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Vertical rectangle showing a dense grotesque scene with figures with fantastic anthropomorphic figures, flora and fauna.

Print, Ornamental Design, ca. 1550
engraving on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1944-76-1

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

An allegorical figure representing Drama.

Mural Detail, The World of Radio, 1934
cotton.
Gift of Nicholas Meredith Turner in memory of Jessica Dragonette.
s-e-2268

An allegorical figure representing Music.

Mural Detail, The World of Radio, 1934
cotton.
Gift of Nicholas Meredith Turner in memory of Jessica Dragonette.
s-e-2269

Allegorical figures representing Church and State.

Mural Detail, The World of Radio, 1934
cotton.
Gift of Nicholas Meredith Turner in memory of Jessica Dragonette.
s-e-2270

Allegorical figures that represent Industry and Agriculture. On the left stands Industry with a plumed pen, paper scrolls, and ledgers, while Agriculture has an armload of wheat sheaves and a curving sickle.

Mural Detail, The World of Radio, 1934
cotton.
Gift of Nicholas Meredith Turner in memory of Jessica Dragonette.
s-e-2271

Allegorical figure of a woman representing Radio wears a long pleated gown and sandals. Her upraised arm supports the microphone that Jessica Dragonette stands before while a radio held near her heart emits radio waves.

Mural Detail, The World of Radio, 1934
cotton.
Gift of Nicholas Meredith Turner in memory of Jessica Dragonette.
s-e-2272

Length of woven fabric with a brown ground and a bold pattern of orange flames and swirling gold clouds of rising smoke forming paisley-like forms; salamanders move among the flames. Le Feu is one of a series of silks representing the four elements (earth, air, fire and water) exhibited at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, 1925.

Textile, Le Feu (Fire), 1925
warp: silk weft: tussah silk.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1931-1-14

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images and 1 video of this object.

Book, Suite de dessins chinois (Album of Chinoiserie)

Book, Suite de dessins chinois (Album of Chinoiserie)
H x W: 47.5 × 36 cm (18 11/16 × 14 3/16 in.).
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1921-6-214

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Group of four tiles, square, with blue underglaze decoration on buff ground, each with name of one of the four continents, and corresponding allegory and attributes within a circular medallion: -72a, "Asia," showing turbaned figure riding in a howdah on back of an elephant, with two attendants; birds in foreground, turreted architecture in background; -72b, "Europa," showing a lady, cavalier and dog in foreground, watching woman in a sedan chair carried by two men; European style buildings in background; -72c, "Africa" with a turbaned man and woman, with attendant holding parasol, with the attributes of monkey, ostrich and camel; -72d, "America" showing an Indian in feather skirt and headdress, carried on a litter by five similarly but less ornately dressed Indians, and attended by one holding a fan; at left a conquistador on horseback, and a cockatoo on a branch; in right background, a sailing ship.

Allegories of the Four Continents Tiles, early-mid 18th century
tin-glazed earthenware.
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.
1960-1-72-a

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

The central area is taken up with simulated sky with the chariot of Apollo. Around the edges, allegorical figures seated on clouds; simulated architecture of vaults and pendentives about the outer edges, within an architectural frame.

Object ID #18170467
pen and gray ink, brush and watercolor, gouache, gold paint, black chalk on....
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1911-28-214

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Iris flies with arms extended below a rainbow and above a thunderstorm. Beside her at left flies a putto with leaves in his hands, at right, two wind deities blow clouds.

Drawing, Ceiling Design Depicting Iris and the Rainbow, 1810–25
pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor on off-white laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
1901-39-1807

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

Landscape drawing with figures. Diogenes sitting in far right foreground in front of barrel-shaped structure, surrounded by books and pupils; Alexander stands at left foreground with a group of followers; Athens is shown in the background.

Drawing, Alexander the Great and Diogenes, 1820–22
pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on thick white laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
1901-39-3346

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

Upright cabinet made of porcelain plaques in a gilt-bronze armature, of two sections; the upper section with two large doors and a peacock crest, the lower section projecting forward with a glass top, supported on two ceramic columns, and containing two drawers. The porcelain plaques painted with allegorical and naturalistic ornament, featuring two large roundels on the doors with cameo-like images of Psyche (left) and Venus (right). Bronzework and porcelain ornamented throughout with neoclassical motifs including swags, volute scrolls, grotesques, and palmettes.

Royal Jewel Cabinet (France), 1824–26
casework of molded hard-paste porcelain with enamel–painted and fired....
Bequest of the Reverend Alfred Duane Pell.
1991-31-2

This object was made by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 19 images of this object.

Pillar and arch design. The framework is composed of a major arch resting upon Corinthian columns. Looking through the major arch, "Britannia" is seen enthroned atop a curved colonnade of Doric columns. Britannia is shown facing left, holding a spear, resting on her shield. The minor arches contain a large-scale urn sitting on a pedestal. Printed in black and white on a terra cotta ground. A label giving provenance is pasted near the center bottom edge.

