Portrait of P.-A. Caron de Beaumarchais, n.d., Brush and brown wash over graphite underdrawing., 16.8 x 11.7 cm, Drawings, Jean-Baptiste-François Bosio (French, Monaco 1764–1827 Paris)

윤동섬 초상 조선, 尹東暹肖像 朝鮮, Portrait of Yun Dongseom (1710–1795), Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), ca. 1790–1805, Korea, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 52 3/8…

Rummer Tumbler, 1850–70, Made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Glass, Bakewell, Pears and Company (1836–1882)

3 of Nooses, from The Cloisters Playing Cards, ca. 1475–80, Made in Burgundian territories, South Netherlandish, Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and…

'The Father's Advice Followed by a Son who Sets out to Join a Caravan with the Two Oxen', Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, 18th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Ink and opaque watercolor on…

Designs for Two Chairs, 1841–84, Watercolor over graphite, sheet: 9 15/16 x 14 1/2 in. (25.3 x 36.8 cm), Charles Hindley and Sons (British, London 1841–1917 London)

Target Bolt, ca. 1575–1650, probably Saxony, German, probably Saxony, Steel, copper alloy, wood (oak), L. 13 15/16 in. (35.3 cm); Diam. head 17/32 in. (1.4 cm); Wt. 2 oz. (56 g), Archery Equipment

Designs for Chinoiserie Furniture: Three Tables and a Prie-Dieu, ca. 1800, Leadpoint, sheet: 9 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (25.1 x 19.4 cm), Anonymous, Italian, 18th or early 19th century

Fishboat, 1930, Oil on paperboard nailed to wood strainer, 24 1/4 × 33 1/4 in. (61.6 × 84.5 cm), Paintings, Arthur Dove (American, Canandaigua, New York 1880–1946 Huntington, New York), Dove…

Noli me tangere, 1580–1610, Black chalk, highlighted with white chalk, on blue paper., 8 7/16 x 5 5/8 in. (21.5 x 14.3 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, Florentine, 16th century

Edfou (Apollonopolis Magna), Vue Générale du Temple, 1851–52, printed 1853–54, Salted paper print from paper negative, 23.9 x 30.4 cm. (9 7/16 x 12 in.), Photographs, Félix Teynard…

[La Comtesse décolletée; Roses mousseuses], 1861–67, Salted paper print from glass negative, 44.8 x 29.2 cm (17 5/8 x 11 1/2 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913),…

Belt Buckle, 7th century, Frankish, Iron, silver and brass inlay, Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in. (9.5 x 4.2 x 1.2 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Hat, 1887, French

Two Sleeping Children, n.d., Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, Sheet: 5 15/16 x 8 3/4 in. (15.1 x 22.2cm), Drawings, William Bouguereau (French, La Rochelle 1825–1905 La Rochelle)

Writing Box, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Lacquer with pewter and gold, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); L. 9 in. (22.9 cm), Lacquer, Formerly Attributed to Ogata…

[Cache of Cannon]. Brady album, p. 123, 1861–65, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs

Pair of Gauntlets, ca. 1585, Milan, Italian, Milan, Steel, gold, silver, leather, L. of each 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); W. of each 3 3/4 in. (9.53 cm), Armor Parts-Gauntlets, These small gauntlets belong…

Beads from a Necklace, 6th–7th century, Frankish, Glass, amethyst, quartz, glazed earthenware (faience), Overall: length of string 26 3/16 x 1 1/8 in. (66.5 x 2.8 cm), Glass-Beads

Covered Dish with Tray, 19th century, Pen and wash, 16 x 9-1/2 in, Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 19th century

Fork, 1861–65, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs

[Thatched House, People in Foreground, Telegraph Lines in Background], 1860s–70s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 18.2 x 23.6 cm (7 3/16 x 9 5/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown

La Capresse des Colonies, 1861, French, Paris, Algerian onyx-marble, bronze and gilt bronze, and enamel; white marble socle, Overall on socle (confirmed): H. 37 3/4 x W. 23 1/4 x D. 12 1/4…

Fragment, 5th century, Attributed to Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, Textiles

Water Jar, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and period (1662–1722), 1678–88, China, Porcelain with peach-bloom glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diam. 3 3/4 in. (9.5…

Hat, ca. 1887, American or European, straw, silk

Beaker, ca. 1805, Made in New York, United States, American, Silver, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm) 7oz. 16 dwt (180.1g), Silver, Benjamin Halsted (1734–1817)

