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LAMP
LAMP
Cat. no.:
36.130
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
20th c.
The shaft of the lamp is baluster shaped and made in ivory. It is in two sections that are marked by ormolu leaves, and stands on a tall five-sided pedestal made in tortoise shell, with the top...
FRAME
FRAME
Cat. no.:
36.134
Artist:
Anthony Van Dyck (After)
Date:
19th c.
The frame had vine scrolls carved in low relief applied to a flat border with a raised outer edge. It contains a miniature of three children of Charles I, which is a reproduction of the painting...
TANKARD
TANKARD
Cat. no.:
36.16
Artist:
W. Thornhill and Company (Firm)
Date:
1878
The main body of the tankard is a cross section of an elephant's tusk. The tusk has been cleaned inside and cut to a diameter of less than half an inch. The outside is left unfinished except for...
TEA CADDY
TEA CADDY
Cat. no.:
36.36
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
ca. 1800
The caddy is eight-sided with a wide panel on front and back. It is covered with ivory veneer with silver in between panels. Around the base is a strip of tortoise shell. On the front is a blank...
BOX
BOX
Cat. no.:
36.37
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
19th c.
The rectangular ivory box has been stained. On the cover is a painting of a hunting scene with the riders and dogs arriving at the banks of a river. Across the river is a landscape with a church....
TEA CADDY
TEA CADDY
Cat. no.:
36.51
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
19th c.
The box is made in the shape of a chest with a bombe front. The surface is covered with a thin veneer of tortoise shell. Inside are compartments for tea lined with tin foil and with covers in...
BOX
BOX
Cat. no.:
36.52
Artist:
Unknown (Jeweler)
Date:
18th Century
The body of the box is made from a single piece of tortoise shell that has been shaped so that it is ribbed like a flat melon. Along each rib and around the upper edge are rows of small silver...
DOMINO SET
DOMINO SET
Cat. no.:
36.55
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
19th c.
The domino box is made in mother-of-pearl mounted in gold. All of the sides are plain except for the cover which has a blank medallion for a monogram and an engraved decoration of leaves. A gold...
TOBACCO JAR
TOBACCO JAR
Cat. no.:
36.56.1-2
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
18th c.
The box is shaped like a wooden butter-tub and is decorated with turning about the base and around the cover. The handle on the cover is turned also.
SNUFF MULL
SNUFF MULL
Cat. no.:
36.69
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
19th c.
The is large and has a light color on the bigger end and a dark color where it curls back on itself. The hinge is plain silver. On the silver cover, which is not lined with cork, is a silver...
SAILOR WOOL OF HMS NIOBE
SAILOR WOOL OF HMS NIOBE
Cat. no.:
43.23
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
1873
In the center of the needlework is a round medallion containing a sloop facing to the left. To the right and left are small islands are there are smaller boats in the foreground. The sky has a...
SAILOR WOOL
SAILOR WOOL
Cat. no.:
43.24
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
1840-1880
Sailor wools, or "woolies," are needlework pictures created largely by British sailors to pass the long hours during their travels at sea. Sailors were self-taught needle workers who turned...
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