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Description: Cover, Profitable Advertising

TitleCover, Profitable Advertising

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1902

Object typeGraphic design

MaterialsUnknown

DimensionsUnknown

LocationProfitable Advertising (December 1902), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/10028839

Accession numberHF5801 .A28

SubjectsMagazine coversAdvertising layout and typographyAdvertising--Periodicals

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2. The Trade Journals

Ellen Mazur Thomson

The Origins of Graphic Design in America, 1870–1920

Trade magazines function as professional communication networks, defining professions to themselves and to others. Over time, by their choice of subjects and presentation, they reveal either explicitly or implicitly the history of a profession, its changing practices and its relation to the larger culture...

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Ellen Mazur Thomson

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.36-59

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Advertisement for Félix Potin perfume products

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 22

Creator nationality/cultureUnkown

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1893

Object typePrint

LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

Accession number(LI mat-10 (parfumerie)-Boite Fol.)

Advertisement for Félix Potin...

Advertisement for Félix Potin perfume products

Cover, The Printing Art

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1911

Object typeGraphic design

LocationThe Printing Art (February 1911), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/06038528

Accession numberZ119 .P954

Cover, The Printing Art

Model of a house on a platform

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440

Accession number1991.479

Model of a house on a platform

Cover of GM Folks, featuring Cadillac tail fins

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 25

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1955

Object typeGraphic Design

LocationGM Folks, November 1955

Cover of GM Folks, featuring Cadillac...

Cover of GM Folks, featuring Cadillac tail fins

The Spirit of America—Join

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1919

Object typeGraphic design

LocationWestern Advertising (November 1919), Science, Industry and Business Library, New York Public Library

https://catalog.nypl.org/record=b11902423~S68

Accession numberTWA+ (Western advertising)

The Spirit of America—Join

Cover, Printer's Circular

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePublisher

Creation date1866

Object typePeriodical

LocationPrinter's Circular (March 1, 1866), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/07023751

Accession numberZ119 .P95

Cover, Printer's Circular

The Mariner and Merchant Building, Home of the Ayer Agency

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date1908

Object typeIllustration

LocationProfitable Advertising (October 1908), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/10028839

Accession numberHF5801 .A28

The Mariner and Merchant Building, Home...

The Mariner and Merchant Building, Home of the Ayer Agency

Cover, American Art Printer

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1887

Object typeGraphic design

LocationAmerican Art Printer, (January–February 1887), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/07023761

Accession numberZ119 .A45

Cover, American Art Printer

C. S. Houghtaling, Signs

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1894

Object typeGraphic design

LocationProfitable Advertising (December 1902), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/10028839

Accession numberHF5801 .A28

C. S. Houghtaling, Signs

Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePublisher

Creation date1908

Object typePeriodical

LocationProfitable Advertising (October 1908), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/10028839

Accession numberHF5801 .A28

Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia

Three Advertisements

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1919

Object typeGraphic design

LocationWestern Advertising (June 1919), Science, Industry and Business Library, New York Public Library, New York

https://catalog.nypl.org/record=b11902423~S68

Three Advertisements

Advertisement for the Ray Gun exhibition

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 31

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1960

Object typeGraphic Design

LocationVillage Voice, 27 January 1960

Advertisement for the Ray Gun exhibition

Paris: Fly TWA poster

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 25

Creator roleDesigner

Creation datec. 1960

Object typeGraphic Design

Paris: Fly TWA poster

Model of a circular ceremonial center

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–800

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsCeramic and pigment

Dimensions13 x 18 1/2 in. (33 x 47 cm )

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75238

Accession number1989.639

Model of a circular ceremonial center

One of the Ad Rooms, Lee Lash Company

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1905

Object typePhotograph

LocationAmerican Advertiser (September 1905), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/09022679

Accession numberHF5801 .A62

One of the Ad Rooms, Lee Lash Company

View of a Studio, Lee Lash Company

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1905

Object typePhotograph

LocationAmerican Advertiser (September 1905), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/09022679

Accession numberHF5801 .A62

View of a Studio, Lee Lash Company

Contest Entry

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1906

Object typeGraphic design

LocationSigns of the Times (August 1906), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/ca09000368

