Artistic Object Studies

Graphite and watercolor sketches of decorative objects like candlesticks and buckles, showcasing detailed designs on aged paper.

Hester Duany, Silver Tumbler, c 1937 Silver Tumbler

Candlestick. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.8 cm (12 x 9 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Holger Hansen.

Dress Buckle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 22.6 cm (10 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Bertha Semple.

Inkwell. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.3 x 22.4 cm (11 15/16 x 8 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/16" high; 3 1/8" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jessica Price.

Drawing, Design for a lamp; France; pencil on tracing paper; 33.1 x 25.7 cm (13 1/16 x 10 1/8 in.)

Hester Duany, Silver Tumbler, c 1937 Silver Tumbler

Cane. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 46 x 57.9 cm (18 1/8 x 22 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 36" long; 1 1/2" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edmond Lorts.

Candlestick. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 24.5 cm (14 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and goauche on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Caseau.

"Shutter Dog". Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 22.6 cm (11 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: F. W. Powell.

Brooch. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 22.8 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Dieterich.

Small Crock. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 37.6 x 30 cm (14 13/16 x 11 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 5/16" High 4 5/8" Dia(top) 5 3/4" Dia(base). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Loughridge.

Mail Box. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Franklin C. Moyan.

Silver Salt Spoon. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 4" long. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frederick Jackson.

Blacksmith's Measuring Wheel. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 22.2 cm (11 x 8 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" high; wheel: 4 1/2" in diameter; handle: 6" long. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward L. Loper.

Bishop Hill: Bridal Box. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 50.3 x 39.5 cm (19 13/16 x 15 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" long; 5 1/4" wide; 2" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ethel Clarke.

Printer's Measure. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 45.9 x 35.8 cm (18 1/16 x 14 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 7" long; 1 3/8" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alfred Koehn.

Carpenter's Brace. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 28.2 cm (9 x 11 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" long; 3" wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henrietta S. Hukill.

Blown Glass - Salt Cellar. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29.1 x 22.4 cm (11 7/16 x 8 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 1/4" high; 2 1/4" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Fisk.

Silver Soup Spoon. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.4 x 22.8 cm (11 9/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 1/4" long. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Guarino.

Nicholas Gorid, Top of Table, 1935 1942 Top of Table

Henry Meyers, Stock Lance Knife, c 1936 Stock Lance Knife

Edna C Rex, Lady's Cap, c 1937 Lady's Cap

Pewter Beaker. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.4 x 22.8 cm (11 15/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 7/8" high; 2 1/4" in diameter. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: ARTHUR JOHNSON.

Cobalt Vase. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 33 x 24.8 cm (13 x 9 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Moran.

Shaker Grease Lamp. Dated: 1941. Dimensions: overall: 35 x 32.8 cm (13 3/4 x 12 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Goodwin.

Clock Jack. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 44.7 x 36.7 cm (17 5/8 x 14 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: rendering is three-quarters actual size. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Al Curry.

Amber Glass. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 22.9 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Raymond Manupelli.

Antique Liquor Keg. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 23.3 x 27.4 cm (9 3/16 x 10 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rose Campbell-Gerke.

Michael Fenga, Silver Tankard, c 1936 Silver Tankard

Pottery Flower Pot. Dated: 1937/1938. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 4" High 4 1/2" Dia. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Annie B. Johnston.

Wilbur M Rice, Flour Barrel, c 1938 Flour Barrel

Al Curry, Chest Lock with Hasp, c 1938 Chest Lock with Hasp

File Skates. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 28.3 x 48.1 cm (11 1/8 x 18 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/4" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sydney Roberts.

Mold. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 35 cm (10 15/16 x 13 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/8" Long (rim to rim) 7 1/8" Wide (approx) 5 1/2" Long base(approx). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Roberta Spicer.

Brace - For Drilling. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 26.7 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 16" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: David S. De Vault.

