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American Decorative Arts
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met-american-decor · 3 years ago
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Study of a Fallen Tree (from sketchbook), David Johnson, American Decorative Arts
Gift of Martha J. Fleischman and Barbara G. Fleischman, 1999 Size: 4 5/16 x 6 15/16 in. (11 x 17.6 cm) Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/16944
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met-american-decor · 3 years ago
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Floor tile, late 16th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Fletcher Fund, 1927 Size: 5 ¼ × 5 ¼ in. (13.3 × 13.3 cm) Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/196217
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Architectural woodwork and paneling, George A. Schastey & Co., 1881–82, American Decorative Arts
Gift of The Museum of the City of New York, 2008 Medium: Satinwood, purpleheart, mother-of-pearl, silver-plated brass, mirrored glass, marble, and reproduction upholstery
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/20415
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met-american-decor · 3 years ago
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Double-Sided Teapot with Tree Peonies, late 17th–early 18th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Asian Art
Purchase by subscription, 1879 Size: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 5 ½ in. (14 cm) Medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/46792
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Washington's Triumphal Entry into New York, ca. 1850, American Decorative Arts
The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps, and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954 Size: 36 1/2 x 58 1/2 in. (91.9 x 147.8 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/13025
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Mrs. James Bleecker (Sarah Bache), John Ramage, ca. 1795, American Decorative Arts
Gift of James and Genevieve Bleecker, 2002 Size: 2 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. W (5.4 x 3.5 cm) Medium: Watercolor on ivory
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/17514
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Tumbler, 1850–70, American Decorative Arts
Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946 Size: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Diam. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm) Medium: Pressed glass
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/9061
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Salt Spoon, T. & H., 1810–20, American Decorative Arts
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Moore, 1923 Size: L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) Medium: Silver
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/6956
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Close Helmet, probably early 19th century in the 16th century style, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913 Size: H. 12 ¾ in. (32.4 cm); W. 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm); D. 12 ½ in. (31.8 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 4 oz. (2835 g) Medium: Steel
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/27116
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Vase, Ott and Brewer, 1885–90, American Decorative Arts
Gift of Barbara Goldberg, in honor of Jay and Emma Lewis, 2005 Size: Approx. H. 18 in. (45.7 cm) Medium: Porcelain
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/19071
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met-american-decor · 3 years ago
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The Bridge, Frederick Oakes Sylvester, 1903, Saint Louis Art Museum: American Art
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/10435/
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Dressing table, George A. Schastey, 1881–82, American Decorative Arts
Gift of The Museum of the City of New York, 2008 Size: 30 1/2 × 30 5/8 × 22 1/2 in. (77.5 × 77.8 �� 57.2 cm) Medium: Satinwood, purpleheart, mother-of-pearl, brass, silver-plated brass, and original upholstery
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/19776
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Dish, last quarter 16th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Islamic Art
Gift of William B. Osgood Field, 1902 Size: H. 2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm) Diam. 11 ½ in. (29.2 cm) Wt.1.9lb. (0.9kg) Medium: Stonepaste; painted and glazed
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/444879
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Cup plate, Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, ca. 1829–40, American Decorative Arts
Bequest of Anne Du Pont Peyton, 1944 Size: Diam. 3 5/8in. (9.2cm) Medium: Pressed glass
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/2955
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Box with Medallion Top, 1770–1800, American Decorative Arts
Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883 Size: 1 x 3 1/16 in. (2.5 x 7.8 cm) Medium: Tortoiseshell
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/900
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Washington Reviewing the Western Army at Fort Cumberland, Maryland, Frederick Kemmelmeyer, after 1795, American Decorative Arts
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1963 Size: 22 3/4 x 37 1/4 in. (57.8 x 94.6 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11302
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Serpent, Leopoldo Franciolini, 18th century (?), Musical Instruments
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 Size: Length 822 mm., Diam. of bell 120 mm., Length of mouthpiece 60 mm., Length of crook, ca. 355 mm. Medium: Wood, leather, brass, ivory
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/501668
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