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Circular with owl on moon.

Pair of cufflinks with owls Cufflink, ca. 1945
silver, enamel.
Bequest of David Harris Cohen.
1994-113-31-a,b

This object was made by Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

"Buchhandlung/Flügle/Rietstrasse 8 VS - Villingen" . Stylized owls in black and white.

Shopping Bag, Buchhandlung/Flugle, ca. mid-1980s
plastic.
Gift of Caitlin Fraser James.
1997-17-8

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Elevation of a vase decorated with two owls and the head of a woman. Vase stands on a cracked marble ground.

Drawing, Design for a Vase, 1730–1740
red crayon on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
1901-39-488

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlapping geometric forms such as circles, rectangles, lancet arches, and quarter-circles framing motifs such as vases of flowers and cattails, owls, birds, fish, flowering sprigs, and stylized suns; color scheme of yellow, black, tan, pale green, dark red, and pale orange on dark green ground.

Sidewall, ca. 1880
machine-printed on paper.
Gift of Jones and Erwin, Inc..
1970-26-4-ce

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 43 images of this object.

Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlapping geometric forms such as circles, rectangles, lancet arches, and quarter-circles framing motifs such as vases of flowers and cattails, owls, birds, fish, flowering sprigs, and stylized suns; color scheme of yellow, black, tan, pale green, dark red, and pale orange on dark green ground.

Sidewall, ca. 1880
machine-printed on paper.
Gift of Jones and Erwin, Inc..
1970-26-4-bh

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 43 images of this object.

Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlapping geometric forms such as circles, rectangles, lancet arches, and quarter-circles framing motifs such as vases of flowers and cattails, owls, birds, fish, flowering sprigs, and stylized suns; color scheme of yellow, black, tan, pale green, dark red, and pale orange on dark green ground

Sidewall, ca. 1880
machine-printed on paper.
Gift of Jones and Erwin, Inc..
1970-26-4-cdd

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 44 images of this object.

Vertical rectangle showing an emaciated winged figure playing a drum. Below, an owl with a bell in its beak perches on an arabesque.

Print, Ornamenti o Grottesche (Grotesque Ornament), ca. 1653
etching on laid paper.
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1921-6-153-4

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Two owls, a toucan, and two other birds on tree branches, with "Who-o-o-s for Dinner," printed in gray, red and green.

Dish Towel, Who-o-o-o-s for Dinner, 1950–55
linen.
Gift of Daren Pierce.
1982-79-12

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Ivory taffeta embroidered in bright colors with chinoiserie-style figures supported by silver scrolls and interspersed with flowers. The central panel has three figures beneath a parasol with figures in each corner. The whole group is surmounted by a crescent. The field is sprinkled with birds, butterflies and floral sprigs. The border has architectural elements with birds, owls and acrobats.

Tablecover, 18th century
silk, metal-wrapped silk.
1967-46-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

3 circular buttons with engraved crest and motto of the Hewitt family.

Hewitt Family Crest and Motto Button, late 19th century
brass.
Gift of Norvin Hewitt Green.
1938-58-935-a

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

In the center is a candelabrum with a bearded mask sticking out an enormous tong, below, with a cup in the center. From it emerge two animals’ heads, with ribbon-like reins which are held by a fantastic bat flying on top. Laterally are half-figures of a satyress at left, giving a stem to a satyr at right to eat. He satyr has an animal’s head, is facing her, and is supporting a bowl. The half figures rise from scrolls with a fantastic male sphinx below at left, head at right. At left a mermaid, at right a satyress and plants.

Drawing, Grotesque for an Oblong Panel, 1730–50
graphite, pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
1901-39-173

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Panel of light yellow satin with polychrome silk embroidery. A fountain surmounted by a swag of red fabric is in the center, with a lion recumbent in a grotto below it. The fountain is flanked by fruit trees with owls in their branches, with climbing Tudor roses, and a man with a spotted dog reaching toward a branch. Small flowers are scattered over the background. Backed with tan linen.

Valance (England), 17th century
silk embroidery on silk foundation, linen backing.
1916-1-2-b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Two scenes and a short text within a curving floral border. Top central scene is an illustration of a scene in Laurence Sterne's book "A Sentimental Journey" showing the dejected character, Maria, as she is described in the book. The book is quoted: "God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb said Maria." The bottom scene shows a pagoda over a bridge, a woman holding a parasol and a basket, and two owls sitting in a tree. A balloon carrying two passengers is rises over the pagoda. The text at the top reads, "Elizabeth Tudor Aged 12 years 1834" and "Prepare to meet thy God."

Sampler (England), 1834
silk and human hair embroidery on wool foundation.
Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer.
1981-28-104

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Panel (France), 1670–1695
linen.
Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf Esq. in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1950-121-36

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Vertical rectangle showing strapwork design. At center, Prometheus on Mount Caucasus. Above, a pair of satyrs holding clusters of fruit. Below, putti with masks and an owl.

Print, Strapwork Grotesque with Mythological Scene, 1566
engraving on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John I. Kane.
1944-83-7-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Drawing, Apollo in his Chariot Transforms Night into Day

Drawing, Apollo in his Chariot Transforms Night into Day
pen and brown (bistre) ink, brush and gray wash, pale orange watercolor,....
1984-97-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Three on each side in three rows: 1) in the center of the abacus the head of a wolf with wings of a bat. 2) At left, a volute, with a leaf mask; at right, half figure of a bird. In the center of the cornice a frog between leaves. At left a volute with a fantastic snake attacking the frog. At right, the half figure of a bird with a girl’s head. Row of upright leaves. 3) the pillar capital; in the center of the abacus is a bird’s head with wings supporting drapery festoons the opposite ends of which are supported at left by a winged dragon with a goat’s head and at right by an owl. The pillar is broken. 4) instead of the volutes at left, a rinceau with a lion’s head, and at right with a fish with a dog’s head. Both support a festoon hanging in front of flutes. 1-4: dark olive. 4) with half figures of owls at the corners and a woman’s mask in the center. 6) with a lion’s mask in the center of the abacus, a ram’s head at left, a girl’s head at right. In the center a dog’s head between crossed palm branches. 5 and 6 are brown, last two are in brown wash.

Drawing, Six capitals of columns, one of a pillar, with alternative...
pen and black ink, brush and gray watercolor, graphite on off-white laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-4617

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

A lone female figure stands beneath a tree bough, surrounded by a star-filled sky. This scene alternates with one very similar where the woman is holding a parasol. Creatures of the night, including moths and owls, are seen perched in the tree and in flight. Printed in dark sepia on a medium blue ground.

Sidewall, Maiden & Moonflower, 2010
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Studio Printworks.
2013-2-1

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 5 images of this object.