Artworks

Robert Adam

Mahogany, covered in modern red morocco leather · 1767

Henry Joseph

Pewter (mug), silver (spout), brass (steam hold cover) · 1765

J. B. Nothnagel

wallcoverings, sidewall — block printed and hand painted on linen · 1760

William Hogarth

Etching and engraving in black on cream laid paper (now split in two, with the left side laid down on back book cover and the right side in two parts) · 1756

William Hogarth

Etching and engraving in black on cream laid paper (now in two parts, with the right side laid down on front book cover) · 1753

André François Le Breton

Letterpress in black on cream laid paper with later covers of tan paper; sheets removed from books · 1751

André Breton

Letterpress in black on cream laid paper with later covers of tan paper; sheets removed from books · 1751

Tommaso Conca

Red chalk with stumping on cream laid paper, laid down on blue covered paper, laid down on ivory board · 1750

Pietro Novelli

Pen and light brown wash, heightened with white, on paper covered with light brown wash · 1742

James Goodwin, British, active London (entered 1706)

metalwork, decorative arts, sugar bowl, cover — silver · 1726

Ogata Kenzan

Clay covered with white and black glazes and decorated on the white parts under the glaze (Kenzan style) · 1700

Shunko

Clay covered with a thick, crackled glaze much congealed, leaving bare spots · 1700

Christopher Barker, England

embroidery & stitching, book with embroidered covers — medium: paper, silk, metallic thread technique: embroidered · 1665

Frances Basnet

embroidery & stitching, casket — medium: wood, silk, glass beads technique: wooden casket covered with satin fabric and embroidered with glass beads label: wooden casket covered with silk satin and embroidered with glass beads · 1654

Francesco Fanelli

Copper alloy, covered with a dark brown lacquer patina. · 1600

Islamic

Cover: lacquered leather, Manuscript: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper · 1600

Coxie, Michiel, I

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink, by the artist; incised for transfer; verso covered with red chalk for transfer · 1571

Sheldon Tapestry Factory

woven textiles, pillow cover — medium: wool, silk technique: tapestry woven · 1570

Islamic

Cover: bound in leather, tooled, applied gold and black pigment; interior: ink, gold and opaque watercolor on paper · 1540

Orsi

Brush and brown ink and wash, heightened with lead white (partly oxidized), covered with shellac, on cream laid paper, laid down on card · 1531

Master of the Unicorn Hunt

Woodcut in black, hand colored with brush, stencil and watercolor on ivory laid paper mounted on the inside cover of a coffer, constructed of wood, iron, leather, horsehair and linen · 1485

Unknown Artist

Woodcut hand-colored with brush and watercolor on cream laid paper, edge-mounted to vellum, laid down on wooden book cover covered in hand-tooled leather with tooled metal hinges · 1460

Unknown Artist

Woodcut hand-colored with brush and watercolor on cream laid paper, edge-mounted to vellum, laid down on wooden book cover covered in hand-tooled leather with tooled metal hinges · 1460

Unknown Artist

Woodcut hand-colored with brush and watercolor on cream laid paper, edge-mounted to vellum, laid down on wooden book cover covered in hand-tooled leather with tooled metal hinges · 1460