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Description: Oar for the Royal Barge, detail

TitleOar for the Royal Barge, detail

Creator nameKent, William

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1731–1732

Object typeOther

MaterialsPainted wood

DimensionsUnknown

LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom

https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/1/collection/69797/royal-barge

Accession numberRCIN 69797

SubjectsBargesDecoration and ornament--EnglandBoats and boating--Equipment and supplies

StatusShowing dolphins. Photography commissioned by the Bard Graduate Center. Bruce White, photographer

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Chapter 12. The Royal Barge

Geoffrey Beard and John Hardy

William Kent: Designing Georgian Britain

BY THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, London had become a crowded city, its streets congested with traffic. The easiest and most pleasant way to get about was by water, with the river Thames serving as a grand thoroughfare through the heart of the city. Merchants...

Author

Geoffrey Beard and John Hardy

PublisherBard Graduate Center

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.303-312

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00218.012

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20597&redirecttoanchor=57379

Chapter subject tags:Kent, William, 1685-1748Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, 1707-1751Thames River (England)Decoration and ornament--Georgian styleBoats and boating--England--18th century

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Royal Barge, detail (cabin exterior)

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nameKent, William

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1731–1732

Object typeOther

MaterialsGilt wood and iron, glazing

Dimensions19.2 m long

LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom

https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/1/collection/69797/royal-barge

Accession numberRCIN 69797

Royal Barge, detail (cabin exterior)

Royal Barge, cabin interior

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nameKent, William

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1731–1732

Object typeOther

MaterialsGilt wood and iron

Dimensions19.2 m long

LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom

https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/1/collection/69797/royal-barge

Accession numberRCIN 69797

Royal Barge, cabin interior

Royal Barge

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nameKent, William

Creator name (description)Carving by James Richards

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1731–1732

Object typeOther

MaterialsGilt wood and iron

Dimensions19.2 m long

LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom

https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/1/collection/69797/royal-barge

Accession numberRCIN 69797

Royal Barge

Royal Barge, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nameKent, William

Creator name (description)Carving by James Richards

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1731–1732

Object typeOther

MaterialsGilt wood and iron

Dimensions19.2 m long

LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom

https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/1/collection/69797/royal-barge

Accession numberRCIN 69797

Royal Barge, detail

Description: Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows Adored by St. John the Baptist and another...

Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows Adored by St. John the Baptist and another Saint

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1470–1485

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.3 x 19 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29367001

Accession number1856,0712.1029

Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows...

Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows Adored by St. John the Baptist and another Saint

Cup with mythological figures

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 900–1000

Object typeContainer

MaterialsGilded and painted glass and silver gilt

LocationTreasury of San Marco, Venice

Cup with mythological figures

St. Catherine of Siena

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1460–1470

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions9 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. (24.9 x 18.8 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29361001

Accession number1845,0825.481

St. Catherine of Siena

Nativity: The Virgin Adoring the Child

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1470–1480

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions9 1/4 x 7 in. (23.6 x 17.7 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29369001

Accession number1863,0110.277

Nativity: The Virgin Adoring the Child

Ascension

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1460–1470

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (24.5 x 18.6 cm)

LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Ascension

Textile fragment depicting earth goddess

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureChavín

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date800-700 BC

Object typeTextile

MaterialsPainted cotton

Dimensions10 3/4 x 30 7/8 in. (27.3 x 78.4 cm)

LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22731

Accession numberPC.B.545

Textile fragment depicting earth goddess

Emperors Claudius and Nero

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nameMantegna, Andrea

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

LocationCastello, Mantua, Italy

Emperors Claudius and Nero

Royal Barge, detail (Vitruvian-wave gunwale ribbon)

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nameKent, William

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1731–1732

Object typeOther

MaterialsGilt wood and iron

Dimensions19.2 m long

LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom

https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/1/collection/69797/royal-barge

Accession numberRCIN 69797

Royal Barge, detail (Vitruvian-wave...

Royal Barge, detail (Vitruvian-wave gunwale ribbon)

Royal Barge, detail (cabin doors)

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nameKent, William

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1731–1732

Object typeOther

MaterialsGilt wood and iron, glazing, roof covered in canvas

Dimensions19.2 m long

LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom

https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/1/collection/69797/royal-barge

Accession numberRCIN 69797

Royal Barge, detail (cabin doors)

Royal Barge, detail (sea lions on the prow)

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nameKent, William

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1731–1732

Object typeOther

MaterialsGilt wood and iron

Dimensions19.2 m long

LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom

https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/1/collection/69797/royal-barge

Accession numberRCIN 69797

Royal Barge, detail (sea lions on the...