Potpourri vase, ca. 1810, German, Berlin, Glass, gilded yellow metal, marble, Overall (confirmed): 20 1/2 × 12 7/8 × 9 1/8 in., 9lb. (52 × 32.7 × 23.2 cm, 47kg), Glass, This vase embodies…

Two Draft Horses with a Sleeping Driver, 1820–22, Brush with brown ink, brown and gray wash over graphite, 11 3/4 x 15 1/16 in. (29.9 x 38.2 cm), Drawings, Théodore Gericault (French, Rouen…

Bowl with Three Scalloped Feet, Muromachi period (1392–1573), 16th century, Japan, Negoro ware; red lacquer over black lacquer, Diam. 16 7/8 in. (43 cm), Lacquer

4 of Collars, from The Cloisters Playing Cards, ca. 1475–80, Made in Burgundian territories, South Netherlandish, Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes,…

Designs for One Half of an Overdoor, and One Half of a Pedestal (?), 1700–1780, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of lead point or construction in lead point or graphite,…

Cuneiform tablet impressed with seals: administrative document inscribed in Achaemenid Elamite, Achaemenid, ca. 500 B.C., Iran, Qasr-i Abu Nasr, Achaemenid, Clay, 0.98 x 1.38 x .67 in. (2.49 x 3.51…

Vase in the Form of a Double Gourd, 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; painted under transparent glaze, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Ceramics

Tile, marsh scene, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Royal Palace of Akhenaten, Petrie excavations, 1891–92,…

Europe, 16th century (?), Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash. Squared in black chalk, 9 1/4 x 12 in. (23.5 x 30.5 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century ?, after Maerten de…

Christ Healing the Lepers, ca. 1545 (?), Etching, Prints, Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) (Italian, Zadar (Zara) ca. 1510?–1563 Venice), In Mariette Album, folio 19

Nigella Damascena Spinnenkopf, ca. 1932, printed 1976, Gelatin silver print, 25.2 x 19.3 cm. (9 15/16 x 7 5/8 in.), Photographs, Karl Blossfeldt (German, 1865–1932)

Knife, 17th century, Italian, Steel, wood (ebony), gold, L. 11 9/16 in. (29.3 cm); L. of blade 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); W. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); W. of blade 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); thickness of blade 1/8…

Fragment of Mail, before 1271, probably European, Steel, 2 x 2 3/4 in. (5 x 7 cm), Mail

Les étoiles de jois, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

Page from a Scrapbook containing Drawings and Several Prints of Architecture, Interiors, Furniture and Other Objects, Workshop of Charles Percier (French, Paris 1764–1838 Paris),Workshop of…

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Honeste Matrone, page 21 (recto), Designer, Publisher, Isabella Catanea Parasole, Antonio…

Lacquer Comb with Geese and Autumn Grasses, 月観作　雁秋草蒔絵櫛, Meiji period (1868–1912), second half of the 19th century, Japan, Lacquered wood with gold, silver hiramaki-e, red…

Design of a Carving Chair, 1884–92, Watercolor over graphite, sheet: 12 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (31.4 x 26.7 cm), Charles Hindley and Sons (British, London 1841–1917 London)

Design for Two Knife Handles, 1553–1615, Engraving, plate: 10 x 4 5/8 in. (25.4 x 11.8 cm), Prints, Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) (Italian, Borgo Sansepolcro 1553–1615 Rome), After…

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Teatro delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne..., page 42 (recto), Author, Publisher, Isabella Catanea Parasole, Mauritio Bona, Italian, ca.…

Disk Brooch, 6th century, Frankish, Silver, garnets; gilt with patterned foil backings, emeralds; silver back with gilt, beaded edge; no spring/pin extant, Overall: 1 1/16 x 3/8 in. (2.7 x 0.9…

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Page from Eyn Newe kunstlich moetdelboech alle kunst (Page 14r), Publisher, Peter Quentel, German, active Cologne, 1518–46,…

Black and White Dog, Head Turned to the Left, 1794–95, Graphite, heightened with white chalk, orange chalk, on brown paper, 4 13/16 x 6 1/4 in. (12.3 x 15.9 cm), Drawings, Jean-Baptiste Huet…

Study of a King, Pen and brown ink, 4 1/16 x 2 15/16 in. (10.3 x 7.4 cm), Drawings, Rodolphe Bresdin (French, Montrelais 1822–1885 Sèvres)

Adoration of the Shepherds, 1600–1605, Black and red chalk with traces of yellow chalk, 8-1/6 x 8-1/2 in. (20.7 x 21.6 cm), Drawings, Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht…

