EditorialWriting table Willem II, Writing table with twisted legs, cross beams with an oval in the middle. The leaf is slanting forward and contains an oval copper engraving in the center with the bust of King Willem I in gala uniform. The engraving is flanked ...
EditorialSampler, Medium: silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: cross, birds-eye and satin stitches on plain weave, House, horse, flowers and alphabets with a floral border., Europe, mid-19th century, embroidery & stitching, Sampler.
EditorialDish with Saint George and the dragon, In the plate of the dish, where the center point is visible, punch shapes were punched with the help of stamp forms: a depiction of Saint H. derived from Legenda Aurea. Joris on horseback in battle with the dragon...
EditorialSaucer with a man on the coast, Dish of soft-paste porcelain (p?te tendre), painted on the glaze in red, pink, black and gold. On the shelf a medallion with a man on the coast. He is about to mount his horse. In the background some boats on the water. ...
EditorialScale with Saint George and the dragon, In the plate of the dish, where the center point is visible, punch shapes are punched with the help of stamp forms: a depiction of Saint H. derived from the Legenda Aurea. Joris on horseback in battle with the dr...
EditorialMorgan Schneider, a doctoral student at the University of Oklahoma who hopes to pursue a career in research meteorology, and her team launch a weather balloon near Hyannis, Neb. on June 6, 2022. (Erinn Springer/The New York Times)
EditorialPlate with a blacksmith and a cupid in a landscape Plate with a blacksmith and an amor in a landscape, Plate of majolica with light blue glaze ('a berettino'). In the middle a round medallion with a landscape in which on the left in the foreground a se...
EditorialTwo badges, Carrying sign with a bishop, flanked by Saint Catherine and Saint Barbara, from Mook, Carrier sign of partially gold-plated silver. The round plate is decorated with a border of open-worked leaf ornament in relief, between which animals and...
EditorialSampler, Medium: cotton and linen embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, stem, and cross stitches on plain weave foundation, Eighty squares of pattern., Germany, 18th century, embroidery & stitching, Sampler.
EditorialBadge of the Guild of Saint Barbara in Eindhoven, Carrying sign of the St. Barbaras' Guild in Eindhoven, Carrying sign of silver (archer's badge), cast, consisting of a circular border with the inscription: this is it. sctvs. SacT. BARBARA. FROM. EYNDH...
Editorial5 ten or dragon piaster from Vietnam (Annam) by Minh Mang, 1821-1841 Vietnam (Annam), 5 ten or dragon piaster, Minh-mang, 1821-1841, Silver coin. Front: inside decoration between Chinese characters sun with eighteen rays. Above and below a dragon. Reve...
EditorialCross within a Circle [reverse]. Dated: 1522. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.29 cm (1 11/16 in.) gross weight: 25.96 gr (0.057 lb.) axis:3:00. Medium: silver//Struck.
EditorialMap sampler, Medium: silk and wool embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, stem, satin and running stitches on plain weave foundation, Oval map of Scotland, England and Wales. The wool fabric is over plain weave cotton. Some of t...
EditorialSampler, Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, running (pattern darning), hollie point needle lace (loop and twist and passive return) on plain weave foundation, Seventeen darning crosses, central patch, four squ...
EditorialSampler, Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, marking cross, stem, chain, satin and running (pattern darning) stitches on plain weave foundation, Eight darning crosses and one patch insertion. Date and crowned i...
EditorialSampler, Susannah Cathells, American, Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin and stem stitches on plain weave foundation, Two verses with baskets of flowers, an inscription, and in the lower third, a landsca...
EditorialSampler, Medium: wool embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross and darning stitches on plain weave foundation, Alphabets, numerals, and a number of designs for darning and floral patterns worked in colored wools on brown canvas., ...
EditorialSampler, Medium: linen and silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: overcast bars, loops and darning stitches on plain weave, Eight cross borders in floral and geometric designs., Mexico, early 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Sampler.
EditorialSampler, Harriet McEwen, English, Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, chain, stem, and square stitches on plain weave foundation, Four alphabets, one with numerals at the top. Verse: 'Tis education that conform t...
EditorialEmbroidered picture, Elizabeth Bryan, Medium: silk embroidery on wool Technique: split, satin, and cross stitches on plain weave, In an oval frame, a female figure holding three feathers in one hand, the other resting on a goat; below 'Elizabeth Bryan ...
EditorialSampler, Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in running (pattern darning) and cross stitches on plain weave foundation, Twelve darning crosses, central square with initials and flowering plant., Netherlands, 1849, embroi...
EditorialSampler, Ruth Bolerworth, Medium: silk and metal thread embroidery, wool foundation Technique: cross, tent, satin and stem stitches on plain weave, Alphabets, crowns and verse. Top: Cross borders with trees, flowers, insects, and fruit. Bottom: Scene o...