Sidewall, Britannia, ca. 1770
block-printed on handmade paper.
Gift of The Mary Washington Colonial Chapter, NSDAR.
2004-22-1

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

A marble pulpit dramatically suspended between two flights of stairs, designed by de Waily, forms a bridge-like structure across the nave of the Church of Saint Sulpice. A priest, with upraised arms, preaches to the congregation seated in the foreground. A sculpture of Charity adorns the top of the pulpit. A sculpture of Faith (holding a chalice) adorns the left landing; the pedestal shows a bas-relief of the symbol of St. Luke (ox). On the right landing, a sculpture of Hope (holding an anchor) rests on a pedestal decorated with a bas relief of St. Mark's symbol (the lion).

Drawing, View of the Pulpit, Saint Sulpice, Paris (Second Project), 1789
pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, black chalk on white laid paper.
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1911-28-293

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

View of the interior of a bedroom with a canopied bed on a dais under which is visible a chamber pot and slippers. At left, the door latch is secured closed with a knife. Upon the bed, a young man wearing a plumed hat and a mantle wraps his arm around the woman seated beside him. The woman is holding a large ring of keys in her lap. Inscribed on margin below in center: I.M.

Print, A Couple Seated on a Bed, late 15th century
engraving on white laid paper.
Gift of Mrs. Leo Wallerstein.
1959-72-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

An angel stands contrapposto atop a plinth, head turned to the left while blowing into a serpentine horn terminating in the head of a beast.

Object ID #18358289
pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on white laid paper,....
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-2213

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

Scimitar-shaped blade with rounded end. Octagonal socket of plain brass. Handle of wood carved with female virtues: Faith, Hope and Charity all holding their attributes.

Knife (England), ca. 1700
cut and honed steel, carved wood, cut sheet brass.
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-49

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 8 images of this object.

Four tine fork with faceted shank. Handle formed as a fully modelled, carved ivory bearded man leaning to his right, clutching a drinking cup close to his side with his right hand and his belly with his left hand, a flask hung over his shoulder. He stands on a coiled serpent.

Fork, late 18th–mid-19th century
ivory, later plated silver.
Gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
1951-84-15

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

Scimitar-shaped blade, curved cutting edge upturned tip. Baluster neck, silver ferrule with engraved border. Ivory handle carved in deep relief with entwined hunting dogs and prey: stag, boar, rabbit. Button cap at end of handle.

Fork And Knife (Southern Germany), late 17th–early 18th century
ivory, steel, silver.
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-158/159

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

Short, wide chalice, engraved with Asia, holding a bow; Europe with cornucopia and banner with the coat of arms of the House of Habsburg and the eight Electors; Africa in sun hat, seated on crocodile; America with feather skirt and headdress, arrow and coral, attended by elephant. Baluster stem with circular cut, and air bubble. Foot engraved with flowers.

Four Continents Standing Cup, 1680–90
honeycomb-cut and engraved glass.
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.
1960-1-83

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

Terrestrial globe on stepped circular base with figures representing the Five Continents: Asiatic woman with five-headed cobra, Europa with the Bull, African hunter with lioness, American Indian on horseback, South Sea Islander on dolphin. Globe encircled by twenty-four-hour equatorial dial with the signs of the zodiac. Silver gilt arrow on globe indicates the time. Winding key also serves as a finial.

Table Clock (Sweden), 1930
silver, gilt silver.
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.
1960-1-16-a,b

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

Object ID #18171131

Object ID #18171131
pen and black ink, brush and gray, green wash, watercolor, graphite on white....
1911-28-282

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

Drawing in two registers. Upper register: Octagonal shaped ceiling panel with a large group of figures of Greco-Roman gods. Flying figure of Mercury between the two registers. Lower register: within a painted architectural enframement a scene with many figures representing Achilles revealing his true identity at Court of Lycomedes. Frieze beneath scene depicting armor.

Drawing, Study for Staircase Decoration, Hanbury Hall, Worchestershire:...
pen and brown ink, brush and wash on tan laid paper, lined.
Gift of Mrs. Charles B. Alexander.
1900-1-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Center, beneath crown, are two initials- a superimposed N and M encircled by stars and a wreath of roses. Upper center, two entwined wreaths - one of laurel, and the other of a chrysanthemum-like flower. Upper corners, oak sprigs; lower corners, floral sprigs. Lower center, the Napoleonic eagle. The Legion of Honor medallion hangs below the eagle.