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Il Monte. Opera Nova di Recami, page 11 (recto), Binder, Designer, Publisher, Chambolle-Duru, Giovanni Antonio Bindoni, Giovanni &…

Linen mark, Wah, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1975 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Wah, Mummy, 1920, Linen

Study of a Dead Tree, 1840–99, Graphite, sheet: 9 15/16 x 6 7/8 in. (25.2 x 17.5 cm), Drawings, Myles Birket Foster (British, Northumberland 1825–1899 Braeside)

Wooded hillside with deer, 1780–1827, Pen and brown ink, wash with graphite, sheet: 8 3/8 x 12 1/2 in. (21.3 x 31.8 cm), Drawings, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)

St. Michael's Church, Charleston, S.C., ca. 1864, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, George N. Barnard (American, 1819–1902)

The Falcon's Bath, ca. 1400–1415, South Netherlandish, Wool warp, wool wefts, Overall: 100 x 91in. (254 x 231.1cm), Textiles-Tapestries

Metal Bracket Supporting a Street lamp, St. Honoré, second half 19th century, Graphite on tracing paper, plate: 5 1/4 x 4 in. (13.4 x 10.2 cm), Anonymous, British, 19th century

A Death Scene, 17th century, Pen and dark brown ink with brush and brown wash, over red chalk underdrawing, 12 x 8-1/2 in. (30.5 x 21.6 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Spanish, 17th century

Glass oinochoe, Classical or Hellenistic, mid-4th–early 3rd century B.C., Greek, Glass; core-formed, Group II, Other (H. w/ handles): 8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm), Glass, Translucent blue, with same…

Melchizedek Offering Bread and Wine, 16th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, Roundel: 3-3/4 in. (9.5 cm) in diameter, Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century (Italian, active Central…

Panel from a Hathor Column, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, Dynasty 30–early Ptolemaic Period, 380–200 BC, From Egypt, Cedar, H. 44.8 cm (17 5/8 in); w. 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in), The panel may…

Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Shrine (Kitano Tenjin Engi), Kamakura period (1185–1333), 13th century, Japan, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, 11 3/4 in. x 28 ft. 3 3/4 in. (29.8 x 863…

Globular Jar of King Merneferre Aya, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13, ca. 1700–1676 B.C., From Egypt, Obsidian, H. 4.0 cm (1 9/16 in.), D. 4.2 cm high (1 5/8 in.)

[View in New Hampshire], 1840–41, Daguerreotype, Image: 5 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (14.6 × 20 cm), Photographs, Samuel Bemis (American, 1789–1881)

Miracle of St. Sylvester; the Raising of Two Pagan Priests, after Maso di Banco, S. Croce, Florence, 1835–64, Graphite, 8 9/16 x 11 1/4 in. (21.7 x 28.6cm), Drawings,

Shirt of Mail, 15th century, German, Steel, copper alloy (latten), iron, brass, H. (as mounted) 36 in. (91.5 cm); W. 56 5/16 in. (143.0 cm); W. of chest 24 3/8 in. (62.0 cm); Diam. (outside) of…

Designs for side chairs, 18th century, Graphite, sheet ((1)): 6 5/8 x 4 7/16 in. (16.9 x 11.2 cm), Drawings, Attributed to Anonymous, German, 18th century

Beaker, early 18th century, Hungarian, Úrvölogy (formerly Herrengrund), Copper, partly gilded, low-alloy silver, Overall: 1 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (5 x 8 x 8 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Fragment, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China, Enamel, H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Enamels

Vendel. Jules. 34 (ou 33) ans, né le 2/4/61 à Chevry (Ain). Garçon de cuisine. Anarchiste. 2/7/94. , 1894, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 10.5 x 7 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/16…

Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, 1630s, Oil on copper, 10 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (26.7 x 35.9 cm), Paintings, Jan Brueghel the Younger (Flemish, Antwerp 1601–1678 Antwerp), This infernal image…

Self-Portrait, from The Iconography, ca. 1630, Etching; first state of seven, 9 1/2 x 6 1/8in. (24.1 x 15.6cm), Prints, Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London), In this lively…

Design for a Church Gate, ca. 1880, Pen and ink, wash and watercolor on tracing paper, sheet: 7 11/16 x 4 13/16 in. (19.5 x 12.3 cm), Richardson Ellson & Co. (British)

