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Brightly painted head with moustache in grey derby hat. White collar, black tie and flowered vest with red buttons. Deep red trousers. Black hose and shoes. Lace at wrists and knees.

Man Puppet, late 19th century
painted wood, cotton, other materials.
1950-58-12

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Brightly painted head in red-ribboned black bonnet. Mulberry printed dress, white apron, and brightly printed drawers. Black hose and shoes. Lace at neck and knees.

Judy Puppet, late 19th century
painted wood, cotton, other materials.
1950-58-8

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Brightly painted head with white net cap and red ribbon. Printed cotton garment with lace at neck and wrists.

Baby Puppet, late 19th century
painted wood, cotton, other materials.
1950-58-9

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Brightly painted clown’s head. White ruff at neck. Printed top with red skirt and flowered pants. Lace at knees and wrists. Black hose and shoes.

Clown Puppet, late 19th century
painted wood, cotton, other materials.
1950-58-10

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Door knocker. Large bead at lower center. Handle decorated with leaves in relief. Two rosettes at top of handle.

Door Knocker (Italy), 17th century
bronze.
Gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
1951-84-61

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Flattened cylinder with hinged flip top and box at one end; box also with small hinged lid.

Inkstand, ca. 1870
cast and engraved brass.
Gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
1951-185-38

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

Door knocker. Plate in the form of a grotesque face. Handle is a bird with outstretched wings.

Door Knocker (Italy), 16th century
bronze.
Gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
1951-84-62

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Red earthenware form of trumpet-shaped bowl incised with floriation and beaded cabled band, the whole on a gadrooned stage attached to a flaring stem decorated as the bowl.

Pipe Bowl, 19th century
fired and polished earthenware.
Gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
1951-84-63

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

Box And Cover (Japan), 1920

Box And Cover (Japan), 1920
lacquered wood.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1952-164-10-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Oil Lamp (USA), 19th century
steel.
Gift of the Estate of Natalie K. Blair.
1952-66-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Mask (Japan), possibly 19th century

Mask (Japan), possibly 19th century
wood, carved and painted.
1952-76-2

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Cup And Saucer (England)

Cup And Saucer (England)
glazed porcelain with painting and gilding.
1952-166-26-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Flat iron strip, wound to form a hollow vertical spiral, and terminating in a hook at the top. Inside, a candle socket, the projecting pin of which runs in the spiral opening to regulate the height of the candle. Dome circular wooden base.

Candle Holder (France), 18th century
iron, fruitwood (pear?).
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1952-166-35

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Leaning forward with right hand upraised and left foot advanced, the figure of a gesturing man dressed in a violet-flowered cloak lined with yellow and with turquoise collar and cuffs, white shirt, black knee-breeches, white hose and red-brown shoes. Black ribbon secures grey hair.

Figurine (England), early 19th century
molded porcelain with overglaze decoration.
Gift of Irwin Untermyer.
1952-17-2

This object was made by Spode Ceramic Works.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Mask (Japan), possibly 19th century

Mask (Japan), possibly 19th century
wood, carved and painted.
1952-76-3

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Rose, peach glass cup with clear glass handle

Cup, 19th century
glass.
1953-129-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

A porcelain cup with floral pattern in gilding. Angular handle.

Cup with Floral Border Cup, 1774–1814
porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold.
Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan.
1953-17-20

This object was made by Meissen Porcelain Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Milk Jug with "Strohblumen" Pattern Milk Jug

Milk Jug with "Strohblumen" Pattern Milk Jug
porcelain, vitreous enamel.
1953-17-12-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Cylindrical body with high, concave neck, open on top. Opening covered by ivory button fastened to wire which goes through the opening. Pivoting on center axis on bottom three radiating feet ending in ivory knobs. Pivoting cover for opening through which pepper corns are put in. Marked Gorham three marks 'G'.

Pepper Mill (USA), 1874
silver, ivory, metal.
Gift of Mrs. Max Farrand.
1953-143-47

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

Cup And Saucer
molded porcelain, overglaze enamel and gilding.
1953-17-83-a,b

This object was made by Doccia Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Rectangular box with hinged cover domed from front to back. Ring bail handle on cover, and hinged harp fastening. Painted black with horizontal band of dull gray and upper half of body on front and two ends only. On the front of band and extending below are sprays of acorns and leaves; on each end a small branch of cherries. Colors are vermillion red, yellow, and green, with black lines. Cover has two double sprays of yellow fond-type leaves, with some red, and yellow lines across ends. A continuous border of repeated 3-leaf motif in yellow extends across ends and front.

