Historical Artifacts

Detailed sketches of vintage objects like a wagon jack and a bell, illustrating craftsmanship and design from the early 20th century.

American 20th Century, Betty Lamp, 1935 1942 Betty Lamp

Mary Hansen, Wagon Jack, c 1939 Wagon Jack

Servant's Bell. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 26.7 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 1/2" high; 3 3/4" in diameter;. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Manuel G. Runyan.

Brush Cutter. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 30.2 x 40.5 cm (11 7/8 x 15 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10" long; 5/16" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Nicholas Amantea.

American 20th Century, Betty Lamp, 1935 1942 Betty Lamp

Tie-back. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 29.4 x 24.1 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 3/4" long; 3 3/8" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Helen Bronson.

"Jay Eye See" Driving Bit. Dated: 1940. Dimensions: overall: 26.7 x 35.8 cm (10 1/2 x 14 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: ends: 3 1/2" high; 2 1/4" wide; bit bars: 5 1/2" long; rein rings: 1 1/4" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Harold Ballerd.

Walter Praefke, Chopping Knife, c 1937 Chopping Knife

Candlestick and Holder. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 38.5 x 32.2 cm (15 3/16 x 12 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7" high; 7" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Franklyn Syres.

Thread Cutting Plane. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 35.4 cm (10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" long; 4" wide; 2" thick. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Clarence Secor.

Reel. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 28 cm (14 1/16 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 13" wide; 17 1/2" long; 24" diameter of reel. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eugene C. Miller.

Coffee Mill. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 45.6 cm (14 x 17 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 5/8" long; 6 3/4" high; 7 7/8" deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Milton Bevier.

Hand Bottle Corker. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 44.7 x 36.9 cm (17 5/8 x 14 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ray Price.

Fred Hassebrock, Rider's Spur, c 1938 Rider's Spur

Pa. German Toy Bird. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.6 x 22.9 cm (12 1/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" long; 3" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Fisk.

Carpenter's Small Plane. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 41.1 x 33.1 cm (16 3/16 x 13 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/4" long;. Medium: watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frank Gray.

Cleaver. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 3/4" overall; elliptical loop: 5" long; 3 1/2" wide; 1" thickpin: 5 1/2" long, 5/8" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William Frank.

Chris Makrenos, Tool Gauge, c 1939 Tool Gauge

Toast Rack. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 43.5 x 27.9 cm (17 1/8 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" wide; 3 7/8" deep; 25 1/2" long. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Bernard Westmacott.

Altar for Chinese Temple. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 24.4 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 36 1/2"high; 37 1/8"acr. top; 27 1/2"deep. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Vera Van Voris.

Door Handle. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 38 x 26.1 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/8" high; 3" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Richard Barnett.

Unknown architect, door handle (1872-1872): View. Photo on cardboard, 32.6 x 25 cm (including scan edges) unbek. Künstler : Türgriff

Design for a baptism cup. .

Jug. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 22.9 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 1/2" High 6" Wide. Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Caseau.

Nicholas Amantea, Chopping Knife, c 1940 Chopping Knife

Brass Trivet. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 36.5 x 29.2 cm (14 3/8 x 11 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward Bashaw.

Jar. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 22.1 cm (11 9/16 x 8 11/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Isidore Steinberg.

Shaker Bonnet. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 38.6 x 30.6 cm (15 3/16 x 12 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 16" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Goldberg.

John B Moll, Weather Vane, c 1938 Weather Vane

Conductor Head. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 51.1 x 40.8 cm (20 1/8 x 16 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 25 3/4" wide; 19 3/4" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Kurt Melzer.

Candlestick. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 43.4 x 33.9 cm (17 1/16 x 13 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 42" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Carl Strehlau.

Child's Bonnet. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.8 x 27.9 cm (14 1/8 x 11 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mary E. Humes.

