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Small comb-back of five spindles. Right arm terminating in large ovate writing surface supported by two turned braces and covered with red leather; left arm is knuckled. Arm assembly rests on two turned seventeen spindles. Broad slightly dished seat supported by four turned legs joined by H system of turned stretchers; drawers under writing arm and seat.

Writing Chair (USA), early 19th century
joined, turned, and carved ash, maple and beech woods; leather; brass.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1907-14-3-a/e

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 9 images of this object.

Fragments
silk, metallic.
1899-10-33-a,b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 7 images of this object.

Cover of blue and white checked cotton cloth embroidered in colored silks. The design shows a man on horseback surrounded by human and animal figures within a border in which a human figure appears as a repeated motif. Lined with red silk and striped cotton cloth.

Cover (Iran), 1801–50
cotton foundation, silk embroidery threads.
Gift of George Arnold Hearn.
1903-9-19

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Chasuble of white silk entirely covered with embroidery in gold and silver metallic yarns and multi-colored silk floss, backed with white linen and lined with red silk. Background of couched silver, with ornamental foliage in couched gold thread and naturalistic flowers in colored silk floss.

Chasuble, 18th century
silk and metallic embroidery, silk foundation, linen backing, silk lining.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1907-14-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Curvate rectangular back, caned, posts and rails chanelled; crested with a rocaille ornament. Curved arms, stumps carved with coarse leaf forms. Caned seat rails are serpentine, carved with shell and scroll designs. Cabriole front and rear legs, scrolled feet.

Regence style caned fauteuil Armchair, ca. 1725
carved beech wood.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1900-25-3

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Curved and sloping armrests; top and lower seat rails include an oval caned medallion with a central oval panel painted en grisaille with a woman and child. Curved arms are received by stumps extended vertically to straight, tapered, turned front legs. Seat caned, burgundy colored caning. Gilded and toned decoration of conventionalized flowers and leaves, and bandings, on black ground.

Armchair (England), ca. 1805
wood (beech), painted and gilded.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1900-25-11

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Gold metallic ground with a stamped design of diagonal lines crossing in groups of three, forming diamond-shaped lozenges. Within each, brocaded roses alternating with bunches of violets in straight repeat. In purple, blue, green, pink, silver and gold.

Textile (Iran), 17th century
silk, metallic yarns.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1899-10-32

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Small flower in powdered repeat.

Fragments
silk warp. cotton and silk wefts..
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1899-10-22-a/e

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

A side chair with a rectangular back filled with a lattice-work of curved members. Its curved arms are supported on shaped stumps secured to side rails. Round rear legs; "cluster" front legs. Two lateral and two longitudinal stretchers. Hollowed seat upholstered in brown wool. Described as "cockpen" armchairs.

Chair (England), ca. 1765
joined and turned mahogany.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1900-25-14

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Formal clusters of plants on a metallic ground.

Textile, 17th century
silk, metal thread.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1899-10-36

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Octagonal, with a scalloped edge. Decorated with grotesque figures including a monkey band and a helmeted man carrying a shield inscribed "San-Peur" (Without Fear). Border of insects and flowers. Grayish green and ochre on white ground.

Plate (France), 1745–49
tin-glaze earthenware.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1907-14-9

This object was made by Olérys and Laugier's pottery factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Cooling Pail (France)

Cooling Pail (France)
tin-glazed earthenware.
1907-14-7

This object was made by Clérissy Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Ecuelle (a): shallow bowl with reinforced rim and horizontal handles with scroll relief and slit. Lid (b): domed cover, upper part with conventionalized symmetrical relief decoration; edge reeded; flattened ring handle. Engraved shield with three cross on bend.

Covered Porringer Porringer, ca. 1750
pewter.
1911-31-23-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Shaped octagonal foot (probably used with another vessel originally); body in two parts, the lower bowl-shaped, the upper flaring and having a shell and scroll relief around the irregular edge. Double-scrolled foliated handle.

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

On shaped, flaring foot a pyriform body with grouped vertical gadrooning. Spout attached to body and decorated with incised lines and relief bands. Hinged domed cover with tall finial. Wooden handle with spur attached with pegs.

Coffeepot Coffeepot, ca. 1760
pewter.
1911-31-2

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Virgin seated at left, with child on her knee. One of the kings kneeling before the child, three figures ranged across back of group.

Adoration of the Magi Figural Group, ca. 1525
carved walnut.
Gift of George Arnold Hearn.
1910-12-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Shield back side chair with a splat composed of three open blade-forms; cusped on their interiors and separated under the top rail by two blossoms. The forms merge into a fluted spreading panel at their base. Its legs are straight, square, and tapered in the front on square feet. The seat is shaped, hollowed, and upholstered in black-painted canvas (possibly the original upholstery).

Side Chair (England), ca. 1785
carved mahogany.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1900-25-7

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Foliate and floral decoration partly in relief, on border and marly; in center of plate, two birds, tree and flowering plant.