Hanging Corner Cupboard. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 55.6 x 45.7 cm (21 7/8 x 18 in.) Original IAD Object: 23 1/4"wide; 15"deep; 24"high. See data sheet for details.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Wilbur M Rice.

Glass. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.4 x 24.5 cm (13 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lillian Causey.

Mail Pouch. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 40.7 x 51.1 cm (16 x 20 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 3/4" long; 8 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Stella Mosher.

Charles Caseau, Rack with Candle Molds, c 1935 Rack with Candle Molds

Jar. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 30.4 x 22.7 cm (11 15/16 x 8 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Nicholas Amantea.

High Chair. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 50.4 x 25.5 cm (19 13/16 x 10 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: Approximately 40". Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Riccitelli.

Candle Sticker. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 45.5 cm (14 1/16 x 17 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frank M Keane.

Two Zodiac jugs. Kawali, Ciamis district, West Java province, 14th-16th century.

Rush light holder , Lamps. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection

Stove. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 28 cm (14 1/16 x 11 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Harry Grossen.

Stamps for Embroidery. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 51 x 38.2 cm (20 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charlotte Angus.

Ink Bottle. Dated: 1940. Dimensions: overall: 30.1 x 23.5 cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/4 in.) Original IAD Object: rendering actual size of bottle. Medium: watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, gouache and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marie Lutrell.

Decorated as standard with volutes (presumably) in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Rijksmuseum Amsterdam photographic support

Lantern. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.8 x 24.4 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" high; 3 1/2" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Eyth.

Wicker baskets, a pot and a branch with leaves, 1834 - 1906 Page 6 Recto from a sketchbook with 30 sheets. paper. pencil container made of plant material other than wood: basket

Sketch of a lamp by Leopold Bauer executed in pencil in 1900, showing the lamps form and details.

Foot of drinking barrel from King of Candi, Jan Brandes, 1786 drawing Brush drawing of the base of the drinking bowl. Probably in full size. See part 2, pp. 39, 40, 41, 42, 43. Part of the sketchbook by Jan Brandes, dl. 2 (1808), p. 44 and see p. 39-43. Indian Ocean paper. pencil brush drinking-vessels. goblet foot

Frank Wenger, Side Chair, 1936 Side Chair

Hammer. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 25.1 x 35.8 cm (9 7/8 x 14 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gordena Jackson.

Street Post Lamp. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 44 x 33.5 cm (17 5/16 x 13 3/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Regina Henderer.

Rocking Chair. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.6 x 23.1 cm (12 1/16 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 40 3/4"high; 20 1/2"wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florence Truelson.

Toleware Box. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 27.6 x 21.6 cm (10 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 3/8" in diameter; 3 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Henning.

Ornament with grape vipel, 1877 - 1880 Leaf 11 Verso from a sketchbook with 27 magazines. Amsterdam paper. pencil fruits and vegetables ~ ornament

Ralph Atkinson, Strawberry Design Plate, c 1939 Strawberry Design Plate

Still life with apples and a lid. Loose leaf between the front bract and page 1 of a sketchbook with 21 sheets.

Nicholas Amantea, Bottle, c 1937 Bottle

Mirror. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.9 x 22.7 cm (11 3/8 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 27"high; 13"wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: ARTHUR JOHNSON.

Sidewall (possibly USA); glazed; 24 x 20 cm (9 7/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

Cedar Piggin. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 27.7 x 23 cm (10 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9" in diameter; 7 1/4" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Annie B. Johnston.

Ridderkruis van de Koninklijke Orde van Holland, 1807.Front and downside of the cross of the Royal Order of Holland, later said Order of the Union. Award brought by King Lodewijk Napoleon, for the first time in 1806. This variant of the decorative with a swimming or outcoming lion dates from February 14, 1807.

Designs for a chair. Leaf 23 Verso from a sketchbook with 25 sheets.

