EditorialFour Continents, Diamond-cut and engraved glass, Deep flaring chalice, cut at bottom, and engraved with four semi-circles containing the Four Continents enthroned. Asia in turban, with basket of gems; Europe with scepter; Africa with feathered scepter ...
EditorialTrimming, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: bobbin lace, metallic, Gold lace border with one scalloped edge formed by fan-shaped pieces extending beyond semi-circles. In yellow silk and metallic thread., Italy, 17th century, lace, Trimming.
EditorialJapanese Passion Flower, Block-printed on embossed paper, Narrow bands of geometric ornament across top and bottom. Long narrow panels, trefoil-headed, set with conventionalized axial passion-flower, above small tangent semi-circles enclosing conventio...
EditorialKamben geringsing (ceremonial cloth), Medium: cotton Technique: tied resist patterning in warp and weft (double ikat) on plain weave Label: cotton with tied resist patterning in warp and weft (double ikat), Cotton textile created in the double ikat or ...
EditorialTrimming, Medium: silk Technique: woven, Woven upholstery trimming in design of interlacing circles bordered with semi-circles in gray, pink and ivory., USA, 19th century, trimmings, Trimming.
EditorialWomen Riding Sea Centaurs, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, France, Felice Giani, Italian, 17581823, Pen and dark brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk with traces of graphite on laid paper., Horizontal rectangle. Upper row, each semi-circle conta...
EditorialDrawing, Brush and gouache on cream paper, mounted on cream paper, Bouquets of flowers coming out of red and yellow stylized rinceaux on black ground. Lower margin, unfinished semi-circles filled with alternating red and blue stylized floral pattern fr...
EditorialTrimming, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: bobbin lace, metallic, Gold lace border with one scalloped edge formed by fan-shaped pieces extending beyond semi-circles. In yellow silk and metallic thread., Italy, 17th century, lace, Trimming.
EditorialWall and Ceiling Decorations in the Pompeiian Style, Felice Giani, Italian, 17581823, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk, graphite on laid paper, Horizontal rectangle. Beginning at height of upper part of body of chandeliers, consisti...
EditorialTunic fragment, Medium: silk Technique: buttonhole and chain stitch embroidery on plain weave, Fragment of a child's tunic with a ground of red silk decorated with green discs and a border at one side of semi-circles and ovals placed in a lattice forma...
EditorialFour Continents, Diamond-cut and engraved glass, Deep flaring chalice, cut at bottom, and engraved with four semi-circles containing the Four Continents enthroned. Asia in turban, with basket of gems; Europe with scepter; Africa with feathered scepter ...
EditorialFrieze, Machine-printed paper, Narrow bands of geometric ornament across top and bottom. Long narrow panels, trefoil-headed, set with conventionalized axial passion-flower, above small tangent semi-circles enclosing conventional half-water lilies. Pape...
EditorialCeiling paper, Machine-printed paper, textured, liquid mica, In the foreground are red diamonds made up of stylized foliage and scrolls. Linking the four points of the diamond are gold semi-circles of stylized leaves. Between these floral medallion mot...
EditorialBorder, Medium: linen Technique: bobbin lace, Mechlin style, Straight border of Mechlin lace with a design of small dots sprinkled over the field, and a border of detached motifs showing two leaves, above a row of semi-circles., Belgium or France, earl...
EditorialAbstract Sunburst Reserve with Tear Drop Border, Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, founded 1818, Silver gilt, enamel, Rectangular, rounded corners, reverse slightly concave, with polychrome enamel and etched decoration, the s...
EditorialPanoramic handscreen, Medium: paper, wood, bone, iron Technique: colored engraving on paper, turned wood handle, carved ivory fittings, A square handscreen with semi-circles cut away in each corner, and a black turned wood handle. The stiff outer area ...
EditorialTrimming, Medium: silk Technique: woven, Woven upholstery trimming in design of interlacing circles bordered with semi-circles in pink, green and ivory silk., USA, 19th century, trimmings, Trimming.
Editorialplaner, Anonymous, 1784, cut, General: 9.2 x 20.5 x 6.5cm 92 x 205 x 65mm, Wooden barley plane with a flat bottom and a rectangular opening. In the opening a forked wedge with a carved decoration in the shape of a circle at the top, filled with radiall...
Editorialplaner, Anonymous, 1758, carved, Wooden block plane with a flat sole and a partly heart-shaped opening. In the opening a forked wedge with a carved decoration in the shape of a circle at the top, filled with radially placed semi-circles. On the block a...
EditorialLate-Helladic IIIC rim fragment or deep bowl FS 284. Decoration of isolated semi-circles FM 43. Late-Helladic IIIC rim fragment or deep bowl FS 284. Decoration of isolated semi-circles FM 43., vase, fragment , bowl, earthenware, prehistoric, LB, LH III...
EditorialLate-Helladic IIIC body-sherd or a globular shape. Decoration of semi-circles in a panel (FM 75 FM 43). Poosibly a Mycenaean import Late-Helladic IIIC body-sherd or a globular shape. Decoration of semi-circles in a panel (FM 75 FM 43). Poosibly a Mycen...
EditorialLate-Cycladic, handmade rim fragment or large basin with horizontal lip. Decoration of semi-circles. Late-Cycladic, handmade rim fragment or large basin with horizontal lip. Decoration of semi-circles., Vase, fragment, large basin, earthenware, prehist...
EditorialSpacer made from bobbin lace with thick four-pointed star flowers between two rows of semicircles, Spacer made from natural-colored bobbin lace: old Flemish lace. The repeating and symmetrical pattern consists of a row of semi-circles along the top and...
EditorialStrip of crocheted lace with a triangular floral pattern made with open circles, Strip of natural-colored Irish crochet lace. A pattern with a single row of triangular floral designs made with open circles placed against each other, randomly alternated...
EditorialVedvta interna dell' inferno. Annotated semi-circles, with Jerusalem at the top and a figure representing a devil, at the bottom. Relating to Dante's inferno. La Materia Divina Commedia ... dichiarata in VI tavole da M. Caetani. Roma, 1855. Source: 187...
EditorialVedvta interna dell' inferno. Annotated semi-circles, with Jerusalem at the top and a figure representing a devil, at the bottom. Relating to Dante's inferno. La Materia Divina Commedia ... dichiarata in VI tavole da M. Caetani. Roma, 1855. Source: 187...
EditorialChlorite spindle whorl, Late Cypriot III, ca. 1200?1050 B.C., Cypriot, Chlorite, H. 2/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (1.3 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone, Around the central hole are three incised lines; around the edge, incised semi-circles with the cente...
EditorialChlorite spindle whorl, Late Cypriot III, ca. 1200?1050 B.C., Cypriot, Chlorite, H.: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Diam.: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone, Between two incised lines at the outer edge are incised semi-circles.