Rank Badge for a Mid-level Government Official (known as Hyumpae meaning front and back), 19th century, Korea, Korea, Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin damask weave, embroidered with silk and…

Ornamental Design for Knife Handle with Air, from The Four Elements, about 1590, Johann Theodor de Bry, German, 1561-1623, Flanders, Engraving in black on ivory laid paper, 90 × 22 mm…

Ash and Alder on the Greta, from The Park and the Forest, 1841, James Duffield Harding (English, 1798-1863), printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel (English, 1789–1850), published by Thomas…

Coverlet, 1835/40, United States, Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth, two loom widths joined, fringed, 222.5 x 184.1 cm (87 1/2 x 72 1/2 in.)

Fukusa (Gift Cover), late Edo (1789–1868)/early Meiji period (1868–1912), 1800/83, Japan, Patterned side: silk, plain weave, resist dyed, lined with silk, plain weave (possibly dyed with…

Composite Armor, c. 1610/20, Italian, Italy, Steel with gilding, H. 193 cm (76 in.)

The Magdalen, n.d., Giulio Carpioni, Italian, 1613-1678, Italy, Etching on ivory laid paper, 216 x 139 mm

Nutmeg Grater, 1803, Thomas Matthews, England, Silver and steel, 7.3 × 3.1 cm (2 7/8 × 1 3/16 in.)

Amphonyx, Print, Amphonyx is a genus of hawkmoths in the family Sphingidae erected by Felipe Poey in 1832.

Folded Surimono with Kite, 1850s, Nakajima Raisho, Japanese, active 19th century, Japan, Color woodblock print, surimono, 25.5 x 18.9 cm

Priest Saigyo Contemplating Mount Fuji, c. 1770s, Kitao Shigemasa, Japanese, 1739-1820, Japan, Color woodblock print, hashira-e

Mise-en-carte (Point-paper), 1760/90, France, Lyon, France, Ink and gouache on hand drawn graph paper, 45.45 × 55.9 cm (17 7/8 × 22 in.)

Shakespeare’s Seven Ages (of Man) (Furnishing Fabric), c. 1805, Engraved by John Slack (English, active 1794-1828) and others after paintings by Robert Smirke’s (English, 1752–1845),…

Joseph Sold by his Brothers, 1533, Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560), after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520), Italy, Engraving, printed in black, on paper, 212…

Fragment, 1601/25, Italy, Silk, cut, uncut, voided velvet with additional patterning wefts of gilt string against plain weave foundation, 24 x 14.5 cm (9 1/2 x 5 5/8 in.)

Wheel-Lock Spanner Combined with Screwdriver and Spring Clamp, 1567, German, Germany, Steel, L. 22 cm (8 5/8 in.)

Antilope bubalis, Print, Blackbuck, The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian antelope, is an antelope found in India, Nepal, and Pakistan. The blackbuck is the sole extant…

Double-Faced Female Figurine, 500/400 B.C., Tlatilco, Tlatilco, Valley of Mexico, Mexico, Tlatilco, Ceramic and pigment, H. 5.7 cm (2 1/2 in.)

Fragment (Bonnet Trim), c. 1850, Probably Europe, Europe, Horsehair, bobbin lace mesh, embroidered with straw and straw yarns in loop and surface satin stitches, knots, appliquéd with cotton,…

Study for Illustration for Aline, Queen of Golconda, n.d., Albert Lynch, French, born Peru, 1851-after 1900, France, Pen and black ink, with brush and black and gray wash, over black chalk,…

Crypt of Kirkstall Abbey, plate 39 from Liber Studiorum, published February 11, 1812, Joseph Mallord William Turner, English, 1775-1851, England, Etching and engravng in brown on ivory laid paper,…

David in Prayer, 1652, Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, Holland, Engraving on paper, 141 x 94 mm (image), 143 x 95 mm (sheet)

Sampler, 1836, Mary S. Burr (American, b. 1825-1894), United States, North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, Wool, plain weave, embroidered with silk in cross stitches, 33 x 30.8 cm (13 x 12…

Coin Portraying Emperor Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus (Maximian or Maximianus I), AD 286/305, Roman, Roman Empire, Bronze, Diam. 2.5 cm, 4.42 g

Harpies Attacking Aeneas and His Companions, n.d., Domenico Gargiulo, called Micco Spadaro, Italian, 1609-c. 1675, Italy, Pen and iron gall ink on cream laid paper, 191 x 266 mm