Herman O Stroh, Whale Oil Lamp, 1938 Whale Oil Lamp

attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782-1842, British, Studies of Five Coffin Lids from Norfolk Churches, undated. Yellow and gray wash with graphite on medium smooth cream wove paper.

Crock. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.2 x 22.6 cm (11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" Dia(top) 6 1/2" Dia(base) 8" High. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Janet Riza.

Elmer R Kottcamp, Pa German Shoemaker's Peg Box, c 1940 Pa. German Shoemaker's Peg Box

Hal Blakeley, Headstall, c 1940 Headstall

Jack Williamson, Whale Oil Lamp, c 1940 Whale Oil Lamp

Plate Warmer. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 22.9 cm (11 1/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 30" high; 13" wide; 9 1/2" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Josephine Miller.

Colonial Rocker. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 33 x 22.3 cm (13 x 8 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 30"high-back; front 16". Seat 18".. Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, pen and i nk, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frank Nelson.

Sarkis Erganian, Flatiron, c 1941 Flatiron

Cornelius Christoffels, Branding Iron, c 1941 Branding Iron

Joseph Cannella, Clock Jack, c 1941 Clock Jack

Jewelry. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 22.8 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Kalamian Walton.

Snuff Box. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 22.8 cm (10 15/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 21/32" deep; 1 11/16" wide; 2 23/32" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alf Bruseth.

Plow. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 42 x 63.8 cm (16 9/16 x 25 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 59" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Thorsen.

Unknown Object. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 35.5 cm (10 15/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 18" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Harry Mann Waddell.

Economy Sewing Supply Holder. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 51 x 38.2 cm (20 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eva Wilson.

George V Vezolles, Shaker Stove, c 1937 Shaker Stove

Sap Pail. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 24.7 cm (14 x 9 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" high; 12 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: G. A. Spangenberg.

Henry Tomaszewski, Utility Chest, 1937 Utility Chest

William Hoffman, Candle Maker, 1935 1942 Candle Maker

Chalice with an ornamental foot.Leaf 8 recto from a sketchbook with 40 sheets.

Lelah Nelson, Toleware Canister, c 1941 Toleware Canister

Covered Dish (Hen). Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 38.2 x 45.5 cm (15 1/16 x 17 15/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sydney Roberts.

Spur. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 26.5 cm (14 1/16 x 10 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/2" high; 4 3/4" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hal Blakeley.

An instrument of torture, similar to a mace, with four metal chains ending in metal weights, used against early Christians, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Arthur Wegg, Flour Sifter, c 1937 Flour Sifter

Walter Praefke, Trade Beads, c 1936 Trade Beads

Jar. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.6 x 23.2 cm (11 1/4 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 12 1/4" High 5 5/8" Dia(top) 5 1/2" Dia(bot). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Caseau.

Whaler Lamp. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5" wide; 4 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William Frank.

Wellington Blewett, Knife and Fork Holder, c 1937 Knife and Fork Holder

Draperie and discs or bowls, c. 1751 Page 26 from a sketchbook with 158 pages. paper. chalk sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Isidore Steinberg, Brooch, c 1940 Brooch

Orange, Elias van Nijmegen, 1677 - 1755 drawing paper. pencil. watercolor (paint) brush fruits: orange

Elizabeth Johnson, Branding Iron, c 1942 Branding Iron

Hack Saw. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 30.4 x 43 cm (11 15/16 x 16 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" long; 3 3/4" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Paul Poffinbarger.

Metal Trivet. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 28.4 x 36.7 cm (11 3/16 x 14 7/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Violet Hartenstein.

Two Designs for Brooches with a Fruit Garland. Naturalistic jewellery with recognizable flowers and fruit was in vogue throughout the entire 19th century. The cultivation of exotic variants was a popular hobby among the well-to-do and, moreover, this type of jewellery was easy to wear from day to night. The design of these two bar brooches hardly differs. Cameré may have designed these brooches on commission; the one on the left was eventually accepted (accepté).