Self-Portrait, ca. 1866, Conté crayon, sheet: 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (26.7 x 21 cm), Drawings, Gustave Courbet (French, Ornans 1819–1877 La Tour-de-Peilz)

Spoon, mid-16th century, possibly Hungarian, Silver, partly gilded, Length: 7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The carefully applied partial gilding and the elaborate leaf-shaped handle of…

Leopard-Head Girdle of Sithathoryunet, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1887–1813 B.C., From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Lahun, Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8), Chamber E, box 1, BSAE…

Luks: Painter, ca. 1901, Platinum print, Image: 8 1/16 × 6 1/8 in. (20.4 × 15.6 cm), Photographs, Frederick H. Evans (British, London 1853–1943 London)

Lamp, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Cypriot, Terracotta, Overall: 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. (2.2 x 8.9 cm), Terracottas

Pygmalion, from Histoire Ancienne, published in Le Charivari, December 28, 1842, December 28, 1842, Lithograph; third state of three (Delteil), Sheet: 11 3/4 × 8 9/16 in. (29.8 × 21.8 cm),…

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Archaic, ca. 510–500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm), Vases, Interior, maenad with bird. Like the cup by the Kiss Painter,…

Romulus Receiving the Augury, 17th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on cream paper. Framing outline in brown ink, 8-11/16 x 6-7/8 in. (22 x 17.45 cm),…

General Bonchamp Shown in a Pose Designed for His Tomb (Recto), 19th century, Graphite, pen and bown ink (recto); graphite (verso), 8 7/16 x 11 in. (21.4 x 28 cm), Drawings, Pierre Jean David…

Haremhab as a Scribe of the King, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1336–1323 B.C., From Egypt; Said to be from Memphite Region, Memphis (Mit Rahina), Ptah Temple, a hole among palm trees,…

Glass ornaments, Late Helladic III, ca. 1370–1200 B.C., Helladic, Mycenaean, Glass; mold-pressed, Other (Middle row): 1 3/8 x 7/16 x 1/8 in. (3.5 x 1.1 x 0.3 cm), Glass, Group of…

Design for a window, late 19th–early 20th century, Made in New York, United States, American, Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and ink on paper, Overall: 24 1/8 x 12 3/4 in. (61.3 x 32.4 cm),…

Page from Illustrations and Explanations of the Three Jewels (Sanbō e-kotoba), one of the Tōdaiji Fragments (Tōdaiji-gire), 『三宝絵詞』断簡　（東大寺切）, Heian period…

Finger Bowl, 1880–88, Made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States, American, Blown amber glass with applied threaded decoration, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm), Glass,…

Linen marks from the wrappings of Henhenet's mummy, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2051–2030 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Mentuhotep II, Pit 11 (Henhenet),…

Terracotta statuette of an enthroned goddess between two attendants, Cypro-Classical II, 4th century B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; mold-made, h. 10 13/16 in. (27.5 cm), Terracottas, This figurine is…

Female Figure Seated Beside an Urn, 1800, Pen and brown ink and brown wash over black chalk, 4 7/8 x 7 5/16 in. (12.4 x 18.6 cm), Drawings, circle of Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss, Chur 1741–1807 Rome)

Medallion, 1777, Probably made in France, Terracotta, Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Ceramics, Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, Urbino 1717–1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire)

Design for a Mirror, mid-18th–early 19th century, James Wyatt (British, Weeford, Stafforshire 1746–1813 near Marlborough, Wiltshire)

Openwork Belt Fitting, 6th century, Made in Northern France; Made in Alamanian, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 3/8 x 1/16 in. (6.1 x 0.1 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Tea Spoon, 1760–75, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, L. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), Silver, Myer Myers (1723–1795)

Moreau. Louis. 40 ans, né le 22/10/53 à Villiers (Nièvre). Tailleur de pierre. Anarchiste. 2/7/94. , 1894, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 10.5 x 7 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/16…

Death of Christ Redeeming Souls from Purgatory, 17th century, Pen and brown ink over black chalk on light tan paper. Arched top, 10-1/16 x 5-1/16 in. (25.5 x 12.8 cm), Drawings, Anonymous,…

A Reconstruction of the Temple of Romulus and Remus (above) and a View of the Ruins (below), before 1704, Pen and black ink, brush and grey wash, traces of red chalk., 13 x 8 1/4 in. (33.0 x 21.0…

[Union Officer Standing at Attention], 1861–65, Ambrotype, Image: 10.8 x 8.3 cm (4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.), Photographs, Unknown (American), This formal portrait of a Union officer standing at attention…