Images at Librifly

Pu Xian on Elephant, Ming dynasty (?) (1368–1644), China, Hanging scroll, fragment; ink and color on paper, 21 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (54.5 x 20.0 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

St. Sulpice, Paris, ca. 1841, Photogravure, Armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau (French, 1819–1896), Unlike William Henry Fox Talbot’s paper negative process, which allowed for multiple positives to be made from the same negative, the

Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton), ca. 1848, Daguerreotype, Image: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.), Photographs, Unknown (American

Cuneiform tablet: quittance, Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony, ca. 20th–19th century B.C., Anatolia, probably from Kültepe (Karum Kanesh), Old Assyrian Trading Colony, Clay, 3.7 x 4.5 x 1.4 cm (1 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in.),

Porringer, 1725–50, Possibly made in Providence, Rhode Island, United States; Possibly made in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 1 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (4.4 x 19.1 cm); 7 oz. 13 dwt. (237.2 g), Silver, Jonathan

東海道五十三次　赤坂, Akasaka, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1838, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (21.6 x 16.5 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo

Pillowcase, ca. 1815, Made in New York, United States, American, Linen, woven, 22 x 38 in. (53.3 x 96.5 cm), Textiles, Catherine Ten Eyck Burr (1798–1865

Ornamental Frame with Garlands, 18th century, Etching, sheet: 4 1/8 x 3 3/16 in. (10.5 x 8.1 cm), Prints, Anonymous, 18th century

Basket, 1770–76, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, 11 3/16 x 14 7/16 x 11 3/8 in. (28.4 x 36.7 x 28.9 cm); 41 oz. 5 dwt. (1282.7 g), Silver, Myer Myers (1723–1795), American baskets for bread, cake, or fruit

Jack Gralloching a Stag, ca. 1856–58, Salted paper print, 17 x 19.3 cm (6 11/16 x 7 5/8 in.), Photographs, Horatio Ross (British, Rossie Castle, near Montrose, Scotland 1801–1886 Scotland

Fragment, 18th century, Attributed to India, Silk, linen, and metal thread; brocaded, 32.5 in. high 10.87 in. wide (82.6 cm high 27.6 cm wide), Textiles-Woven

Parody of the Noh Play 'Hakurakuten', Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1766, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770), Hakurakuten

Marseille, ca. 1861, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 26.7 x 40 cm (10 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 3 15/16 x 1 9/16 in. (9.9 x 3.9 cm), Glass, Body fragment., Translucent honey brown, cobalt blue, and opaque

Mosquée et Tombeau des Ayoubites, au Kaire, December 1849–January 1850, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 6 in. × 8 9/16 in. (15.3 × 21.8 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894

Chest of Drawers, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II, ca. 1753–54, Black ink, gray wash, sheet: 8 x 12 1/16 in. (20.4 x 30.6 cm), Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London

Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group I, H.: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm), Glass, Opaque dark purple, with handles in same color; trails in opaque yellow and opaque

Glass perfume bottle, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm), Glass, Colourless. Rounded rim, folded out, down, over, and in, and smoothed into surface of flaring mouth; cylindrical neck;

[Golestan Palace, Interior, Teheran, Iran], 1840s–60s, Photographs, Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891

Ponte e Castel S. Angelo, 1848–52, Albumen print from glass negative, Image: 8 11/16 × 11 5/16 in. (22 × 28.7 cm), Photographs, Eugène Constant (French, active Italy, 1848–55

Saint Michael, ca. 1475, Made in Touraine, French, French, Limestone, traces of paint & gilding, Overall: 33 1/2 x 17 7/8 x 12 in. (85.1 x 45.4 x 30.5 cm), Sculpture-Stone, Saint Michael, the warrior archangel of Heaven, is portrayed

Mirror, 12th–13th century, Found Iran, Nishapur, Bronze; cast, Diam. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Metal, The back of this small mirror is decorated with an allover pattern of six-petal rosettes with a small knob in the center, a feature thought to

Vase fragment, Early Helladic, ca. 3000–2000 B.C., Aegean, Terracotta, Other: 2 1/16in. (5.2cm), Vases

조각보, Patchwork wrapping cloth (jogakbo), ca. 1950–80, Korea, Silk, Framed: 42 1/2 x 42 1/2 x 2 in. (108 x 108 x 5.1 cm), Textiles, Unidentified Artist Korean, 20th century

Colonne Vendôme, 1871, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Franck (French, 1816–1906), On May 16, 1871, a group of Communards led by the painter Gustave Courbet pulled down the Vendôme Column. In Franck's photograph its

