Business card Mr. Talbot, Lacock Abbey, 1820/77, William Henry Fox Talbot, English, 1800–1877, England, Paper business card with typeset text, 4.3 × 7.6 cm

Alpheus lottini, Print, Coral snapping shrimp

Bedcover, 1852, Marcy B. Bert (American, active 1852, United States, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Silk, plain weave, backed with pink cotton, plain weave, glazed, 200.6 x 216.9 cm…

Leaf from Opera by Virgilius (after the Strasbourg Virgil, 1502), plate 90 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century, 1544, assembled into portfolio 1937, Unknown Artist (Italian, 16th…

Memorial Glass, c. 1851/65, France, Glass, 8.9 × 7.3 cm (3 1/2 × 2 7/8 in.)

Albrechtsgasse No. 3, Portal am Wohnhause des Friedrich Ritter von Schey, 1860s, Austrian, 19th century, Austria, Albumen print, 33.9 × 28.3 cm (image/paper), 61.1 × 42.9 cm (album page)

Shaped Sleeve Ruffle (Engageanté), 1760s, Italy, Burano, Burano, Linen, needle lacer, 17.2 × 90.3 cm (6 3/4 × 35 1/2 in.)

Asuka no Suika, form the series Eight Scenes of Edo (Koto hakkei), c. 1781, Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752-1815, Japan, Color woodblock print, chuban, 25.9 x 19.2 cm

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), 1825/75, France, Cotton, plain weave, engraved roller printed, 145.4 × 80.3 cm (57 1/4 × 31 1/2 in.)

Potpourri Vase, 1810/20, Wedgwood Manufactory, England, founded 1759, Burslem, Lead-glazed earthenware with purple lustre decoration, H. 20.3 cm (8 in.)

Suijin Shrine and Massaki on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Suijin no mori Massaki), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1856, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重,…

Madonna and Child with Saints, n.d., Attributed to Giovanni Battista Carlone, Italian, 1592-1677, Italy, Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (partly…

Goblet with Cover, c. 1725, Germany, Schleswig, Schleswig, Glass, 18.9 x 6.5 cm (7 7/16 x 2 9/16 in.)

Sketches of Ladies and Gentlemen, Dancers, n.d., Imitator of Jean Antoine Watteau, French, 1684-1721, France, Pen and black ink on ivory laid paper, 64 × 272 mm

Bonnet Veil, c. 1835, Sara Ann Reno (American, active c. 1835), United States, Ohio, Holland, Ohio, Silk, machine-made net, embroidered with silk in darning and running stitches, edged with…

Satyr’s Family from Bacchanales, or Satyr’s Games, 1763, Jean Honoré Fragonard, French, 1732-1806, France, Etching on ivory laid paper, 132 × 203 mm (image), 145 × 213 mm (sheet)

Pin Shank, Geometric Period (800–600 BC), Greek, Thessaly, Thessaly, Bronze, 11.4 × 0.9 × 0.6 cm (4 1/2 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.)

The Crucifixion (Coup de Lance), 1631, Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert (Dutch, active in Flanders, 1580-1663), after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640), Netherlands, Engraving in black on ivory…

The Fair at Gondreville, 1624, Jacques Callot, French, 1592-1635, France, Etching in black on cream laid paper, 181 × 334 mm (plate), 190 × 333 mm (sheet)

Tantric Temple Banner of a Dancing Goddess Flanked by Dakinis, 17th century, Nepal, Nepal, Pigment and black ink on cloth, 124.5 x 231.1 cm (49 x 91 in.)

Fan (Vernis Martin Type), Louis XV period (1715–1774), 1725–1774, France, Painted and lacquered ivory brisée fan with mother-of-pearl insets, 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)

Paperweight, c. 1845–60, Baccarat, France, founded 1764, Baccarat, Glass, Diam. 7.6 cm (3 in.)

Fish Pendant, Western Zhou period, 11th/10th century B.C., China, Jade, 3 3/8 × 1 1/16 × 1/16 in.

Panel (For a Screen), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900, China, Panel: Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with extended weft and interlaced outlining…

What Wreath for Lamia? What for Lycius? What for the Sage, 1885/88, Will Hicock Low, American, 1853-1932, United States, Black, gray and white gouache on cream card (discolored to tan), 105 x 376 mm

Urizen, 1794, William Blake, English, 1757-1827, England, Monotype, with pen and brown and gray inks and watercolor, on cream wove paper, 170 × 127 mm

Sideboard, 1825/35, American, 19th century, Philadelphia or Baltimore, Philadelphia, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, poplar, and eastern white pine, 124.5 × 186.4 × 59.7 cm (49 × 73 3/8 × 23 3/4 in.)

