EditorialGlass bowl fragment with gold leaf and painted decoration, Late Imperial, 3rd?4th century A.D., Roman, Glass, gold, paint; blown, gold foil applied to upper surface and decorated with stylus, painted, and a second thin layer of glass pressed onto upper...
EditorialBus with drawing instruments from the wreck of the East Indies ship Hollandia, Tools and instruments, case of drawing instruments, (12), a: (1) case, oval in section, slightly tapering (6.9h, 4.7-4.1w, 2.3d), engraved decoration of floral motifs with p...
EditorialGlass bowl fragment with gold leaf and painted decoration, Late Imperial, 3rd?4th century A.D., Roman, Glass, gold, paint; blown, gold foil applied to upper surface and decorated with stylus, painted, and a second thin layer of glass pressed onto upper...
EditorialTextile, Medium: silk, paper with applied gold foil Technique: plain compound weave, Beige and gold background with weft patterning of flowers, vines, and gourds in green, blue, red, white, brown, and tan silk threads., Japan, 18th century, woven texti...
EditorialWine Pot with Figures in a Landscape, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 18th century, China, Gold lacquer over pewter, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, H. (incl. handle) 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Lacquer, While lacquer on metal is an aspect of the ...
EditorialStomacher, Medium: linen, silk, metallic (metal foil-wrapped silk core) Technique: plain weave linen foundation, embroidered on the front with couching stitches; trimmed with applied silk ribbon and woven metal trim, needle lace rose; backed with a blo...
EditorialTextile, Medium: silk, paper with applied gold foil Technique: plain compound weave, Beige and gold background with weft patterning of flowers, vines, and gourds in green, blue, red, white, brown, and tan silk threads., Japan, 18th century, woven texti...
EditorialTextile, Medium: silk, paper with applied gold foil Technique: plain compound twill, Only fragment of design remains. Large conventional rosettes in extra wefts of broad paper gold strips on dark blue ground., Japan, 19th century, woven textiles, Textile.
EditorialUncut waistcoat, Medium: silk, metallic thread, paillettes, colored foil Technique: embroidered on plain weave, Panel of white silk with embroidery intended to cut and made into a waistcoat. Field sprinkled with tiny sprays of pink flowers and green le...
EditorialGlass bowl fragment with gold leaf and painted decoration, Late Imperial, 3rd?4th century A.D., Roman, Glass, gold, paint; blown, gold foil applied to upper surface and decorated with stylus, painted, and a second thin layer of glass pressed onto upper...
EditorialMan's ring Entourage ring of diamonds set in silver. On the top side the ring is set with an oval rose diamond in smooth conversion on foil. Surrounded by a rim with rose diamonds mounted on a base that ran out into a narrow shin, the shoulders set wit...
EditorialBus with drawing instruments from the wreck of the East Indies ship Hollandia, Tools and instruments, case of drawing instruments, (12), a: (1) case, oval in section, slightly tapering (6.9h, 4.7-4.1w, 2.3d), engraved decoration of floral motifs with p...
EditorialWine Pot with Figures in a Landscape, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 18th century, China, Gold lacquer over pewter, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, H. (incl. handle) 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Lacquer, While lacquer on metal is an aspect of the ...
EditorialGlass bowl fragment with gold leaf and painted decoration, Late Imperial, 3rd?4th century A.D., Roman, Glass, gold, paint; blown, gold foil applied to upper surface and decorated with stylus, painted, and a second thin layer of glass pressed onto upper...