Object ID #18212313
brush and white gouache on laid paper, coated with resin, joined.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1920-36-327

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

Design for a wall panel. At the bottom, two satyrs sacrifice flowers at the foot of a burning candelabrum. The satyrs support, with their heads, two half female figures (half female and half flower stem). The figures hold a medallion with a maenad. A putto, supporting a vase, stands on top of the medallion. At the very to center of the composition are two billing doves and at the edges two putti. The putti hold festoons and garlands from which then flower baskets are suspended. The doves hold long garlands, which are then connected to two female figures (one at each side of the central composition). These female figures in turn stand on long decorative spears, which rest on the end tips of the half female figures.

Object ID #18170501
pen and black ink, brush and gouache, black chalk on toned paper, lined.
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1911-28-219

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

At center, a winged figure of Glory (at left) alights and places the sculpted bust of King Charles III on a pedestal decorated with swags and a cartouche. In front of the pedestal, a cherub (seen from the back) sits amid symbols of the arts and war. Another cherub hovers in mid-air to the right of the pedestal; a group of figures stand in left middle-background beneath a partial view of colonnaded temple and figure, upper left corner.

Drawing, Design for Dedication Page to Charles III of Spain and the Two...
pen and brown ink, brush and wash, black chalk on white laid paper.
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1938-57-219-a

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Design for a marble and bronze clock. The case is marble with bronze decoration. Mounted above is a bronze group of seated Diana (?) and a dog.

Drawing, Design for a Mantel Clock, 1780–90
graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper.
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1911-28-452

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

Front elevation; the body of the clock is a blue porcelain vase with the clock itself set on the face of it. the frame of the clock handles, lid base are bronze. Two bronze cupids surmount the lid.

Object ID #18397477
brush and gouache, graphite on tracing paper, mounted on white wove paper.
Museum purchase from Pauline Riggs Noyes Fund.
1953-206-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Drawing, Design for a Monument to Emperor Charles VI of Naples

Drawing, Design for a Monument to Emperor Charles VI of Naples
pen and black ink, brush and black wash, black chalk on cream laid paper.
1938-88-2996

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Design for a ceiling painting. In the center, one figure sits raised above a group of other figures, who all appear to be focused on the raised figure. At left, two female forms. Top left, putti suggested.

Drawing, Design for Allegory of Divine Wisdom, Reception Room, Palazzo...
brush and brown wash, pen and brown ink, red, black, and white chalk on....
Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
1901-39-1714

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Partial view of wall decoration. In the middle is intended a painted view in a garden atrium. The opening is bordered above by an overdoor with two alternative suggestions united to one whole. At left: an escutcheon, with a rectangular frame for a picture, is carried by putti; at right: a scrollwork frame with a portrait of a victorious general is carried by a putto holding in his outside arm a shield with a crowned double-headed eagle. Above, in the center, is a part of a putto leaning his hand upon a frame, which is intended to have a counterpart "Autumn," "Summer," "Winter," sit upon clouds above the wall decoration. "Saturnus" flies toward "Summer" from the ovoidal scrollwork frame in the middle of the ceiling. A child with a basket kneels in the corner at right. At center, the ovoidal frame is supported laterally by pilasters of a kind, showing in the middle niches with female statues. Winged armless mermaids are shown laterally. Beside the pilaster at right sit women with wreathes and more children with vessels filled with flowers. The short wall opposite the shown one is faced by Cybele in her chariot drawn by lions and receiving fruits offered by a girl. A woman with a vine is at her other side. A woman carrying birds on a stick is beside the pilaster on the other long side. At right of it a child extending his arm toward a fruit basket carried by another child, sits upon the mermaid.

Drawing, Design for a Painted Ceiling and the Decoration of a Short Wall...
black and red chalk, pen and black ink, brush and gray watercolor on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
1901-39-1601

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Vertically oriented ceiling design; allegory of painting with inscribed color key.

Drawing, Ceiling Design, ca. 1760–89
graphite on off-white laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-6825

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Genii placing bust of a man on an engraved pedestal before a shining sun: AL / GENII IMMIGRIALE / DEL / RE CATTOLICO / CAROL TERZO / QUESTA SUA PERA / e se medesimo / OFFRE E CONSACRA / il Conte Gazola. Below several attributes: a horn, book, palette and brushes, etc. Above a goddess on a cloud before a colonnaded structure.

Print, Dedication Page to Charles III of Spain and the Two Sicilies,...
etching, engraving on off-white laid paper.
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1938-57-219-b

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

In the form of Atlas supporting the world. Triangular base with openwork decoration, on three ball feet, supports kneeling figure of Atlas holding a spherical urn on his shoulders. Surface of urn with relief decoration featuring four wreathed circular medalions, each suspended from a bow and showing one of four allegorical figures of the continents (Europe, Asia, America, and Africa) with attributes. Two pendant tassels (one concealing a spout) below embossed acanthus leaves supporing two ring handles. Slightly domed cover with moveable laurel-shaped knop in center.

Tea Urn (England), 1777–78
raised, cast, repoussé, chased, bright-cut silver, composition, base metal....
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.
1960-1-23-a/d

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images of this object.