Card Case. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 22.6 x 28.7 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/2" long and 2 1/8" wide. Medium: pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Daniel Marshack.

Latch. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fritz Boehmer.

Vignette with an OS and a laurel wreath, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper vignette. ox. garland, wreath

Shaker Comb for Grass Seed. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 26.8 x 35.2 cm (10 9/16 x 13 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Elbert S. Mowery.

Diebitsch Carl von (1819-1869), lamp, Cairo. () (Without Dat.): View of a hanging lamp. Pencil on cardboard, 29.6 x 21.1 cm (including scan edges) Diebitsch Carl von (1819-1869): Lampe

Copper-studded Door (One of a Pair). Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 45.5 x 35.5 cm (17 15/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 7'2"high; 25"wide; 3"thick. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mary Hansen.

Charles Charon, Drum, 1935 1942 Drum

Cow Bell #6 (With Star). Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 40.6 x 30.6 cm (16 x 12 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 1/4" high; 3 3/4" wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Dorothy Brennan.

Wrench for Tightening Rope Bed. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 16" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Geuppert.

Design for a necklace.design for a piece of jewelry.

Spice Grinder. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 28.2 x 23 cm (11 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: graphite and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Columbus Simpson.

Herman Schulze, Chopping Knife, c 1941 Chopping Knife

Bowl. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 30.7 x 23 cm (12 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 1/2" in diameter; 3 1/4" high. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Grace Halpin.

Angelo Bulone, Spice Box, c 1937 Spice Box

Isidore Steinberg, Purse, 1935 1942 Purse

Grappling Hook. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 24.6 cm (14 x 9 11/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frank Volem.

Brooch. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 22.3 cm (11 7/16 x 8 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Dorothy Dwin.

Wedding Garter. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 28.2 cm (14 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Syrena Swanson.

Gordon Sanborn, Bootjack, c 1939 Bootjack

Still Life with Broom. Still life. Black chalk, white gouache and graphite on medium, gray, slightly textured wove paper. Height: 362 mm (14.25 in); Width: 492 mm (19.37 in). Author: Attributed to Peter DeWint.

Ray Holden, Shaker Stand, c 1936 Shaker Stand

Economy Shoulder Yoke. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 24.2 x 35.5 cm (9 1/2 x 14 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ralph Atkinson.

Cologne Bottle. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 22.5 cm (11 9/16 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, goauche, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Elizabeth Dimling.

Powder Pouch. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 42.7 x 25.7 cm (16 13/16 x 10 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/2" wide; 8" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Howell Rosenbaum.

Design for a table. Leaf 14 Recto from a sketchbook with 27 sheets.

Eugene Shellady, Bread or Apple Tray, 1936 Bread or Apple Tray

Amphora and here found near Kamenka on the Dnieper (board 6. From: paragraphs, set of maps and drawings for ancient trials, part 1.); Semeczkin (Fl. Ca 187-1853), Webel, M. B. (Flow. Ca 1850), Darleng, W. (Flow. Ca 1850), Darleng, W. (Petersburg; Litographic insole; Fl. Ca 1850); 1851 (1851-00-00-1851-00-00);

Arthur Wegg, Candlestick, c 1936 Candlestick

Earthenware Ale Bottle. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 3/4" High 3 5/8" Dia.(bot) 1" Dia.(mouth). Medium: watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gerald Transpota.

Stone Carved Out to Hold War Paint. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 28.6 x 27.6 cm (11 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marie Lutrell.

Altaartafel, set up during the exhibition Rétrospective of 1873 in Tours, France, Gabriel Blaise, 1873 photomechanical print Tours paper table. altar. temporary exhibition, 'Salon' Tours

Srebrna according to photography from the album of the exhibition Dzień Arts applied to the industry in Warsaw in 1881 (Table LV, No. 2) from the collections of the Society of West Arts in 1915; Masha, Mariusz (1888-1944); 1915 (not after 22.07.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);

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