Plate (France), ca. 1770
tin-glazed earthenware, polychrome overglaze decoration.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1907-14-11

This object was made by Aprey Pottery Factory.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Purple gauze over red silk. In center, a crucifix with the sun, moon and stars in silks and gold, surrounded by sun rays in paillettes and fine gold embroidery. Angels in the corners swing chalices and the ground is strewn with cherubim in silks and gold. Two inscriptions in Armenian, of which the earlier is undated: "In memory of Lady Takouhi, deceased in Constantinople, daughter of Sir Tovma, the fat merchant and Muslim native of Tokat, and for the enjoyment of Archimandrite Aristakes." "Rededicated to the memory of the soul of Mikael, the Deceased son of Sdépan Balian the pilgrim, at the Three Saints Church in Kutaia. 1809."

Cover (Armenia), 1809
silk, gold.
Gift of George Arnold Hearn.
1903-9-20

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Rectangular panel of fine twill tapestry has a tight arrangement of small-scale quatrefoils and ogives enclosing flowers with interspaces filled with floral and foliate motifs. Colors are dark red, blue, green, purple, yellow, and white. Bordered and piped with different bands of imitation tapestry, one floral, one geometric. Backed with red cotton twill.

Panel (India), 19th century
wool, cotton backing.
Gift of George Arnold Hearn.
1903-9-18

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Square panel or cover trimmed on all sides with a woven border. The field has an orange-red ground with a lattice formed by spiraling white bands. Within each diamond formed by the lattice is a flowering plant. The border has a meandering vine with small white and blue flowers and red carnations.

Panel (Iran), 18th century
silk, metallic yarns.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1899-10-18

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Textile (Iran)
silk, metallic threads.
1899-10-13-a,b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Horizontal rows of white botehs on blue ground.

Fragment (Iran), 18th century
silk.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1899-10-7

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Yellow horizontally ribbed ground. Ground divided into roughly oval areas by lacy bands in extra white silk weft. In center of each oval a small spray of flowers in extra wefts of red, pink, green and blue silk. Flat gold strips originally over yellow ground.

Fragment, 19th century
silk, cotton, and metal.
Gift of George A. Hearn.
1899-10-25-b/d

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Print, Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 19th century
aquatint on paper.
1896-31-118

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Print, Portrait of a Man with a Turban, ca. 1650
etching on paper.
1896-31-53

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Print, Portrait of a Man with a Fur Cap, ca. 1660
etching on paper.
1896-31-52

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Interior of a cave. Group of figures at right, one holding a torch towards the ground. At lower left, the bodies of the saints.

Print, The Finding of the Bodies of St. Peter and St. Paul, ca. 1660
etching on paper.
1896-31-51

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Figural scene in a garden or forest clearing. At left, the Greek God Pan reclines, two satyrs standing behind him. At right, a monument topped with a large urn. At right foreground, a sheep and donkey.

Print, Pan Sitting Opposite a Vase, ca. 1660
etching on paper.
1896-31-50

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Figural scene in a garden or forest clearing. At center, the Greek God Pan reclines at the base of a monument topped with a statue, a flute in his right hand, his hindquarters and legs in the form of a goat, like a satyr. In the foreground, a tambourine and an empty wine vessel. A seated woman at right raises another tambourine or drum. A male figure at right holds a large bowl. Behind him, a smoking urn on a pedestal.

Print, The Festival of Pan, 1648
etching on paper.
1896-31-49

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Scene depicting the figure of Jesus Christ sharing his moral teachings with others. Christ sits in the foreground at left upon a rock, a radiating halo surrounding his head, his arms raised in open gestures to those around him, and his gaze aimed at the figure to the left. He is surrounded by a crowd of men who listen to his teachings and discuss amongst themselves. Behind the group is a forest of leafy trees. To the right, indications of a valley with additional figures in conversation. A city on a hill in the background, with mountains in the distance. A flock of birds flies through the cloudy sky at upper right. Composition contained within rectangular framing line.

Print, Sermon on the Mount, 17th century
engraving on paper.
1896-31-15

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Reclining nude female figure of Venus or Galatea at center, seated upon a shell resting upon the ocean, her hair in an elaborate braided style. Her legs crossed, her arms raised above holding a swath of drapery that balloons above her like a sail. At her feet are two dolphins who carry her across the surface of the water. At her lap and sides are winged putti. Below, ripples in the surface of the water. Cloudy sky in background.

Print, Venus (or Galatea) and Cupids Supported by Dolphins, 1590
engraving on laid paper.
1896-31-7

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Print, Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia, 1560

Print, Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia, 1560
engraving on paper.
1896-31-5

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Print, Alexander and the Book of Homer, 1560

Print, Alexander and the Book of Homer, 1560
engraving on paper.
1896-31-4

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

It is a copy in reverse of Marc Antonio's engraving. Action t aking place in foreground.

Print, Massacre of the Innocents, ca. 1560
engraving on white paper.
1896-31-3

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.