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Paper Knife from a Writing Set
John Hamilton Mortimer
hardstones including lapis lazuli, malachite, carnelian, agate, gold; original fitted velvet-lined case · 1825
Cleveland Museum of Art
Pen from a Writing Set
John Hamilton Mortimer
hardstones including lapis lazuli, malachite, carnelian, agate, gold; original fitted velvet-lined case · 1825
Cleveland Museum of Art
Seal from a Writing Set
John Hamilton Mortimer
hardstones including lapis lazuli, malachite, carnelian, agate, gold; original fitted velvet-lined case · 1825
Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of a Gentleman
Daniel Dickinson
Watercolor on ivory in red leatherette case with green velvet lining · 1820
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sewing casket with view of Weilburg near Baden in Austria
Balthasar Wigand
Wood veneered with mother-of-pearl; gilt-metal mounts partially enameled; gouache on paper; velvet lining; fittings of steel and mother-of-pearl · 1820
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Colt Paterson Percussion Revolver, No. 3, Belt Model, Serial no. 156, with Case and Accessories
Samuel Colt
Steel, silver, brass, wood (walnut), copper, velvet · 1813
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Case with Duelling Pistols
Jean Le Page
iron (metal), leather, wood (plant material), gold (metal), velvet (fabric weave) · 1808
Rijksmuseum
Sofa
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Gilded beechwood, gilt bronze, and velvet · 1807
Art Institute of Chicago
Sofa
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Gilded beechwood, gilt bronze, and velvet · 1807
Art Institute of Chicago
Picture
Gaspard Grégoire, French
printed, dyed & painted textiles, picture — medium: silk technique: warp-dyed velvet · 1800
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Picture
Gaspard Grégoire, French
printed, dyed & painted textiles, picture — medium: silk technique: warp-dyed velvet · 1800
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Picture
Gaspard Grégoire, French
printed, dyed & painted textiles, picture — medium: silk technique: warp-dyed velvet · 1800
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Northumbrian Small-pipes
Robert Reid
Wood, ivory, brass, leather, velvet, sheepskin · 1800
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Northumbrian Small-pipes
Robert Lewis Reid
Wood, ivory, brass, leather, velvet, sheepskin · 1800
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Panel
Camille Pernon
Silk, twill weave with pile warp printed cut, solid velvet · 1788
Art Institute of Chicago
Folding card table (table de jeu brisée en angle)
Risenburgh, Bernard van, II
Oak veneered with tulipwood, purplewood, kingwood, satiné wood, walnut; gilt bronze; modern silk velvet · 1750
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Writing table (table à écrire)
Risenburgh, Bernard van, II
Oak veneered with tulipwood, kingwood, amaranth, mahogany, ebony, mother-of-pearl, stained horn; gilt-bronze mounts; modern velvet · 1750
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Panel (Furnishing Fabric)
Manchu
Silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet; two panels joined · 1750
Art Institute of Chicago
Chair (chaise à la Reine) (one of a set of four)
Jean-Baptiste II Tilliard
Beechwood unusually richly carved and gilded; previously upholstered with coral colored velvet attached with brass-headed nails, now upholstered in yellow petit point · 1740
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Side chair (one of a pair)
Richard Roberts
Beech and oak veneered with burl walnut, parcel-gilt; covered in silk velvet · 1710
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Armchair (fauteuil à la Reine) (one of a pair)
Jean-Baptiste II Tilliard
Frame of beechwood carved and gilded; upholstered with blue velvet · 1700
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cabinet or Box Depicting Scenes from the Old Testament
Rebecca Stonier Plaisted
Silk, warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk floss, silk yarns, and silk-wrapped-metal purl in brick, bullion, Ceylon, chain, knot, lattice filling, overcast, running, satin, Smyrna cross, tent, and a variety of buttonhole stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching; French and Turkey knots; applied areas of linen, plain weave; seed pearls, coral beads, and mica; and silk, plain weave with ground weft fringe; edged with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk and gilt-metal strip, plain weave; silver hardware; wooden frame; lined with marbled paper; silk, plain weave; and silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet · 1628
Art Institute of Chicago
Youths Standing among Cypress Trees, Ponds, and Flowers
Iranian
Silk, velvet weave · 1600
Art Institute of Chicago
Portions of a Field Armor
Jacob Halder
Steel, brass, gilding, leather, and silk velvet textile · 1583
Art Institute of Chicago