Royal Barge, detail (sea lions on the prow)

A shellwork vase

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 16

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1779–1789

Object typeContainer

MaterialsShellwork

Dimensions35 × 21 1/4 × 14 1/8 in. (89 x 54 x 36 cm)

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O58208/vase-bonnell-beal-mrs/

Accession numberW.70-1981

A shellwork vase

Sofa

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator name (description)P. E. Guerin, manufacturer of bronze mounts

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1865–1875

Object typeFurniture

MaterialsRosewood, ash, gilded bronze, and silk upholstery

Dimensions34 1/2 x 72 x 35 in. (87.6 x 182.9 x 88.9 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/61124

Accession number1997.62.1

Sofa

Polychrome pottery vessel

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMixtec

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 900–1519

Object typeContainer

MaterialsEarthenware with colored slips

DimensionsHeight 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)

LocationCleveland Museum of Art

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1951.317

Accession number1951.317

Polychrome pottery vessel

A Late Classic bowl as "squash" or "pumpkin"

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 01

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 700

Object typeContainer

LocationLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Accession numberPC 0013

A Late Classic bowl as "squash" or...

A Late Classic bowl as "squash" or "pumpkin"

Desk and Bookcase

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameSpencer, Daniel

Creator name (description)Attributed to Daniel Spencer

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1760–1790

Object typeFurniture

MaterialsMahogany, American black cherry, chestnut, and eastern white pine

Dimensions9 ft. 8 1/4 in. x 44 11/16 in. x 25 3/16 in. (2.7 m x 113.5 cm x 64 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/15102

Accession number1940.320

Desk and Bookcase

David Slaying Goliath

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nameCarpi, Ugo da

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Object typePrint

MaterialsChiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks

Dimensions10 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (26 x 38.7 cm)

LocationRoyal Library, Windsor, United Kingdom

David Slaying Goliath

Face-and-scroll theme tapestry

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureWari

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. AD 600

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton and wool

Dimensions56 1/8 x 21 1/4 in. (142.4 x 54 cm)

LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj23054

Accession numberPC.B.499

Face-and-scroll theme tapestry

Amulet

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator roleJeweler

Creation dateAD 400–700

Object typeJewelry

MaterialsCast gold

Dimensions2 7/8 x 2 x 2 in. (7.4 x 5.2 x 5.2 cm)

LocationCleveland Museum of Art

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1939.509

Accession number1939.509

Amulet

Vessel depicting fanged god originally associated with mountains

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMoche

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 250–550

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions11 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (28.6 x 13.3 x 15.8 cm)

LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22564

Accession numberPC.B.579

Vessel depicting fanged god originally...

Vessel depicting fanged god originally associated with mountains

Diogenes

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nameMusi, Agostino

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1515

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions3 x 4 5/8 in. (7.7 x 11.9 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1443630&partId=1

Accession number1872,0511.786

Diogenes

Textile fragment with splayed cayman imagery, multiple masks, and serpent motifs

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureChavín

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date900–200 BC

Object typeTextile

MaterialsPainted cotton

Dimensions35 3/8 x 24 3/4 in. (89.9 x 62.9 cm)

LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22730

Accession numberPC.B.544

Textile fragment with splayed cayman...

Textile fragment with splayed cayman imagery, multiple masks, and serpent motifs

Mosaic disk

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMixtec

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 1300–1500

Object typeMosaic

DimensionsDiameter 12 1/2 in. (31.7 cm)

LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, New York

Accession number10/8708

Mosaic disk

Pair of Shoe Buckles

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameMyers, Myer

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleMetalist

Creation date1768–1770

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsGold and steel

Dimensionseach 1 3/4 x 2 5/16 in. (4.4 x 5.9 cm), gross wt. 1 oz., 9 dwt. (45 gm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/36219; http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/57889

Accession number1936.166; 1989.77.1

Pair of Shoe Buckles

Large polychrome pottery tub

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600

Object typeContainer

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru

Large polychrome pottery tub

Palmate stone

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 900–1100

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsStone

Dimensions19 3/8 x 9 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (49.2 x 23.5 x 11.4 cm)

LocationCleveland Museum of Art

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1973.3

Accession number1973.3

Palmate stone

Salt

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameBoston and Sandwich Glass Works

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1827–1850

Object typeContainer

MaterialsPressed blue glass

Dimensions1 9/16 x 3 7/16 x 1 7/8 in. (4 x 8.7 x 4.8 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/38600

Accession number1930.1976

Salt

Pitcher

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameFenton's Works

Creator name (description)Fenton's Works, manufacturer

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1847–1848

Object typeContainer

MaterialsParian ware

Dimensions8 3/16 x 5 7/16 x 7 5/8 in. (20.8 x 13.8 x 19.4 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/5232

