EditorialGoblet of the Noble militia militia Busse in Veere, Driven cup with lid and base of gold-plated silver. On the lid a Roman lance carrier with a broken lance (possibly with a freedom hat on it) and a shield with the Veere coat of arms and inscription. O...
EditorialGarden bench in Marot style, Bank of stained pine. The narrow seat rests on cheeks and has a scalloped decorative piece with broken volutes, a symmetrical leaf motif with branches in the middle and brushes on the corners. The high back has a midfield, ...
EditorialAffluence in Europe: In a new apartment in Amsterdam, a young woman does the baby's laundry. Washing machine, dryer and other modern utilities have become the rule in affluent Europe,1961.
EditorialRiding Coat, first half 13th century, Attributed to probably Iran, Silk; weft-faced compound twill (samite), Textile: H. 68 7/8 in. (175 cm), Textiles-Costumes, In addition to gold jewelry, affluent people during the Seljuq period and slightly later wo...
EditorialDamascus Room, dated A.H. 1119/A.D. 1707, From Syria, Damascus, Wood (poplar) with gesso relief, gold and tin leaf, glazes and paint; wood (cypress, poplar, and mulberry), mother-of-pearl, marble and other stones, stucco with glass, plaster ceramic til...
EditorialSnuffbox, 1738?44, French, Paris, Gold, mother-of-pearl, Overall: 2 1/2 ? 1 13/16 ? 1 1/4 in. (6.4 ? 4.6 ? 3.2 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, The use of snuff became very fashionable in Europe during the eighteenth century. The affluent snuff-taker ...
EditorialSaltillo Serape, 1830?1860, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Coahuila, Saltillo, Saltillo, Wool, cotton, Overall: 102 x 50 1/4 in. (259.08 x 127.64 cm), Textiles-Woven, During the second half of the eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth century, a number of ...
EditorialBeaker, ca. 1719, Made in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: H. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm); 5 oz. 11 dwt. (172.1 g), Silver, Moody Russell (1694?1761), The sum of eight pounds bequeathed by Shearjashub Bourn[e] to the church...
EditorialBeaker, ca. 1719, Made in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: H. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm); 5 oz. 13 dwt. (175.3 g), Silver, Moody Russell (1694?1761), The sum of eight pounds bequeathed by Shearjashub Bourn[e] to the church...
EditorialAffluence in Europe: In a new apartment in Amsterdam, a young woman does the baby's laundry. Washing machine, dryer and other modern utilities have become the rule in affluent Europe,1961.