EditorialModel of a Prototype Dispatch Vessel, Model of a catamaran propelled by hand. The two floaters are connected to each other with metal rods at the ends and each have a place for a driver. The pre-movement mechanism consists of a single scoop wheel with ...
EditorialScrew Spanner, Prototype of a screwdriver with a maximum opening of six centimeters. Beak to both sides. D.m.v. a turning handle allows the key to be opened and closed (closing by turning clockwise). 1: 1 scale., D. van den Bosch, Hellevoetsluis, 1855,...
EditorialModel of a Prototype Dispatch Vessel, Model of a catamaran propelled by hand. The two floaters are connected to each other with slats at the ends and each have a place for a driver. The pre-movement mechanism consists of a single scoop wheel with count...
EditorialFlattened Jar, Sui (581?618)?early Tang (618?907) dynasty, ca. late 6th?7th century, China, Stoneware with molded decoration under olive-yellow glaze, H. 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); D. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Ceramics, The mold-impresse...
EditorialPhotograph - Take-off of John Duigan in his Biplane, Mia Mia, Victoria, circa 1910, Photograph of John Robertson Duigan making an early flight in his biplane. Taken by his brother Reginald Duigan at the family property, 'Spring Plains', Mia Mia, near H...
EditorialInsertion, Late 19th century (based on 17th century English lace prototype), Possibly England, England, Linen, needle lace, 5.2 ? 81.8 cm (2 ? 32 1/4 in.).
EditorialPrototype Building, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; American, born Germany, 1886-1969. Date: 1935-1946. Dimensions: 50.8 ? 76.2 cm (20 ? 30 in.). Graphite and crayon on Strathmore board. Origin: Chicago.
EditorialPrototype Building, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; American, born Germany, 1886-1969. Date: 1935-1946. Dimensions: 50.8 ? 76.2 cm (20 ? 30 in.). Graphite and crayon on Strathmore board. Origin: Chicago.
EditorialSword with Scabbard Mounts, ca. 600, Chinese, Iron, bronze, gold, silver, wood, L. 40 1/4 in. (102.2 cm), Swords, This sword is said to have been found in an imperial tomb at Mang Shan, north of Luoyang, Henan Province. The P-shaped scabbard mounts, pr...
EditorialBronze hook-pin, Bronze Age, 2nd millennium B.C., Minoan, Bronze, L. 5 in. (12.5 cm), Bronzes, Different uses have been proposed for this object type including weaving, as a hair ornament, and as a prototype for the fibula or safety pin.