EditorialArtful fencing 1, Illustration of artfully designed window-wreath from the 19th century, signed: I Phil. Walther sc. Nbg 1843 (?), Pl. 4, S. 63, Walther, Phil. (sc.), 1843, Carl Heideloff: Die Ornamentik des Mittelalters: eine Sammlung auserw?hlter Ver...
EditorialArtful fencing 2, Illustration of ornately crafted window-wreath from the 19th century, signed: Phil Walther sc. Nbg 1845, Pl. 5, S. 65, Walther, Phil. (sc.), 1845, Carl Heideloff: Die Ornamentik des Mittelalters: eine Sammlung auserw?hlter Verziehrung...
EditorialThe Artful Dodger. Illustration for 'Oliver Twist'. The Children's Dickens Stories selected from various tales [With illustrations]. London : Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, [1909]. Source: 12613.dd.22 front cover.
Editorial"Hullo! my covey, what's the row?" A boy, dressed as an adult, notices Oliver Twist sitting in a doorway. The boy introduces himself as "Jack Dawkins," known as "the artful Dodger". Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. London : Robson & Kerslake, 1885. Sou...
EditorialCruet stand, ca. 1805?11, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silver, 9 3/4 x 8 5/8 x 7 in. (24.8 x 21.9 x 17.8 cm); 20 oz. 14 dwt. (643.5 g), Silver, Lewis and Smith (active ca. 1805?11), Very few American-made cruet stands ar...
EditorialNose Ornament, 13th?16th century, Colombia, Sonso, Gold, H. 3 7/8 x W. 10 in. (9.8 x 25.4 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Although some are of artful or inorganic design, ancient American nose ornaments often bear a strong resemblance to natural forms. Here, the...