Cameo: Venus & Cupid, ca. 1860
Venus & Cupid. Design after John Gibson's sculpture.Material: Sardonyx Shell, 9k gold marked.Size: 2 5/8" by just over 2 1/8", only cameo is 2 1/8" by 1 5/8".Date and Origin: Circa 1860 Italy,...
View ArticleCameo: St. Mary the Virgin ca. 1860
Cameo: St. Mary the VirginMaterial: Ivory, silver gilt.Size: 2 3/8" by 1 6/8"Date and Origin: Circa 1860 France, probably Dieppe.
View ArticleCameo: Aurora & the Chariot of Apollo
Aurora & the Chariot of Apollo, after a fresco by Guido Reni (1614) in Palazzo Rospigliosi, Rome.Material : Turquoise, Gold, Enamel.Size: 2 2/8" by just under 1 7/8"Date and Origin: Circa 1850/1860...
View ArticleAllgemeine Moden-Zeitung, 1861
Allgemeine Moden-Zeitung, 1861. University of Dusseldorf.
View ArticlePrincess Maria Maximiliovna of Leuchtenberg ca. 1865
Princess Maria Maximiliovna of Leuchtenberg ca. 1865
View ArticleFull-length portrait of a woman identified as Regina Kuhn
Full-length portrait of a woman identified as Regina Kuhn / J. P. Ball, 30 W. 4th St.Ball, James Presley, 1825-1904, photographer1 photographic print on carte de visite mount : albumen ; 10 x 6...
View ArticleUnidentified African-American Woman, bet. 1864-66
Unidentified WomanJ.P. Ball's Photographic Gallery, No. 30 West 4th St., between Main and Walnut Streets, Cincinnati, O.Creator(s): Ball, James Presley, 1825-1904, photographerDate Created/Published:...
View ArticleFull-length portrait of a woman identified as Emma Cochran ca. 1863
Full-length portrait of a woman identified as Emma Cochran(?) / from Ball & Thomas' Photographic Art Gallery, 120 West Fourth Street, near Race, Cincinnati, O.Creator(s): Ball & Thomas,...
View ArticleLeisure Hours - 1863
Leisure hoursPhilip Hermogenes Calderon - 1863Private collectionPainting - oil on canvasImage via the Athenaeum
View ArticleQueen Victoria and her Cousin the Duchess of Nemours 1852
Queen Victoria and her Cousin the Duchess of NemoursArtist: Franz Xaver WinterhalterCompletion Date: 1852Style: Neo-RococoGenre: portraitTechnique: oilMaterial: canvasDimensions: 50.8 x 66.7 cmGallery:...
View ArticleBrooch with a cameo of the four Georges
Brooch with a cameo of the four GeorgesCreator: Rundell Bridge & Rundell (jeweller)Creation Date: Cameo: 1820; Brooch: 1820 with later additionsMaterials: Sardonyx: white on brown; diamonds,...
View ArticleSt. Valentine's Day. Harper's Weekly, Feb. 18, 1865
St. Valentine's Day. Harper's Weekly, Feb. 18, 1865
View ArticleCover Design of a Magazine, Valentine's Day Issue, ca. 1860
Design for the Cover of a Magazine, Valentine's Day IssueAnonymous, British, 19th centuryArtist: Attributed to Charles Green (British, 1840–1898 Hampstead)Date: ca. 1860Medium: Graphite, ink and...
View ArticleCupid at Work. Illustrated London News, 1853.
Cupid at Work. Illustrated London News, 1853.
View ArticleBallou's Pictorial Valentine's Day edition 1856.
Ballou's Pictorial Valentine's Day edition 1856.
View ArticleEve of the Wedding (detail) 1852
Eve of the Wedding (detail)Jerry Barrett, 1852Repository UnknownOriginal image via the Athenaeum
View ArticleA Day Dream (detail), 1863
A Day Dream (detail) 1863Sir Edward John PoynterRepository unknownImage via The Athenaeum A Day Dream 1863 See the full image here.
View ArticleStory illustrations, Le Moniteur de la Mode 1858
Story illustrations, Le Moniteur de la Mode 1858. University of Dusseldorf.
View ArticleEmerald and Diamond Gold Ring circa 1850
Emerald and Diamond Gold Ringcirca 1850This Russian mid 19th century carved gold ring is set with an oval old mine emerald within a diamond surrounding.The ring is marked with 56 zolotnik gold standard...
View ArticlePieced and Appliqued Cotton Album Quilt, Pennsylvania 1862.
Exceptional Pieced and Appliqued Cotton Album Quilt including Designs of a Cat, Birds, Flowering Urns, and Fruit, probably Pennsylvania, Dated 1862, five-square by five-square quilt in reds, greens,...
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