Vase, 1893, Royal Doulton Co., English, 1815-1965, Burslem, Tin-glazed earthenware, slip-decorated, 39.4 × 16.5 × 14.9 cm (15 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.)

Interling (From a Kesa), late Edo period (1789–1868), 1792, Japan, Hemp, plain weave, inscribed with Indian ink (sumi), 106.8 x 177.4 cm (42 x 69 3/4 in.)

Sad Iron, 1744, Netherlands, Netherlands, Brass and wood, 13.3 x 15.2 x 8.6 cm (5 1/4 x 6 x 3 3/8 in.)

Candlestick (one of a pair), 1810/20, England, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, Lead-glazed earthenware with lustre, H. 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)

Biconical Bead, Geometric Period (800–600 BC), Greek, Thessaly, Greece, Bronze, 3.6 × 5.1 × 3.6 cm (1 3/8 × 2 × 1 3/8 in.)

Border, 1770s, France, Linen, needle lace of a type known as "Point d'Argentan" with bottonholed mesh ground, 4.7 × 145.3 cm (1 7/8 × 57 1/4 in.)

Samezu Coast in South Shinagawa (Minami-Shinagawa Samezu kaigan), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1857, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, Japanese,…

Tree, 1892, Odilon Redon, French, 1840-1916, France, Lithograph on cream China paper, laid down with chine collé on ivory wove paper, 401 × 319 mm (image), 476 × 320 mm (chine), 613 × 431…

Noa Noa (Fragrant), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893–94, printed and published 1921, Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903), printed by Pola Gauguin (Danish, born France, 1883-1961), published by…

Alocorrhinus, Print

Wooded Landscape with Cottage and Horseman, 1663, Meindert Hobbema, Dutch, 1638-1709, Netherlands, Oil on canvas, 101.9 × 131.4 cm (40 1/8 × 51 3/4 in.)

The Noble Painter, 1642, Abraham Bosse, French, 1602-1676, France, Engraving, with etching, on ivory laid paper, 252 × 323 mm (image, with te×t/plate), 271 × 340 mm (sheet)

Powerscourt House, Dublin, published July 1795, James Malton, English, 1761-1803, England, Hand-colored aquatint in black on ivory wove paper, 267 × 383 mm (image), 315 × 425 mm (plate), 420 ×…

View of the Villa d’Este, Tivoli, from Views of Rome, 1773, published 1800–07, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778), published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro…

Coin Depicting a Palm Tree, AD 132/135, Judaean, Israel, Bronze, Diam. 2.7 cm, 11.18 g

After the Sale, Clothes Exchange, Houndsditch, 1887, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Etching with foul biting in black ink on ivory laid paper, 126 x 176 mm (image,…

Table Cover, 1890s, Europe or United States, Europe, Cotton, plain weave with supplementary, discontinuous pile warps forming cut, voided 'velvet', edged with wook in knotted, cut fringe, 130.5…

Duchess of Devonshire and child, from Old English Masters, 1897, printed 1902, Timothy Cole (American, born England, 1852-1931), after Sir Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723-1792), United States,…

Bush warbler on plum branch, c. 1843/47, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, Japanese, 1797-1858, Japan, Color woodblock print, aitanzaku, 13 x 4 1/2 in.

Denarius (Coin) Portraying Mark Antony and Queen Cleopatra VII, Ptolemaic Period, (about 32 BC), Reign of Cleopatra VII, 51–30 BC, Greco-Roman, mint moving with Antony, Ancient Greece, Silver,…

Coverlet, 1820/40, United States, Probably Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wefts in composite point twill weave (star, work, multiple shaft), two…

Amulet of the Soul as a Human-Headed Bird, Late Period, Dynasty 25–30 (780–343 BC), Egyptian, Egypt, Glass, 3.5 × 3 × 0.5 cm (1 3/8 × 1 1/8 × 1/4 in.)

