Artworks

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

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

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

Richard Roberts

Beech and oak veneered with burl walnut, parcel-gilt; covered in silk velvet · 1710

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

Paulus Aertsz van Ravesteyn, Netherlandish

embroidery & stitching, book with embroidered cover — medium: paper, silk, metal, pearls technique: embroidered · 1628

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