustle about the room, while another woman, more richly clad than the servants, gazes on the child from her seat at the foot of the bed. In the antechamber sits a haloed man in a long white beard, who leans forward to hear news of the birth from the child standing in front of him. A companion sits behind him and a servant passes through the door into the bedchamber.

Artist Life Dates

1405-1481

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1448-1452

Accession Number

1977/2.1

Medium and Support

tempera and gold on panel

relevance

rank 6.41717

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

drawings

drawings by method of projection

drawings by method of representation

europe (continent)

events

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

objects we use

people and culture

personal life events

perspective drawings

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

siena (province)

sleeping and reclining furniture

tuscany (region)

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Illness and Cure of Hezekiah

Artist

Bertholet Flemal

Physical Description

In the foreground, a group of several figures, dressed in graeco-roman clothing, surround a man lying in bed. The setting has classical architectural components such as columns and pediments and a large stone sundial in the upper left corner. The figures are painted in bright colors (blue, white, gold and red) but the rest of the composition is painted in muted colors (gray, brown, dark green). Most figures are gazing up at the sundial.

Artist Life Dates

1614-1675

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1651

Accession Number

1973/1.708

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 6.41553

Secondary Keywords

architecture

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

healing

monarchs

object genres

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in government and administration

people in military occupations

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

rulers (people)

sleeping and reclining furniture

sleeping spaces

Title

Napoleon Standing Next to Chair

Artist

Larry Rivers

Physical Description

Sketch of a standing male figure outlined in dark blue spray paint to the left of a color rendering of the same male figure outlined in light blue standing next to a chair. The name “DAVID” stenciled at bottom left of center. Composed of various materials, including patent leather, felt, plastic, wool and spray paint on canvas.

Artist Life Dates

1923 - 2002

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

1997/1.135

Medium and Support

patent leather, felt, plastic, wool and spray paint on canvas

relevance

rank 6.37365

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

emperor

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

historical, theoretical and critical concepts

international post-1945 styles and movements

modern and contemporary art

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

seating furniture

single seating furniture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

The Terrace, Luxembourg

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Six figures, women and girls, sit or stand in front of a balustrade. On the left side is an urn holding a plant; the upper portion of a young tree projects above the balustrade at center; in the distance on the right appears the upper portion of a building with a mansard roof

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1894

Accession Number

1954/1.448

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

relevance

rank 6.37296

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

architecture

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

europe

europe (continent)

figures

france

france (nation)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

locality

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

seating furniture

settlements and landscapes

single seating furniture

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

œle-de-france (region)

Title

Tao Yüan-ming

Artist

Nakabayashi Chikkei

Physical Description

In the lower third of the hanging scroll are three figures. Tao Yuanming is the larger figure on the right with his two attendants on the left. They are divided by a table. In the background is a screen which separates the figures from the landscape.

Artist Life Dates

1816-1867

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840 - 1867

Accession Number

1982/1.197

Medium and Support

ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 6.26228

Secondary Keywords

layout features

asia (continent)

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

grass (plant material)

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

inorganic material

layout features

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

plant material

scroll paintings

seating furniture

single seating furniture

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

youth

Title

The Garden

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Figures are seen seated out of doors around a table in a garden. The table is set with a tea and coffee service and cups and saucers; behind the figures is a screen of trees.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1891

Accession Number

1994/2.14

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph on laid paper

relevance

rank 6.21896

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

support furniture

visual works

visual works by subject type

water activities

Title

The Coronation of the Virgin [ Le Couronnement de la Vierge] from a Book of Hours

Artist

Simon Vostre

Physical Description

A woman in the center being crowned. There are angels surrounding her. Christ on a thrown is blessing her.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1508

Accession Number

2013/2.558

Medium and Support

woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 6.21685

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animals and creatures

associated concepts

ceremonial chairs

chairs

chairs by function

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

headgear

legendary creatures

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

pottery forming techniques

pottery techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

scientific concepts

seating furniture

single seating furniture

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

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

relevance

rank 6.21268

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

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

relevance

rank 6.19237

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

Title

Animals of the Zodiac (pair with 2003/1.282.1)

Artist

Yoshikawa Kôkei

Physical Description

The animals are presented in zodiac sequence, from right to left: mouse, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, serpent, horse, goat, monkey, chicken, dog, and boar. The eight-fold screen allows the animals to seem to walk across the space. Negative space plays a significant role in the screen, creating a place for the animals to exist and at the same time extending into the room.

Artist Life Dates

active 1920's

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924

Accession Number

2003/1.383.2

Medium and Support

one of a pair of six-fold screens, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 6.14135

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

design elements

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

mammals

materials

materials by function

motifs

objects we use

Title

Rats peintres (alias rapins), from La ménagerie parisienne; #9 of album of 24. P

Artist

Gustave Doré

Artist Life Dates

1832-1883

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1854

Accession Number

1969/2.111

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 6.13943

Secondary Keywords

equipment

equipment by process

european

european styles and periods

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

image-making equipment

men

models

modern british styles and movements

modern british styles by reign

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

painting equipment

people and culture

people and occupations

studios

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

support furniture

tools and equipment

women

Title

Still Life

Artist

Jean-Émile Laboureur

Artist Life Dates

1877-1943

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1877-1943

Accession Number

1983/1.255

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 6.12497

Secondary Keywords

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 storage and support furniture

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

genres

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

plants

table coverings

the natural world

vessels

Title

Still Life

Artist

Sarkis Sarkisian

Artist Life Dates

1909-1977

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1929-1951

Accession Number

1951/1.30

Medium and Support

oil on board

relevance

rank 6.12355

Secondary Keywords

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 storage and support furniture

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

genres

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

plants

table coverings

the natural world

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

relevance

rank 6.11101

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

Title

Golden Meadow Mill, Castletown Isle

Artist

Chris Killip

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

1991/2.95

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 6.10611

Secondary Keywords

calendars

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 storage and support furniture

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

genres

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

table coverings

Title

Thinks I to Myself, Thinks I

Artist

George Cruikshank

Artist Life Dates

1782-1878

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

1983/1.125

Medium and Support

color etching on paper

relevance

rank 6.09394

Secondary Keywords

image form

animals

architecture

european

european styles and periods

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

mammals

modern british styles and movements

modern british styles by reign

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

sleeping and reclining furniture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

text-based art

the natural world

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Still Life with Fruit and Walnuts

Artist

George Forster

Artist Life Dates

1817-1896

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1817-1896

Accession Number

1981/2.164

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 5.97689

Secondary Keywords

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 storage and support furniture

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

genres

materials

materials by origin

objects

objects we use

plant material

plants

table coverings

the natural world

Title

Thinks I to Myself, Thinks I

Artist

George Cruikshank

Artist Life Dates

1782-1878

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

1983/1.124

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 5.95620

Secondary Keywords

image form

animals

architecture

european

european styles and periods

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

mammals

modern british styles and movements

modern british styles by reign

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

sleeping and reclining furniture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

visual works

visual works by form

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

relevance

rank 5.94872

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