House with a Turret, rue de la Tixéranderie, 1852, Charles Meryon, French, 1821-1868, France, Etching on ivory laid paper, 249 × 133 mm (image), 249 × 133 mm (plate), 264 × 148 mm (sheet)

Lion Protome, c. 2nd century, India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura region, Mathura, Mottled red sandstone, 80.7 x 47 x 30.4 cm (31 3/4 x 18 1/2 x 12 in.)

The Distant City, 1868, Rodolphe Bresdin, French, 1825-1885, France, Etching and roulette on ivory China paper laid down on white wove paper, 97 × 180 mm (image), 108 × 193 mm (chine), 134 × 210…

The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke I, from A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi), 1770, Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章, Japanese, 1726-1792, Japan, Color woodblock print, page from illustrated…

Rest on the Flight into Egypt, n.d., Bartolomeo Biscaino, Italian, before 1629-1657, Italy, Etching printed in reddish brown on paper, 187 × 247 mm

E. W. Blatchford Residence: Lunette Depicting Autumn, c. 1875/77, Peter Bonnett Wight, American, 1838-1925, Sculptor: James Legge, American, 1830-1890, Chicago, Sandstone, Appro×. 29 × 46 × 6 in.

Panel, Mid–18th century, France, Lyon, Lyon, Silk, satin weave, brocaded, 287.5 x 67.3 cm (113 1/4 x 26 1/2 in.)

Antidorcas marsupialis, Print, The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in southern and southwestern Africa. The sole member of the genus Antidorcas, this…

Hanging, 1575/1600, France or Italy, France, Linen, plain weave, cutwork embroidered with linen in buttonhole, twisted buttonhole, and darning stitches, twist bars, embroidered in interlooped…

Interior view of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore, from Views of Rome, 1768, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720-1778, Italy, Etching on ivory laid paper, 430 x 681 mm (image), 473 x 700…

Architectural relief panel with floral design, Mughal period, 18th century, India, India, Slate, 52.2 x 133.8 x 3.3 cm (20 9/16 x 52 11/16 x 1 1/4 in.)

Picture (Depicting William and Mary), c. 1869, England, Silk, satin weave, embroidered with silk in tent stitch, appliquéd, wooden frame, 66 × 57.2 cm (26 × 22 1/2 in.)

Fragment, 18th century, late Edo period (1789–1868)/ Meiji period (1868–1912), China or Japan, China, Silk, satin weave with supplementary wefts bound by secondary binding warps in twill…

A Young Street Urchin, 1874, Félix Hilaire Buhot, French, 1847-1898, France, Etching on cream laid paper, 97 × 51 mm (image/plate), 132 × 84 mm (sheet)

The Marketplace, Vitré, 1893, James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903, United States, Transfer lithograph in black on ivory laid paper, 203 x 162 mm (image), 323 x 208 mm (sheet)

Subdued by Your Superior Charms (valentine), c. 1842, Unknown Artist, English, 19th century, England, Lithograph in brown ink with hand-coloring on cream wove paper, 225 × 187 mm (folded sheet)

Zenobia Surrounded by Mounted Soldiers, n.d., Attributed to Justus van Egmont (Flemish, 1601-1674), or Philip Wouverman (Dutch, 1619-1668), Flanders, Black chalk with brush and brown wash and…

St. Paul, n.d., Conte Anton Maria Zanetti, Italian, 1680–1767, Italy, Chiaroscuro woodcut in green and black on off-white laid paper, 170 x 100 mm (image/sheet, trimmed to block)

Slop Bowl, c. 1770, Worcester Porcelain Factory, Worcester, England, founded 1751, Worcester, Soft-paste porcelain, underglaze blue, polychrome enamels and gilding, H. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.), diam. 14.9…

Casket, 1390/1400, Embriachi Workshop, Italian, Venice, Venice, bone, cow horn and hoof, and wood, 33.1 × 27.9 cm (13 × 11 1/4 in.)

No. 45: Ochiai, from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi), c. 1835/38, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, Japanese, 1797-1858, Japan, Color…

Fragment from an Orphrey Band, 15th/16 century, Italy, Silk, gold gilt strip wound around linen fiber core, integrated compound weave of warp-float faced satin weave and twill weave with…

Fragment from an Orphrey, 15th century, Italy, Silk, linen, and gold gilt strip intergrated compound weave of warp-floatfaced satin weave and weft-float faced twill weave, 18 x 30 cm (7 1/8 x 11…

Roman Soldier, c. 1545, Paolo Farinati, Italian, 1524-1606, Italy, Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, heightened with white gouache, on tan laid paper, laid down on…

Panel, 1601/25, Italy or Spain, Italy, Silk and linen, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps in weft-float faced 3:1 twill…

Paperweight, c. 1848–55, Saint-Louis, France, founded 1767, Saint-Louis, Glass, Diam. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)

Fragment (Border), 1630s, Italy, probably Venice, Venice, Linen, needle lace, 12.0 x 19.3 cm (4 3/4 x 7 5/8 in.)