Daikoku Dōagé, Edo period (1615–1868), probably 1766, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770

Evening ensemble, 1924, French, cotton, fur, metallic thread, silk

Slip cup, 1827, Made in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Earthenware; Redware with incised decoration, 2 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (6 x 10.8 x 8.3 cm), Ceramics, Judah R. Teaney (born 1814), This highly ornamented cup is a

A Woman Tying up a Curtain, a Flower Arrangement of Chrysanthemums in a Boat-shaped Hanging Vase, and Narcissus Arranged in a Flower Vase, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1805, Japan, One sheet of a triptych(?)of polychrome woodblock prints; ink

Belt Hook, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 B.C.), 4th–3rd century B.C., China, Bronze inlaid with gold and silver, L. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Metalwork

[Ruins of Tus, Khorasan], 1840s–60s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Possibly by Luigi Pesce (Italian, 1818–1891

[Two Indian Women, One Seated], 1860s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Unknown (British

[Tree and Brush in Creek Scene], 1853–56, Salted paper print, Image: 16 × 20.8 cm (6 5/16 × 8 3/16 in.), Photographs, John Dillwyn Llewelyn (British, Swansea, Wales 1810–1882 Swansea, Wales

魚づくし, Medetai Fush and Sasaki Bamboo, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish), Edo period (1615–1868), 1840s, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 x 14 5/8 in. (25.4 x 37.2 cm), Prints, Utagawa

Water ewer (Yi), late Zhou (1046–256 B.C.)–early Han (206 B.C.–A.D. 220) dynasty, China, Bronze, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm); D. 13 in. (33 cm), Metalwork

Rubbing of the Back of theTrübner Stele, Northern Dynasties (386–581), China, Ink on paper, Overall: 104 1/2 x 52in. (265.4 x 132.1cm), Rubbing

Letter by Yu Shinan (558-638), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1637, China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper, 6 5/8 x 20 3/4 in. (16.8 x 52.7 cm), Calligraphy, Wang Duo (Chinese, 1592–1652

Vase fragment, Early Minoan II, Minoan, Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/2 in. (5 × 3.3 × 1.2 cm), Vases

Disguised or Transformed Hotei, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1769, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm), Prints, Isoda Koryūsai (Japanese, 1735–ca. 1790

Close Helmet for the Field, ca. 1600–1610, French, Steel, gold, leather, H. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); W. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); D. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 9 oz. (2523 g), Helmets, The decoration includes trophies of arms, including a

Gold scarab, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Gold, Length: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Gems, Aphrodite holds out a bird to Eros

Print, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1700, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 3/8 x 14 3/4 in. (26.4 x 37.5 cm), Prints, Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764

Disputations on a Chariot, 1650–60, India, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 2 1/2 x 5 5/16 in. (6.3 x 13.5 cm), Paintings

Vase, ca. 1905, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Favrile glass, 3 13/16 x 3 1/2 in. (9.7 cm), Glass, Tiffany Furnaces, This object forms part of a group of glass vessels and enamel containers Louis Comfort Tiffany

Love and Innocence, ca. 1820–25, French, Gilt bronze, Overall: 21 1/2 × 17 × 6 1/4 in. (54.6 × 43.2 × 15.9 cm), Horology, This clock represents Love and Innocence. The winged cupid holding a lyre symbolizes love, and the seated female

Decanter, 1867, Made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States, American, Blown, cut, and engraved glass, H. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm); Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Glass, Richly colored glass in the Bohemian taste, ornamented with cutting and

View of Amoy, ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 7 1/2 × 10 1/16 in. (19 × 25.5 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1837–1921 London

Poem, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold-flecked paper, 7 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. (19.1 x 56.5 cm), Calligraphy, Wang Heng (Chinese, 1561–1609

Terracotta vase in the form of a siren, Archaic, ca. 550–500 B.C., East Greek, Rhodian, Terracotta, Other: 3 3/4 x 4 7/8 in. (9.5 x 12.4 cm), Vases, Vase in the shape of a siren

The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Samurai, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 x 5 5/8 in. (30.5 x 14.3 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792

Samme Motor i Marine Flyvebaad., 1905–19, Gelatin silver prints from glass negatives, Image: 3 5/16 × 4 5/16 in. (8.4 × 10.9 cm), Photographs, Jacob Christian Hansen Ellehammer (Danish, 1871–1946), Vilhelm Ellehammer (Danish), Unaware