Coin Portraying Emperor Constantine I, AD 318, Roman, minted in London, Roman Empire, Bronze, Diam. 2 cm, 3.43 g

Turkeys, 1880, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Etching and drypoint with foul biting in black ink on ivory laid paper, 208 x 131 mm (image, trimmed within plate mark),…

Pietà, early 16th century, Pénicaud Workshop, Limoges, Enamel on copper, 11.8 x 8.7 cm (4 5/8 x 3 7/16 in.), With Frame: 11.4 x 14 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)

Woman Washing Her Hands before Entering a Shrine, c. 1767, Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信, Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770, Japan, Color woodblock print, chuban, 26.5 x 19.2 cm (10 1/2 x 7 1/2…

Paperweight, c. 1848–55, Saint-Louis, France, founded 1767, Saint-Louis, Glass, Diam. 6.7 (2 5/8 in.)

Border, 17th century, Spain, Linen, plain weave, embroidered with silk floss, in back and long-armed cross stitches, 8.1 x 65.3 cm (3 1/4 x 25 5/8 in.)

Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1620/30, Jean Le Clerc (French, 1585/87-1633), after Carlo Saraceni (Italian, c.1579-1620), France, Etching on cream laid paper, 318 × 229 mm (plate), 324 × 237…

Fragment, Greco–Roman period (30 B.C.– 641 A.D.), 4th/5th century, Coptic, Egypt, Akhmin, Egypt, Linen and wool, slit tapestry weave, 26.0 × 3.2 cm (10 1/4 × 1 1/4 in.)

Sorrow and Pain Punishing Psyche, 1530/40, Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560), after Michiel Coxcie I (Flemish, 1499-1592), in turn, inspired by Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael…

The Midmay Sea-Piece, plate 40 from LIber Studiorum, published February 11, 1812, Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851), Engraved by W. Annis and I.C. Easling, England, Etching…

Main Portal, Chartres Cathedral, c. 1860, printed c. 1873, Édouard Baldus, French, born Germany, 1813–1889, France, Heliogravure (photogravure), 30.7 × 42.5 cm (image), 45.3 × 63.4 cm (paper)

The Siege of Ujjain and the Magic Donkey, page from a copy of the Kalakacharyakatha, c. 1450, India, Gujarat, India, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, Image: 10.1 x 6.9 cm (3 15/16 x 2 11/16 in.…

A Mountain Torrent, c. 1850, David Cox the elder, English, 1783-1859, England, Black and white chalk, and charcoal on cream wove paper, 531 × 733 mm

La Route de Lillebonne (The Road to Lillebonne) (Furnishing Fashion), after 1822, Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863), France, possibly Lillebonne or Rouen, France, Cotton, plain weave,…

Portrait of Titian, 1587, Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557-1602), after a self-portrait by Titian (Italian, c. 1488-1576), Italy, Engraving on ivory laid paper, 324 x 232 mm (image/plate/sheet)

Elisabeth of Bourbon, Queen of Spain, plate 13 from Duces Burgundiae (Dukes of Burgundy), 1644, Jacob Louys (Flemish, 1595-after 1644), after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640), border…

Fragment, late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), 1850/1900, Japan, Plain compound twill, silk & gilt paper, 2 strips to m.m., 33.6 x 31.1 cm (13 1/4 x 12 1/4 in) (per old card)

World’s Columbian Exposition, Columbus’ Caravel, The Nina, 1887/93, George Barker, American, born Canada, 1844–1894, United States, Albumen silver print, stereo, 7.7 x 7.5 cm (each image), 8.9…

Handkerchief, c. 1830, France, Mulhouse, Mulhouse, Cotton, plain weave, block printed, 95.3 x 97.7 cm (37 1/2 x 38 1/2 in.)

Dish, c. 1750, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, c. 1745-1784, Chelsea, Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, 27.3 × 19.1 cm (10 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.)