Figure, from Seconde livre de figures d’Academies gravées en Partie par les Professeurs de l’ Académie Royale, published 1745, Charles-Joseph Natoire (French, 1700-1777), printed by…

Two Shepherds with Cattle, n.d., Jacob Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (Dutch, 1726-1798), after Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636-1672), Holland, Mixed process print on paper, 257 x 247 mm

Yang Pu Moving His Family, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), Chinese, China, Handscroll, ink and light color on paper, 52.7 × 231.1 cm (20 3/4 × 91 in.)

Portrait of a Woman, 1650/60, Attributed to Nicolaes Maes, Dutch, 1634-1693, Holland, Oil on panel, 30 x 26.5 cm (11 13/16 x 10 7/16 in.)

Agenius, Print, Ageneiosus is a genus of driftwood catfishes found mostly in South America with one species extending into Central America.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Ageha no Chokichi Disguised as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Kaido Ichi Yawaragi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1778, c.…

Fall-Front Desk, c. 1810, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Various woods and gilt-bronze mounts, 141 × 91.4 × 39.4 cm (55 1/2 × 36 × 15 in.)

Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room: Stencil, 1893/94, Adler & Sullivan, architects, American, 1883-1896, Louis H. Sullivan, designer, American, 1856-1924, Executed by Healy and Millet, United…

Landscape, 15th century, Attributed to Sotan, Japanese, 1413-1481, Japan, Ink and colors on paper, hanging scroll

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke I, c. 1719, Attributed to Okumura Toshinobu, Japanese, active c. 1717-50, Japan, Hand-colored woodblock print, hosoban, beni-e, 29.2 x 14.2 cm (11 1/2 x 5 9/16 in.)

Chasuble, 1601/75, Probably Italy or Sicily, Italy, Silk, warp-float faced satin weave, underlaid with linen, plain weave, embroidered with linen, silk, gilt-metal strips, and…

Chateau, Cote Saint Andre (recto) Empty Cart and Shed with Other Sketches (verso), 1882, Johan Barthold Jongkind, Dutch, 1819-1891, Holland, Watercolor, with black conte crayon, on cream wove…

Attica Viewed from Mount Pentéli, 1845, Théodore Caruelle d’Aligny, French, 1798-1871, France, Etching on ivory China paper, laid down on white wove paper, 330 × 481 mm (image), 438 × 595…

The Bonnet, c. 1891, Mary Cassatt, American, 1844-1926, United States, Etching in dark brown ink on ivory laid paper, 185 x 137 mm (image/plate), 312 x 237 mm (sheet)

Zheng Tianshou (Hakumenrokun Teitenja), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori), c. 1827/30, Utagawa…

Kameyama, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), c. 1806, Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎, Japanese, 1760-1849, Japan, Color woodblock print, chuban, Approx.…

Hispano-Moresque Plate, 1500/1650, Spanish, Valencia (probably Manises), Spain, Tin-glazed earthenware with copper luster, Diameter: 29.2 cm (11 5/8 in.)

Standing Putto From the Back, n.d., Style of Generic Parrocel, French, 18th century, France, Pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash, on buff laid paper, 248 × 93 mm

Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34, Utagawa…

Alycaeus sculptilis, Print, Alycaeus is a genus of small land snails with a gill and an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Cyclophoridae. It is the type genus of the…

Palampore, 18th century, Eastern India, India, Cotton, printed, painted, 284.6 x 222.6 cm (112 x 87 5/8 in.)

Long Shawl, 1848/52, Designed by Anthony Berrus (French, 1815–1883), Produced by Lion Frères, France, Wool and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving, center of…

Arca fusca, Print

Dutch Cows, c. 1865, Charles Émile Jacque, French, 1813-1894, France, Etching on ivory laid paper, 108 × 179 mm (image), 157 × 245 mm (plate), 250 × 380 mm (sheet)