Rat Snake (Hebi); Lizard or Skink (Tokage), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami), 『画本虫撰』「虵」「とかけ」, Edo period (1615–1868), 1788, Japan, Page from woodblock-printed book; ink and color on

Chalcedony portrait bust of a young woman, Mid-Imperial, Hadrianic or early Antonine, ca. A.D. 130–140, Roman, Chalcedony, H. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm), Gems, The woman's hairstyle closely resembles that found on life-sized marble portraits of

Three Forearm Guards for the Left Arm, possibly 15th–17th century, Tibetan or Mongolian, Leather, shellac, gold, pigments, 2001.35a; L. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm);L. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm);L. 11 1/2 in.

Caster, 1780–96, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 15/16 in. (9.5 x 4.9 cm); 3 oz. 5 dwt. (100.3 g), Silver, Samuel Johnson (1720–1796

Glass perfume bottle, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, Overall: 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (14.6 x 8.3 x 3.2 cm), Glass, Candlestick unguentarium. Colorless. Rounded rim, pressed into sides of flaring mouth; tall

Articles of Glass, before June 1844, Salted paper print from paper negative, 13.2 x 15.1 cm. (5 3/16 x 5 15/16 in.), Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock), Still-life painters frequently included cut

古今書画鑑　熊谷蓮生坊真跡, Bird-and-Flower Paintings, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1816–20, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 7/16 in. (36.7 cm); W. 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm), Prints, Katsushika

[Winter Trees, Reflected in a Pond], 1841–42, Salted paper print from paper negative, 16.5 x 19.2 cm (6 1/2 x 7 9/16 in. ), Photographs, William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock), For some pictures Talbot turned his

Vase fragment, Archaic or Classical, ca. 500–425 B.C., Greek, Laconian, Terracotta, 15/16 × 1 3/16 × 1/8 in. (2.3 × 2.9 × 0.3 cm), Vases

The Second Nakamura Sukegoro as a Samurai Carrying a Suzu, Edo period (1615–1868), 1769 or 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 5/8 x 5 13/16 in. (32.1 x 14.8 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese,

Vase, 1883–87, Made in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, American, Pressed Amberina glass, 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (11.4 x 6.4 cm), Glass

Glass mosaic inlay fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (2.2 x 3.9 cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue and opaque white., Thin, flat strip or panel, with

Landscape Painting of Figure in Woodland Setting, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Album leaf; color on silk, 5 x 14 5/8 in. (12.7 x 37.1 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

Plate, 1891, Made in White Mills, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Cut and engraved glass, H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Diam. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Glass, C. Dorflinger and Sons (American, White Mills, Pennsylviania, 1881–1921), This

A Street in Macao, ca. 1869, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 8 5/16 × 10 5/8 in. (21.1 × 27 cm), Photographs, Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1837–1921 London

Bronze basin with six legs, Geometric, legs: ca. 700–650 B.C.; handled basin: 6th century B.C., Late Villanovan and Etruscan, Bronze, H. 9 in. (22.8 cm), Bronzes, Such basins, decorated with abstract horsemen and birds, are especially

Poppy and Sparrow, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1833, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 13 3/32 x 4 7/16 in. (33.2 x 11.3 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo

Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sōshū Enoshima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), 冨嶽三十六景　相州江の島, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830–32, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and

Ring, Bronze, diameter 2.49 cm., Bronzes

Salt, ca. 1795–1805, Made in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Canadian (British), Silver and gilding, Overall: 3 x 5 9/16 x 2 7/16 in. (7.6 x 14.1 x 6.2 cm); 3 oz. 1 dwt. (95.3 g), Silver, Robert Cruickshank (active ca. 1774–1809

Terracotta sherd from the mouth of a vase with neck ridge, Late Minoan I, ca. 1600–1450 B.C., Minoan, Terracotta; Dark on Light, Other: 2 9/16 x 3 3/8 in. (6.5 x 8.6 cm), Vases

Vase, fragment, Faience, Other: 13/16 × 3/8 × 1 11/16 in. (2.1 × 0.9 × 4.2 cm), Miscellaneous-Faience

Fountains Abbey. Interior of Chapter House, 1850s, Albumen silver print, Image: 28.5 x 23.6 cm (11 1/4 x 9 5/16 in.), Photographs, Joseph Cundall (British, Norwich, Norfolk 1818–1895 Wallington, Surrey), Philip Henry Delamotte (British,