Carved Stone was Basin. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: Diam. of basin 15"; entire length, 29"; 9"high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rose Campbell-Gerke.

Wall Shelf. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 40.8 x 55.9 cm (16 1/16 x 22 in.) Original IAD Object: 42", longest point; 10"wide, middle; 7"wide, shelf.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Carl Keksi.

Marbleized Vase. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 21.9 cm (11 1/2 x 8 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JOHN HALL.

Settee or Hall Seat. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.1 x 21.9 cm (11 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Meyers.

Albert Eyth, Plate, c 1936 Plate

Ticket Punch. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 37.3 x 32.4 cm (14 11/16 x 12 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: H. Langden Brown.

The gold Vapheio cups, National Museum, Athens , Antiquities, Drinking vessels. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Gourd Bottle. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 36 x 24.9 cm (14 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" long; 5" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sydney Roberts.

Silver Beaker. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30 x 23.3 cm (11 13/16 x 9 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/4" high; 4 1/2" wide. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Fenga.

Charlotte Winter, Patten, c 1936 Patten

Turtle Shell Bureau. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 35.3 x 26.8 cm (13 7/8 x 10 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 3/4" deep; 4" wide; 6 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Esther Molina.

Mount of a table ..

John Tarantino, Salt Cellar, 1935 1942 Salt Cellar

Still life with dried plants under Stolp, William England (attributed to), c. 1858 stereograph photographic support. cardboard albumen print still life of miscellaneous objects. dried flowers. glass bell, glass cover ~ horticulture

Products from Ludwigsbergs Werkstad. Pillar table with undercarriage in Gjursjärn. From Album: Ludwigsbergs Werkstad's limited liability company, Stockholm, Sweden.

Trivet. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.4 x 27.6 cm (8 13/16 x 10 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/2" long; 5 1/2" wide; 2" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Donald Streeter.

Lantern. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 27.9 cm (14 1/16 x 11 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Harry Grossen.

Neckerchief. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.9 x 22.3 cm (11 3/8 x 8 3/4 in.). Medium: graphite and watercolor on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sylvia De Zon.

Wooden Wine Bottle. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 44.5 x 22.5 cm (17 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 13 3/4" high; 3 3/4" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Wilbur M Rice.

Designs for chairs, 1908 Page 16 Verso from a sketchbook with 25 sheets. paper. pencil chair

Clock Jack. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 46.8 x 43.7 cm (18 7/16 x 17 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 18" high; 12" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Cannella.

Key Bank. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 22.3 x 29.8 cm (8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 5/16" high; 1 1/8" in diameter; 6 5/16" long. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William O. Fletcher.

Pocket Flask. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 30.3 x 24.4 cm (11 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Chris Makrenos.

Scent Bottle. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 22.9 cm (11 1/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Paul Ward.

Grindstone, 1834 - 1906 Page 21 Recto from a sketchbook with 46 sheets. paper. pencil tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: grindstone

Trivet. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 26.5 x 35.4 cm (10 7/16 x 13 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 1 1/4" high; 3 7/8" wide; 10 1/4" long. Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William O. Fletcher.

Fish Weather Vane. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.9 x 53.7 cm (14 1/8 x 21 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Riccitelli.

Gordena Jackson, Water Filter, c 1937 Water Filter

Leonard Battee, Wine Chest, c 1940 Wine Chest

Stella Mosher, Man's Straw Hat, 1935 1942 Man's Straw Hat

Flask. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 37.2 x 42.9 cm (14 5/8 x 16 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Moran.

Campania Salerno Nocera Inferiore Museo dell'Agro Nocerino02. Hutzel, Max German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Pencil drawing of quill in the inkwell on the background of yellowed old paper

Game Box (For Poker Chips). Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 28.9 cm (9 x 11 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 4" high; 5 7/8" wide; 4 7/16" deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Francis Law Durand.

Linen mark, Wah ca. 1981-1975 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Linen mark, Wah 564919

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