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Synthetic Indigo M. L. B. 100%, From Cargo of Submarine "Deutschland" on her Second Trip.

Maker:
Meister Lucius & Bruning  Search this
Physical Description:
cardboard; fabric; cotton wool (container material)
synthetic indigo dye cake (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3.3 cm x 10.2 cm x 10.5 cm; 1 5/16 in x 4 1/32 in x 4 1/8 in
Object Name:
dye cake
dyestuffs
Place made:
Germany: Hesse, Frankfurt am Main
Date made:
1916
Related event:
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of the American Textile History Museum
ID Number:
2017.0234.09
Catalog number:
2017.0234.09
Accession number:
2017.0234
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-72c8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1847573
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Tall tea caddy, Oribe type

Medium:
Stoneware with wood-ash and iron glazes; ivory lid.
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 10.2 × 5.7 cm (4 × 2 1/4 in)
Style:
Mino ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Motoyashiki kiln, Toki city, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Date:
1607-1615
Period:
Momoyama period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
ivory  Search this
Mino ware  Search this
Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)  Search this
tea  Search this
Japan  Search this
stoneware  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1901.90a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye394b2914d-8037-425b-a8bf-db4823a8d0b4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1901.90a-b
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Frame for Hassam's The Chinese Merchants

Artist:
Hermann Dudley Murphy (1867-1945)  Search this
Medium:
Gilded wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 74.9 x 124.5 x 6.4 cm (29 1/2 x 49 x 2 1/2 in)
Type:
Frame
Origin:
United States
Date:
ca. 1909
Topic:
gilding  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1910.22b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3fa9c77ed-cf9e-4bde-987a-f7b44fa51979
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1910.22b
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Dagger and sheath

Medium:
Watered steel, iron, gold inlay, silver
Dimensions:
H: 37.2 cm (14 5/8 in)
Type:
Weapon and Armament
Origin:
Shiraz, Iran
Date:
ca. 1790
Period:
Zand period, Reign of Karim Khan
Topic:
chasing  Search this
forging (metal forming)  Search this
inlay (process)  Search this
metal  Search this
Zand period (1750 - 1794)  Search this
naskh script  Search this
Japan  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
wirework  Search this
filigree  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.44a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3182d2cd6-444e-454f-a216-4ca008787ddb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.44a-b

Fragmentary plaque

Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
H x W: 7.7 x 26.9 cm (3 1/16 x 10 9/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Iran
Date:
17th century
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
piercing  Search this
metal  Search this
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
naskh script  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.45
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3cd85befe-8e22-460d-9c41-686aa9cd7dd5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.45

A comb back

Medium:
Iron, gold and silver inlay
Dimensions:
H x W: 6.2 x 7.7 cm (2 7/16 x 3 1/16 in)
Type:
Tool and Equipment
Origin:
Iran
Date:
17th century
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
metal-cutting  Search this
engraving (printing process)  Search this
inlay (process)  Search this
engraving (incising)  Search this
metal  Search this
iron  Search this
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1940.4
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye381927fb4-4810-4e7e-90c4-27a41baab4fc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1940.4

A comb back

Medium:
Iron, silver and gold inlay
Dimensions:
H x W: 6.1 x 10.9 cm (2 3/8 x 4 5/16 in)
Type:
Tool and Equipment
Origin:
Iran
Date:
17th-18th century
Topic:
metal-cutting  Search this
engraving (printing process)  Search this
inlay (process)  Search this
engraving (incising)  Search this
metal  Search this
iron  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1940.5
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f265bd79-382e-4d2d-80e6-788e6e7011cb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1940.5

Hatchet

Medium:
Watered steel
Dimensions:
H x W: 15.9 x 7.8 cm (6 1/4 x 3 1/16 in)
Type:
Weapon and Armament
Origin:
Iran
Date:
17th century
Topic:
casting  Search this
forging (metal forming)  Search this
inlay (process)  Search this
piercing  Search this
metal  Search this
Japan  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1940.6
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3601030ed-ab19-4097-a871-f8cf20e6dec8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1940.6

Ornamental plaque

Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
H x W: 3.8 x 7.1 cm (1 1/2 x 2 13/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Iran
Date:
17th century
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
piercing  Search this
metal  Search this
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1940.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3eb247b53-77c6-483a-a027-908de1c39954
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1940.8

Circular ornament

Medium:
Steel overlaid with gold
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 4.7 x 4.7 cm (1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Iran
Date:
16th-17th century
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
piercing  Search this
metal  Search this
Islam  Search this
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
lotus  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1940.9
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bad8f086-845f-4f12-871d-b663a8daf21b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1940.9