Spring Pictures, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, 10 1/8 x 8 13/16 in. (25.7 x 22.4 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist

Teakettle on stand, ca. 1910, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, 11 x 9 in. (27.9 x 22.9 cm), Silver, James T. Woolley (1864–after 1927), Having worked for many years for the Boston silversmiths Goodnow and

Vue générale des Ruines de Louxor, prise de l'Ouest (Thèbes), 1849–50, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 5 1/2 × 8 7/16 in. (14 × 21.5 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894

[Young Girl [?] with Cloak of Cloth Over Head, Sicily, Italy], 1906, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 21.8 x 16.5 cm. (8 9/16 x 6 1/2 in.), Photographs, Wilhelm von Gloeden (Italian, born Germany, 1886–1931

Autumn, from the series Women’s Pleasures of the Four Seasons, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1844–46, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink, silver, and color on paper, 9 3/4 x 22 1/8 in. (24.8 x 56.2 cm), Prints, Utagawa

Laird of Portmoak, 1843–47, Salted paper print from paper negative, Photographs, David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802–1870 Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert Adamson (British, St. Andrews, Scotland 1821–1848 St. Andrews,

東都名所　亀戸天満宮境内雪, Kameido Tenmangu Keidai no Yuki, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1833–34, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 x 14 5/8 in. (25.4 x 37.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige

Terracotta tankard, Geometric, late 8th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm), Vases, From the Hymettos deposit

Vue prise au Nord de Philae - Village de Kounoço, 1849–50, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 5 11/16 × 8 3/16 in. (14.5 × 20.8 cm), Photographs, Maxime Du Camp (French, 1822–1894

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast and tooled, Other: 1 3/16 x 1 11/16 in. (3 x 4.3 cm); estimated diam. of rim: 7 1/16 in. (18 cm), Glass, Rim fragment.,

A Tavern at Monte Testaccio, 1793, Etching, Prints, Jacob Wilhelm Mechau (German, Leipzig 1745–1808 Dresden

Bronze statuette of a dancing Lar, Imperial, 1st century A.D., Roman, Bronze, H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Bronzes

String of Beads with Feline-head Amulets, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1425 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Dra Abu el-Naga, Mandara, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1914, Gold, Egyptian blue, L. 67 cm (26 3/8 in), The use

Glass pendant in the shape of Harpokrates, Hellenistic, late 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass, molded; cast in a two-part mold, H.: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm), Glass, Colorless., Solid, vertical pendant, with mold marks

Vase fragment, Early Minoan III, Minoan, Terracotta, 2 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 2 13/16 in. (5.4 × 6.7 × 7.1 cm), Vases

Fragment of a terracotta plaque, Archaic, 7th century B.C., Greek, Cretan, Terracotta, 5 in x 2 in. (12.7 cm x 5 cm), Terracottas, Nude, frontal female figure wearing a high polos. The figure may be a deity of Oriental origin

Two-handled cup with cover, 1725–30, German, Meissen, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

歌川広重画　雪中芦に鴨, Mallard Duck and Snow-covered Reeds, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1832, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 15 x 6 7/8 in. (38.1 x 17.5 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese,

The Man Outside, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 27 5/8 in. (70.2 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770

Mrs. Paul Joseph Revere (Lucretia Watson Lunt), 1888, Watercolor on ivory, Sight: 3 9/16 x 2 3/4 in. (9 x 7 cm), Paintings, Charles James Turrell (1846-1932), Lucretia Watson Lunt (1832-1898) married Paul Joseph Revere on March 17, 1859

Thereza, 1853–56, Salted paper print, Image: 23.2 × 19 cm (9 1/8 × 7 1/2 in.), Photographs, John Dillwyn Llewelyn (British, Swansea, Wales 1810–1882 Swansea, Wales

Fragment, first half 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk; lampas, Textile: L. 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm), Textiles-Woven, This silk lampas fragment is decorated with a repeating design of turbaned figures carrying animals. Men in the top row,

Black jasper scaraboid seal, Classical, ca. 5th–4th century B.C., Greek, Jasper, black, Length: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm), Gems, Eagle

Carnelian ring stone, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Carnelian, Length: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm), Gems, Lion on the back of a deer biting it in the neck

Fragment of a terracotta plaque, Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Cretan, Terracotta, 2 1/2 in x 3 in. (6.5 cm x 7.6 cm), Terracottas, Head and upper body of a satyr seen from the back

Eureka Quartz Mill and Flume, Nevada, 1875, printed ca. 1876, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916