EditorialTerracotta lekythos (oil jar), Classical, ca. 480?470 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H.: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Vases, Woman seated with wool at wool-basket, Eros flying toward her; near her a quail.
EditorialTankard with dragons, figures in landscapes and ornamental borders, Beer mug made of porcelain, with a spherical body and a C-shaped ear ending in a dragon head. Painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, eggplant, turquoise, black and gold. The...
EditorialBasket, The oval basket rests on four cast feet, shaped like bird claws that comprise a ball. The flat bottom is enclosed in the straight bottom edge, which, like the top edge and the ears, is decorated with a pearl frame. The vaulted wall is completel...
EditorialSampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave, A female figure on the left side and a male figure on the right, surrounded by spot motifs of flowering plants. At the bottom center, a basket of fruit with a b...
EditorialSampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave, A female figure on the left side and a male figure on the right, surrounded by spot motifs of flowering plants. At the bottom center, a basket of fruit with a b...
EditorialFragment, Medium: cotton Technique: copperplate printed on plain weave, Textile fragment. Figures play 'blind mans buff' in a rustic setting with water fowl. Above, a man pushes a woman on a swing while dogs look on. Behind stands a man and woman with ...
EditorialSampler, Harriet McEwen, English, Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, chain, stem, and square stitches on plain weave foundation, Four alphabets, one with numerals at the top. Verse: 'Tis education that conform t...
EditorialBasket and divider, silver, Oval basket (a) with openwork sides and beading on upper and lower rim. Four claw-and-ball feet; angular handles., Divider (b): two plates of silver., Amsterdam, Netherlands, ca. 1820, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Basket and ...
EditorialLux et Veritas, Louis M. Glackens, American, 18661933, Graphite, blue pencil on paper, Cartoon or illustration. Exterior scene. A woman stands at left, holding an infant in her left arm, while her right hand holds an umbrella. Another woman stands at r...