Nocturne, 1878, published 1887, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Lithotint from a prepared half-tint ground, in black ink, with scraping, on blue laid chine laid down…

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo II as Itsuki and Bando Hikosaburo II as Oyamada Taro in the play Taiheiki Shizunome Furisode, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1767, 1767,…

The Sixth Month (Minatsuki), from the series Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu juniko), c. 1779, Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752-1815, Japan, Color woodblock print, koban, 22.6 x 15.6 cm

View of Rome: Number 12, n.d., François Collignon, French, c. 1609-1657, France, Etching on ivory laid paper, 113 × 250 mm (sheet)

Fragment, Tang dynasty (618–906)/ Song dynasty (960–1279), 9th/10th century, Central Asia, Central Asia, Silk, complementary weft twill weave with inner warps, 45.5 × 46.7 cm (17 7/8 × 18 3/8…

Jael and Sisera, 1520/25, Albrecht Altdorfer, German, c. 1480-1538, Germany, Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper, 72 x 48 mm (image/block), 123 x 95 mm (sheet), Untitled, 1849/60, English,…

Vessel, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5–6 (about 2494–2181 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Calcite, H. 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.), diam. 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)

The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as Oiso no Tora and Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Soga no Juro in the play Haru wa Akebono Kuruwa Soga, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1743, 1743,…

Crested Myna Birds and Chrysanthemums, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), c. 1892, Xugu, Chinese, 1823-1896, China, Hanging scroll, ink and colors on paper, 149.8 × 40.0 cm (59 × 15 3/4 in.)

Genealogical Tree of the Austrian Royal Family, plate 32 from Casperius Gevartius, Pompa Introitus Honori Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi (Triumphal Entry of the Most Serene and Honorable…

Cherry Blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill, c. 1787, Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752-1815, Japan, Color woodblock print, center sheet of oban triptych, 38.1 x 24.5 cm

Bomb-Proof in which the Russian General lived who Commanded in the Redan, 1855, James Robertson, Scottish, c. 1813–d. after 1881, Scotland, Albumen print, 22.5 x 29.1 cm (image/paper), 31.9 x…

Erasmus Balderman, 1535, Barthel Beham, German, 1502-1540, Germany, Engraving in black on ivory laid paper, 131 x 95 mm (image, trimmed within plate mark)

Study for Saint Louis Healing the Sick, c. 1654, Eustache Le Sueur, French, 1617-1655, France, Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on brown laid paper, laid down on cream laid card, 340 ×…

Chiryu: Early Summer Horse Market (Chiryu, shuka uma ichi), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34,…

Woman Holding a Chalice, 1700/50, Nevers, France, Glass, lampwork (verre de Nevers), metal armature, H. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)

Ôhi (Stole), late Edo period (1789–1868), 1800/68, Japan, Heri, jô: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip, warp-float faced 3:1 'Z’ twill weave with plain interlacings of…

Armadillo pulchellus, Print, Nine-banded armadillo skeleton., Three-banded armadillo skeleton on display at the Museum of Osteology. Armadillos (from Spanish "little armoured one") are New…

Ilfracombe, Wildersmouth from the Parade, 1860/94, Francis Bedford, English, 1816–1894, England, Albumen print, 15.6 × 21.2 cm (image), 16.6 × 21.6 cm (paper)

Poem by Fujiwara no Toshiyuki, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets, c. 1767/68, Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信, Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770, Japan, Color woodblock print, chuban, 28.8…

Six People Watching a Snake, from Scherzi, 1735–40, Giambattista Tiepolo, Italian, 1696-1770, Italy, Etching on paper, 229 x 178 mm (image/plate), 312 x 222 mm (sheet)

Ampullaria ovata, Print, Ampullaria is an extinct genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Ampullariidae.

Deathbed Scene, n.d., Jean Baptiste Carpeaux, French, 1827-1875, France, Black and white pastel on brown wove paper, 175 × 530 mm

Pair of Flintlock Pistols, 1640/60, English, England, Steel, walnut, iron, and maple, L. 58.8 (23 1/8 in.)

Fragment (Border), 1650/1700, Iran (Persia), Iran, Brocaded plain compound cloth, silk and gold wound on yellow silk core, 13.6 × 25.5 cm (5 3/8 × 10 1/16 in.)