Pillow with inscription by the Qianlong emperor dated 1768, Cizhou type ware

Medium:
Stoneware with white slip under colorless glaze and traces of cinnabar
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 12.4 × 21 × 12.4 cm (4 7/8 × 8 1/4 × 4 7/8 in)
Style:
Cizhou-type ware
Type:
Furniture and Furnishing
Origin:
China
Date:
12th century
Period:
Northern Song or Southern Song dynasty
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Cizhou ware  Search this
Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)  Search this
inscription  Search this
Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127)  Search this
clerical script  Search this
China  Search this
emperor  Search this
stoneware  Search this
white slip  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1942.21
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 13: Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37da68b92-914b-4d7d-b4f8-14b6deacc504
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1942.21
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Siddhapratima Yantra (Shrine of a Perfected Being)

Medium:
Bronze, copper alloy, traces of gilding, silver
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 21.9 x 13.1 x 8.9 cm (8 5/8 x 5 3/16 x 3 1/2 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
India
Date:
1333
Period:
Delhi Sultanate period
Topic:
carving  Search this
inlay (process)  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
Jainism  Search this
shrine  Search this
Delhi Sultanate (1206 - 1526)  Search this
India  Search this
fly whisk  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1997.33a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 02: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye332d50fc5-77c4-42f5-8b99-9cb50216c51a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1997.33a-b
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Archer's thumbring (ban zhi)

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 4.1 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 1/16 x 1/2 in)
Type:
Tool and Equipment
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 300-200 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
archery  Search this
China  Search this
bow  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1987.503
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye38c45fc27-5f64-4e86-bfc3-1ba03e0295fe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1987.503

Abraham Lincoln

Artist:
Arthur Sieving, 1902 - 1974  Search this
Sitter:
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865  Search this
Medium:
Carved wood bust
Dimensions:
Estimate: 42.5 x 21.0 x 23.8 cm (16 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 9 3/8" )
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1950
Topic:
Abraham Lincoln: Male  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Illinois State Museum
Object number:
1950-40/701788
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45557628f-d1c3-49e0-8715-2af6371963ea
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1950-40_701788

Thomas B. Clarke letters from or about Homer Dodge Martin, 1893-1897

Creator:
Clarke, Thomas B. (Thomas Benedict), 1848-1931  Search this
Martin, Homer Dodge, 1836-1897  Search this
Subject:
Macbeth, William  Search this
Martin, Homer Dodge  Search this
Citation:
Thomas B. Clarke letters from or about Homer Dodge Martin, 1893-1897. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Art patrons -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Art -- Economic aspects  Search this
Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Theme:
Patronage  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7029
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209162
AAA_collcode_clartbhm
Theme:
Patronage
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209162
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Alice Trumbull Mason papers, 1921-1977

Creator:
Mason, Alice Trumbull, 1904-1971  Search this
Subject:
Kelpe, Paul  Search this
Lassaw, Ibram  Search this
American Abstract Artists  Search this
Type:
Sketchbooks
Citation:
Alice Trumbull Mason papers, 1921-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women authors  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7861
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210028
AAA_collcode_masoalic
Theme:
Women
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210028
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Untwisted length of silk filaments; 1816

Physical Description:
silk (overall material)
spun (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 19 in; 48.26 cm
Object Name:
silk filament sample
Object Type:
thread
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
ca 1816
ID Number:
1985.0158.01
Accession number:
1985.0158
Catalog number:
1985.0158.01
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
American Silks
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b5-18dd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_650274

Meissen Böttger porcelain rinsing bowl

Maker:
Meissen Manufactory  Search this
Physical Description:
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2 7/8 in x 5 7/8 in; 7.3025 cm x 14.9225 cm
Object Name:
bowl, rinsing
Date made:
1713-1720
Credit Line:
Hans C. Syz Collection
ID Number:
CE.61.70
Catalog number:
61.70
Collector/donor number:
784
Accession number:
240074
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Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
The Hans C. Syz Collection
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Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-d624-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_574977
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Meissen Böttger porcelain teapot and cover

Maker:
Meissen Manufactory  Search this
Physical Description:
monochrome, (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 5/8 in; 9.2075 cm
Object Name:
teapot
Place made:
Germany: Saxony, Meissen
Date made:
1713-1720
Credit Line:
Hans C. Syz Collection
ID Number:
CE.68.174ab
Catalog number:
68.174ab
Collector/donor number:
711
Accession number:
281777
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-d625-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_574978
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Meissen Böttger porcelain coffeepot

Maker:
Meissen Manufactory  Search this
Physical Description:
monochrome, (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 5/8 in; 14.2875 cm
Object Name:
coffeepot
Place made:
Germany: Saxony, Meissen
Date made:
1713-1720
Credit Line:
Hans C. Syz Collection
ID Number:
CE.70.642ab
Catalog number:
70.642ab
Collector/donor number:
695
Accession number:
292238
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-d626-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_574979
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