EditorialA view of Down Cathedral after restoration; figures and gravestones in the foreground. Inscribed 'HIG PAGET DOWNPATRICK CATHEDRAL 1796' in black ink on a tombstone in the foreground . Down Patrick Cathedral Restored. 1796. Pen and black ink with water...
EditorialSash, Medium: silk and metal-wrapped silk on cotton Technique: uncounted stitches; satin and double running stitches on plain weave; foundation has a crepe effect due to over twisted z-spun yarns used for warp and weft, Sash with identical ten inch hig...
EditorialStudy, Old Cypress Tres, Cypress Point, Samuel Colman, American, 18321920, Graphite, pen and brown ink on paper, An old tree is shown standing at a hillside, with a wood in the background. Inscribed below in ink: 'Old Cypress trunk, Cypress point'. Hig...
EditorialShip cloth (palepai), Medium: cotton, silk, metallic threads Technique: plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade), Horizontally rectangular panel with a 'ship of the dead' design. A large symmetrical ship carrying three hig...
EditorialPlate painted with a river landscape with castle, farm and some figures, Plate of faience, painted in blue on the white tin glaze with a landscape: in the middle a castle, on the left a farm and in the foreground a river with two men sitting on the hig...
EditorialPlate painted with a river landscape with castle, farm and some figures, Plate of faience, painted in blue on the white tin glaze with a landscape: in the middle a castle, on the left a farm and in the foreground a river with two men sitting on the hig...
EditorialFlute glass with the Stegeman-De Quade alliance weapon, Flat base with folded edge and pontil mark. Hollow, baluster-shaped trunk with two discs, blown into the shape of two lion masks between garlands, trimmed at the top and bottom with a crackle. Hig...
EditorialHead of Silenos, Late Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; mold-made, H. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm), Terracottas, The head is mold-made and solid. The back is probably handmade. The head is preserved with part of the neck in back. He has a hig...
EditorialA view of Down Cathedral after restoration; figures and gravestones in the foreground. Inscribed 'HIG PAGET DOWNPATRICK CATHEDRAL 1796' in black ink on a tombstone in the foreground . Down Patrick Cathedral Restored. 1796. Pen and black ink with water...
EditorialDaoist Robe (Jiang yi), Ming dynasty (1368?1644), 17th century, China, Silk and metallic thread tapestry weave (kesi), Overall: 54 3/4 x 65 3/4 in. (139.1 x 167 cm), Costumes-Tapestries, The poncho-like jiang yi is worn for particular ceremonies by hig...
EditorialHead of Silenos, Late Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; mold-made, H. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm), Terracottas, The head is mold-made and solid. The back is probably handmade. The head is preserved with part of the neck in back. He has a hig...
EditorialDEATH OF ISAAC DAVIS, He was a gunsmith and a militia officer who commanded a company of Minutemen from Acton, Massachusetts, during the first battle of the American Revolutionary War. In the months leading up to the Revolution, Davis set unusually hig...