
The Hardwicke Soup Tureen and Cover
1737-38, the London assay year running from late May 1737... · Sterling silver
Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
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1737-38, the London assay year running from late May 1737... · Sterling silver
Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon

196 BC · Incised granodiorite stele
The British Museum, London, Room 4

1562-1567 · Hand-copied text in red and black ink on...
Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland

c. 1665 · Oil on canvas
Mauritshuis

c. 1587-1599 · Silver
Dispersed across seven countries. Two are in the Metropolitan...

April 1867 · Albumen silver print from a wet collodion...
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Department of Photographs

ca. 1650 · Wood and various materials
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Department of Musical...

1515 · Woodcut on paper
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

mid-1520s · Tin-glazed earthenware
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Cuirass, skirt and waidate: early 14th century, before... · Iron
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gallery 377

1914-1916 · Oil on canvas
Private collection

c. 1280 · Egg tempera and gold leaf on poplar panel
Musee du Louvre
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