Box (USA), early 19th century
tôle (painted tin).
Giff of Mrs. Henry B. duPont.
1954-26-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Deck Of Cards, Game of Population, 1896–1900
printed in ink on paper.
Gift of Mrs. Dexter J. Purinton.
1955-78-2

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

Custard Cup, Lid, And Saucer (Russia)

Custard Cup, Lid, And Saucer (Russia)
glazed porcelain.
1956-188-3-a/c

This object was made by Kornilow Bros..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Demitasse Cup And Saucer (Russia)

Demitasse Cup And Saucer (Russia)
gilt and glazed porcelain.
1956-188-2-a,b

This object was made by Kornilow Bros..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Asymmetrical flat bowl with one point, and five ogee lobes on one side and one on the other, the whole gilded. Stem, pierced in radiating design. Handle flat and angular, ending in thistle flower. Relief interlacing with trefoil reserve containing monogram JAD.

Persian Ice Cream Knife, ca. 1872–1904
silver, parcel gilding.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1957-100-13

This object was made by Tiffany and Co..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Each candlestick has a square plinth and cylindrical truncated fluted column of white marble with ribbed molding on base and top in gilt bronze. Striding bronze putto with one arm lifted and holding gilt bronze cornucopia with partly reeded candle socket with screwed baboche.

Pair Of Candlesticks, ca. 1780
gilt bronze, marble.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1957-100-17-a,b

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

Carved block design shows squares containing very small animals arranged in rows. These squares are separated by strips with little medallions at crossings. Design is in relief. Block would print one corner of the pattern.

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

Sundial Compass (Germany), late 17th–early 18th century

Sundial Compass (Germany), late 17th–early 18th century
bone, brass.
1957-165-14

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Two rectangular pieces of varnished wood, hinged together with wire, and painted with discs and Chinese numerals in black and red. Compass sunk in glazed center of tower piece. Brass wire stretched between the two pieces serves as sun dial indicator.

Sundial Compass (China), possibly 18th century
wood, brass, steel, glass.
1957-165-12

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Conical shape, slightly flaring rim, and angular handle terminating in leaf scroll. Whole body, except for circular cartouche with engraved "R", covered with repousse and chased flowers, leaves and butterflies on granular ground.

Mug (USA), 1879
silver.
1957-36-9

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

Flat scoop with straight edge on one side, raised shaped rim on the other. Relief-decorated handle with design in chrysanthemum pattern, with engraved B in reserve.

Chrysanthemum Crumb Scoop, 1880–91
silver.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1957-61-54

This object was made by Tiffany and Co..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Small printing block with a design of a linear border fringed by small lozenges that enclose the outline of an elephant in relief.

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

Squat, bulbous body with wavy rim extended into open spout. Four hoof-shaped legs, S-scrolled handle.

Pitcher, Cream, ca. 1900
silver-plated copper.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1957-100-9

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

Oval box with hinged cover. Engraved lid with harbor scene and inscription. In foreground, figure at shore greets two figures about to alight a smaller boat. In the near distance, a boat sits in harbor. On the underside, farmyard scene and inscription. In the foreground towards right, a man stands near a well(?) surrounded by chickens and a horse or mule. In the background, a woman stands near pair of pigs and a spindle(?). Bordering both scenes and decorating the side of the box are engraved wave patterns.

Tobacco Box (Netherlands), mid-18th century
brass.
Gift of C. Gustave Mourraille in memory of his sister, M. Mathilde Mourraille.
1957-121-4

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

Small block of carved wood shot through lengthwise with 5 large holes. Design of an elephant with howdah (carriage) is made by small squares dug out of the surface of the wood for reserve printing. A large round hole for elephant's eye, another for a jewel in the howdah and a circular pattern of holes for the sun pierce through to the lengthwise tunnels in the wood. Remains of red dye or wax on sides of block and in the round holes.

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

Sundial Compass (Germany), late 18th–early 19th century

Sundial Compass (Germany), late 18th–early 19th century
wood, paper, brass, steel, glass.
1957-165-13

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.