Accession number1931.1774b

Pitcher

"Crust-painted" pottery

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureNazca

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 500 BC

Object typeContainer

DimensionsHeight 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York

"Crust-painted" pottery

Whistle and Bells

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameFueter, Daniel

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleMetalist

Creation date1761–1765

Object typeToy/Game

MaterialsGold and coral

Dimensionsl. 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm), wt. 2 oz., 6 dtw. (72 gm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/38299

Accession number1942.91

Whistle and Bells

Chalice

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. AD 950–1000

Object typeContainer

MaterialsOnyx, enamel, silver-gilt, and pearls

LocationTreasury, S. Marco, Venice

Chalice

Vase

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 800–1000

Object typeContainer

MaterialsStone

DimensionsHeight 10 in. (25.4 cm)

LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Vase

Caudle Cup

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameOnckelbag, Gerrit

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleMetalist

Creation date1690–1713

Object typeContainer

MaterialsSilver

Dimensionsh. 5 3/4, w. 9 3/8, diam. Rim 5 7/8 in. (14.6 x 23.8 x 14.9 cm), wt. 23 oz., 1 dwt. (715 gm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/51940

Accession number1953.10.2a

Caudle Cup

Drawing of the incising on the underside of a limestone bowl

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

Drawing of the incising on the underside...

Drawing of the incising on the underside of a limestone bowl

Monteith

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameConey, John

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Dimensions8 5/8 diam. Lip 10 3/4, diam. Base 6 11/16 in. (21.9 x 27.3 x 17 cm), wt. 50 oz., 4 dwt. (1556 gm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/49157

Accession number1948.148

Monteith

Pitcher

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameSalamander Works

Creator name (description)Salamander Works, manufacturer; Daniel Greatback, modeler

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1839–1842

Object typeContainer

MaterialsEarthenware with Rockingham glaze

Dimensions10 1/4 x 10 x 8 in. (26 x 25.4 x 20.3 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/62769

Accession number1931.1792

Pitcher

Mantle fragment

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureParacas/Nazca

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date100 BC–AD 100

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCamelid wool

Dimensions65 x 74 in. (165 x 188 cm)

LocationPrivate Collection

Accession numberPC356C

Mantle fragment

Codex Magliabechiano: Designs of Aztec cotton mantles

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 18

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation date1500–1600

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence

Codex Magliabechiano: Designs of Aztec...

Codex Magliabechiano: Designs of Aztec cotton mantles

Aqsa mosque, wooden panel

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleArchitect

Creation dateAD 700–800

Object typeArchitecture

LocationJerusalem

Aqsa mosque, wooden panel

Apollo and the Muses

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nameGhisi, Giorgio

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1557

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions13 1/4 x 16 5/8 in. (33.6 x 42.2 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/367534

Accession number49.95.11

Apollo and the Muses

Vessel in the form of "achira" root

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureNazca

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–400

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions6 7/8 x 6 in. (17.5 x 15.2 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/91361

Accession number1955.2083

Vessel in the form of "achira" root

Great Mosque of Córdoba, marble sculpture near mihrab

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date900–1000

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationCórdoba, Spain

Great Mosque of Córdoba, marble...

Great Mosque, marble sculpture near mihrab

Pottery figurine of human seated in jaguar pose, wearing a serpent-headed cloak

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Object typeSculpture

DimensionsHeight 9 in. (22.9 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City

http://www.mna.inah.gob.mx/coleccion/pieza-97/ficha-basica.html

Pottery figurine of human seated in...

Pottery figurine of human seated in jaguar pose, wearing a serpent-headed cloak

Schrank

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameHoll, Peter III;Christian Huber

Creator name (description)Attributed to Peter Holl III and Christian Huber

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican; American

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1779

Object typeFurniture

MaterialsBlack walnut with sulfur inlay decoration, yellow pine, yellow poplar, oak, brass, and iron

Dimensions83 1/8 x 78 x 27 1/2 in. (221.1 x 198.1 x 69.9 cm)

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/56910.html?mulR=1341468816|1

Accession number1957-30-1

Schrank

Pitcher

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameCharles Cartlidge and Company

Creator name (description)Charles Cartlidge and Company, manufacturer; Josiah Jones, modeler

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 1853

Object typeContainer

MaterialsPorcelain

Dimensions6 15/16 x 3 7/8 in. (17.6 x 9.8 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/65531

Accession number1931.1845

Pitcher

Shelf Clock

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameTerry, Eli

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleWatchmaker/Clockmaker

Creation date1816–1825

Object typeTimepiece

MaterialsMahogany, yellow poplar, cherry, and white oak

Dimensions28 7/8 x 16 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. (73.3 x 42.9 x 10.5 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/43649

Accession number1962.31.26

Shelf Clock

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