EditorialCambay (Banyan) Quilted dressing gown of cotton, stained and painted with multicolored floral motifs and zigzag lines on red ground, lined with striped silk, Quilted dressing gown of sits painted with multicolored floral motifs and zigzag lines on red ...
EditorialFragment of wood, in the shape of a pipe and decorated with cut-out triangles, more or less in the shape of a pipe and decorated on both sides with two rows of cut-out triangles. The wooden fragment was probably attached to something like a handle. De ...
EditorialHenri Rousseau: Woman Walking in an Exotic Forest (Femme se promenant dans une for?t exotique), Henri Rousseau, 1905, Oil on canvas, Henri Rousseau, a self-taught painter, became the unlikely hero of the Parisian avant-garde for his 'na?ve' style and e...
EditorialNegative - Team Portrait of Buangor Football Team, Buangor, Victoria, 1900, Included in those depicted is William Nairn - centre row standing, third from right. He was later killed in action in World War I at the age of 29 (service no.3217). Given his ...
EditorialNegative - Woman in Red Cross Uniform, Nareen, Victoria, circa 1914-1918, Photograph of a woman wearing the uniform of a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse's apron and veil, with a red cross on an armband, apparently taken at Nareen, Victoria. Althou...
EditorialParadoxurus hermaphroditus, Print, The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) is a small viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern as it is tolerant of a broad range of habitats. It is widely...
EditorialParadoxurus typus, Print, The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) is a small viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern as it is tolerant of a broad range of habitats. It is widely distribu...
EditorialParadoxurus typus, Print, The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) is a small viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern as it is tolerant of a broad range of habitats. It is widely distribu...
EditorialThe House of Commons. This is the earliest representation of the House of Commons sitting in the former St. Stephen’s Chapel in the Palace of Westminster. Originally published as a print in 1624, it is unlikely to be accurate in all its details, but ...
EditorialA woodcut portrait of Fanny Murray (1729-1778), née Fanny Rudman and later Fanny Ross, was an 18th-century English courtesan, mistress to John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich and dedicatee of the fateful Essay on Woman (1763) that led to the downfall of...
EditorialChasse with the Crucifixion and Christ in Majesty, ca. 1180?90, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: engraved, chiseled, stippled, and gilt; champlev? enamel: dark, medium, and light blue; turquoise, dark and light green, yellow, red, and white; wo...
EditorialDesert Scene with Antelope, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353?1336 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu); Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten), Limestone, paint, H. 22.9 cm (9 in); w. 52.1 c...
EditorialLyre Guitar, early 19th century, France, French, Spruce, cedar, ebony, brass, ivory, Total L. 85.1 cm.; String L. 64.7 cm., Chordophone-Lute-plucked, This instrument bears a label for Francisco Lupot, but is unlikely to have been made by the famous vio...
EditorialA Female Musician Charms an Antelope, ca. 1825, Western India, Rajasthan, Kota, Ink and opaque watercolor on cloth, 9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. (25.1 x 19.7 cm), Paintings, The rugged, inhospitable terrain of Rajasthan, a favorite setting for Kota court artists,...
EditorialHunting Knife, Sharpener, and Sheath, ca. 1880?1900, Made in France, French, Steel, wood, silver-gilt, champlev? enamel, Sheath-Cuir bouilli (tooled leather), red cord, Overall (without cord extended): 2 15/16 x 17 3/16 x 1 1/4 in. (7.5 x 43.6 x 3.2 cm...
EditorialStatue of Nofret wearing a wig and bead necklace (detail). Painted limestone statue from Meidum, Egypt; 2620 BCE, Old Kingdom (4th dynasty); height: 1,18m She was part of the royal entourage of Pharaoh Snofru, King of the 4th dynasty, and held the titl...
Editorial0310000133 Dish with portrait of a woman, c1490-c1525. Maiolica dish painted with a woman in profile, and a scroll inscribed 'P?DORMIRENONSAQUISTA', ('nothing is gained by sleeping'). When applied to maiolica, the term 'belle donne', (Italian for 'beau...
EditorialSmall temple with female ballplayer, next to her two dwarfs. Women are unlikely to have taken part in the ballgame, but had ritual functions. Funerary gift from the burial site on the Isle of Jaina, Mexico. Clay (600-900 CE). Height 20 cm. Inv. 10-78147.
EditorialJadeite axe head, Neolithic, c4000-c2000 BC. This elegant axe has been polished all over and would have required many hours of careful labour. It is in pristine condition, and it is unlikely that it was ever intended for practical use. Its function was...