The Actor Yoshizawa Iroha I as Princess Yosooi (Yosooi Hime) in the Play Kikujido Shuen no Iwaya, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775, c. 1775, Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川…

Denarius (Coin) Depicting King Ancus Marcius, 56 BC, Roman, minted in Rome, Italy, Silver, Diam. 2 cm, 3.28 g

Alysia, Print, Alysia is a luxury charter Motor yacht owned by Greek businessman Andreas Liveras. She is number 38 on the List of motor yachts by length. She was constructed in steel during 2006…

Scapino, Cap. Zerbino, from Balli di Sfessania, c. 1622, Jacques Callot, French, 1592-1635, France, Etching and engraving on paper, 70 × 92 mm

Unfinished Sketch of Seated Man, n.d., Henry Stacy Marks, English, 1829-1898, England, Black pastel, heightened with brush and white gouache, on blue laid paper, 435 × 310 mm

The Little Student, 1890, Julian Alden Weir, American, 1852-1919, United States, Drypoint on ivory wove paper mounted on cream wove paper, 103 x 83 mm (image/plate), 281 x 178 (sheet)

Three Roman Soldiers, n.d., After Giambologna, Italian, 1529-1608, Italy, Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid…

Antilope kudu, Print, Blackbuck, The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian antelope, is an antelope found in India, Nepal, and Pakistan. The blackbuck is the sole extant member…

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Yoshimine no Munesada in the Play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1771, c. 1771, Ippitsusai Buncho,…

Fragment, 1601/35, Italy, Silk, cut, uncut, and voided velvet against plain weave foundation, 24 × 17.8 cm (9 1/2 × 7 in.)

Amulet of the God Horus, Late Period, Dynasty 25–30 (780–343 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Faience, 1.5 × 1 × .25 cm (9/16 × 3/8 × 1/16 in.)

Music for the Donkey in the Office of the Feast of Fools, 1807–08, Aubin-Louis Millin (French, 19th Century), printed by André Frédérick (French, 18th-19th Century), France, Lithograph in…

Portrait of Jacques Bénigne Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux, 1723, Pierre-Imbert Drevet (French, 1697-1739), after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743), France, Engraving on ivory laid paper, 508 × 333…

The Skiapods: The head as low as possible, that is the secret of happiness!, plate 6 of 6, 1889, Odilon Redon, French, 1840-1916, France, Lithograph in black on ivory China paper laid down on…

Articulated crab, Active 19th century, Artist Unkown, Japanese, Japan, Bronze, 1 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.

The Mandolin Player, c. 1889, Mary Cassatt, American, 1844-1926, United States, Etching on in warm dark brown ink white laid paper, 232 x 158 mm (image/plate), 303 x 240 mm (sheet)

Gorget, 19th century in 16th century style, European, Europe, Steel

Bowl with Flared Rim and Partridge-feather Mottles, Northern Song (960–1127) or Jin dynasty (1115–1234), late 11th/12th century, China, Northern black ware, Cizhou type, stoneware with…

Illustration of a Dutchman (Orandajin no zu), 1861, Utagawa Yoshitoyo, Japanese, 1830–1866, Japan, Color woodblock print, oban

Double-Sided Vinaigrette, c. 1850, China, Silver and silver gilt, 3.8 × 2.5 cm (1 1/2 × 1 in.)

Champagne Flute, 19th century, J. & L. Lobmeyr, Austrian, founded 1822, Vienna, Glass, clear and blown with quadri-lobed bowl, H. 17.5 (6 7/8 in.)

Plaque: The Good God, Lord of the Two Lands, Menkheperure (Thutmose IV)/lion with round sign, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose IV (1400–1390 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Ceramic, 1.6 × 1 ×…

As (Coin) Portraying Emperor Tiberius, AD 22/23, Roman, minted in Rome, Roman Empire, Bronze, Diam. 2.9 cm, 11.06 g

Vase, 1723/25, Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, founded 1710, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration, H. 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.), diam. 15.2 cm (6 in.)

Skyphos (Wine Cup), About 500/480 BC, Greek, Athens, Attributed to the CHC Group, Athens, terracotta, decorated in the black-figure technique, 10.6 × 23.2 × 16.5 cm (4 3/16 × 9 1/8 × 6 1/2 in.)

Young Man Standing (Léon Leenhoff) (recto), Sketch of Standing Boy (verso), 1864/65, Attributed to Édouard Manet, French, 1832-1883, France, Black crayon (recto and verso) on tannish-buff laid…

Trouser Band, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900, Han-Chinese, China, Each having one figure, also birds designs, black and white border, embroidered on gauze., 8 × 38.9 cm (3 1/8 × 15 3/8 in.)

Winged Scarab Amulet, Late Period (664–332 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Faience, 6.4 × 13 × 0.6 cm (2 1/2 × 5 1/8 × 1/4 in.)

Anomalochilus, Print

Chrysanthemum Dish, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng reign mark and period (1723–35), China, Glazed porcelain, H. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.), diam. 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.)