Accession numberTT360.A4 S6

Contest Entry

Cover, Artist Printer

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1889

Object typeGraphic design

LocationArtist Printer (August 1889), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/ca12001169

Accession numberZ119 .A83

Cover, Artist Printer

Morning Chronicle, 8 May 1794, p. 3

Posted by:John Carlson

May 03

Creator rolePublisher

Creation date1794

Object typePeriodical

LocationBodleian Library, University of Oxford

Morning Chronicle, 8 May 1794, p. 3

Hoke Process Sign Works

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1905

Object typePhotograph

LocationAmerican Advertiser (July 1905), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/09022679

Accession numberHF5801 .A62

Hoke Process Sign Works

Cover, Monotype

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1913

Object typeGraphic design

LocationMonotype (April 1913), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/28007352

Accession numberZ253 .L23

Cover, Monotype

Description: The North. Painted by F. E. Church, from Studies of Icebergs made in the Northern...

The North. Painted by F. E. Church, from Studies of Icebergs made in the Northern Seas, in the Summer of 1859

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 31

Creator rolePublisher

Creation date1862

Object typePeriodical

LocationOlana State Historic Site, Hudson, NY

Accession numberOL.1986.146

The North. Painted by F. E. Church, from...

The North. Painted by F. E. Church, from Studies of Icebergs made in the Northern Seas, in the Summer of 1859

Flashlights from Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 31

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1961

Object typePhotograph

LocationSears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue, library ed., 1961, 1411

Flashlights from Sears, Roebuck &...

Flashlights from Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue

Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 545-547AD

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

Justinian and his retinue, including...

Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian

Three Winchester flashlights

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 31

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation datec. 1930

Object typePhotograph

Three Winchester flashlights

Storyteller figure

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureJalisco

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–800

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/73795

Accession number1989.83

Storyteller figure

Advertisement, Pretty as a Picture

Posted by:John Carlson

May 03

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1953

Object typeGraphic Design

LocationHouse Beautiful, May 1953

Advertisement, Pretty as a Picture

Glamour magazine, cover

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 25

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1939

Object typeGraphic Design

Glamour magazine, cover

Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Presumably Saint Dunstan

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation dateAD 930–970

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/a7ebbb6f-414f-4bb9-9399-b3ed588c15af

Accession numberMs. Auct. F.4.32, fol. 1

Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan...

Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ

Louis Hermsdorf Dyer

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1898

Object typeGraphic design

LocationCharles Austin Bates Criticism (May 1898), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/ca08001822

Accession numberHF5801 .C8

Louis Hermsdorf Dyer

Cover, Typographic Advertiser

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePublisher

Creation date1859

Object typePeriodical

LocationTypographic Advertiser (January 1859), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/07023772

Accession numberZ119 .T99

Cover, Typographic Advertiser

Cover, Artist

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1898

Object typeGraphic design

LocationArtist (September–December 1898), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/ca08001854

Accession numberN1 .A82

Cover, Artist

Codex Tudela: Indian costumes

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 18

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1530–1554

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsLaid paper and natural pigments

LocationMuseo del América, Madrid

Codex Tudela: Indian costumes

The Rise of the Advertiser

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 14

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date1902

Object typeIllustration

LocationMahin's Magazine (September 1902), General Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

https://lccn.loc.gov/08015443

Accession numberHF5801 .M2

The Rise of the Advertiser

Advertisement, Disney Hats

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 24

Creator nameRand, Paul

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1946

Object typeGraphic Design

Advertisement, Disney Hats

Cover, Town and Country

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 25

Creator nameWright, Frank Lloyd

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1937

Object typeGraphic Design

Cover, Town and Country

Usalite aluminum flashlight

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 31

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1954

Object typePhotograph

Usalite aluminum flashlight

Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date200 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

DimensionsDiameter 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/148347

Accession number1997.475

Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual

Cover of reprint of The Waste Makers (New York: Pocket, 1963)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 31

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1963

Object typeGraphic Design

LocationThe Waste Makers (New York: Pocket, 1963)

Cover of reprint of The Waste Makers...

Cover of reprint of The Waste Makers (New York: Pocket, 1963)

Description: Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring privileges on the church of S. Apollinare in...

Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring privileges on the church of S. Apollinare in Classe

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 668–685

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy

Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring...

Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring privileges on the church of S. Apollinare in Classe

Theodora and her retinue

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 545 AD-547AD

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

Theodora and her retinue

Laocoön

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 23

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date40–30 B.C.

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

DimensionsH: 95 1/4 in. (242 cm)

LocationVatican Museums, Rome

https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.1059.0.0?lang=en_US

Accession numberCat. 1059

Laocoön

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1373

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberFr. 14939, fol. 5r

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten...

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments

First among 2,000 in Shelf Appeal

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 31

Creator name (description)Advertisement for the Walter J. Thompson Company

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1936

Object typeGraphic Design

LocationPrinter's Ink, 27 february 1936, 9

First among 2,000 in Shelf Appeal

Description: Installation view of Primary Structures exhibition, The Jewish Museum, New York,...

Installation view of Primary Structures exhibition, The Jewish Museum, New York, showing works by Donald Judd

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 23

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1966

Object typePhotograph

Installation view of Primary Structures...

Untitled 1966 (on wall) and Untitled 1966 (on floor)

Roman de la Rose: Copying and illuminating the folios of a manuscript

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberFr. 25526, fol. 77v

Roman de la Rose: Copying and...

Roman de la Rose: Copying and illuminating the folios of a manuscript

St. Jerome in his Study

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1500–1510

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions11 x 8 in. (28 x 20.4 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29742001

Accession number1845,0825.690

St. Jerome in his Study

Wooden implement

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1400–1600

Object typeTool/Implement

MaterialsWood

DimensionsWidth 7 3/4 in. (19.8 cm)

LocationCleveland Museum of Art

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.411

Accession number1950.411

Wooden implement

Bestiary: Creation of Eve

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureEnglish

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1201–1225

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/547571c6-0e1e-414f-b245-f36706655540

Accession numberMs. Ashmole 1511, fol. 7

Bestiary: Creation of Eve

Female figure with an apron table

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 300–700

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions13 3/8 x 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (34 x 24.5 x 19.4 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/312579

Accession number1979.206.357

Female figure with an apron table

Description: Portrait of Michel-Eugène Chevreul pasted into Homer's copy of...

Portrait of Michel-Eugène Chevreul pasted into Homer's copy of "Chevreul on Colours"

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Object typePrint

LocationStrong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York

Portrait of Michel-Eugène...

Portrait of Michel-Eugène Chevreul pasted into Homer's copy of "Chevreul on Colours"

Morning Post, and Daily Advertiser, 2 May 1791, front page

Posted by:John Carlson

May 03

Creator rolePublisher

Creation date1791

Object typePeriodical

LocationBritish Library, London

Morning Post, and Daily Advertiser, 2...

Morning Post, and Daily Advertiser, 2 May 1791, front page

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

Cover from "Cición"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 26

Creator rolePublishing

Creation date1955

Object typePeriodical

LocationCición 1, no. 2 (March 1955). Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame, Indiana

Cover from "Cición"

Ballantine Draft can

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 31

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation datec. 1960

Object typeGraphic Design

Ballantine Draft can

Flashlights from Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 31

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePublisher

Creation date1950

Object typePeriodical

LocationSears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue, Philadelhpia ed., Spring-Summer 1950, 997a

Flashlights from Sears, Roebuck &...

Flashlights from Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue

Portrait of Fath Khan, son of Malik Ambar

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 14

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1610–1620

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/148777/possibly-fath-khan-son-of-malik-ambar

Accession number17.3103

Portrait of Fath Khan, son of Malik...

Portrait of Malik Ambar

Cover

Posted by:John Carlson

May 19

Creator nameRogers, Bruce

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date1893

Object typeIllustration

LocationModern Art 1, no. 2 (spring 1893). Fine Arts Department, Boston Public Library

Cover

Advertisement for Hathaway's Furniture Store

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 28

Creator rolePublisher

Creation date1934

Object typePeriodical

Advertisement for Hathaway's Furniture...

Advertisement for Hathaway's Furniture Store

The Virgin and Child (Theotokos Hodegetria)

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1100–1200

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

Dimensions12 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 in. (32.7 x 9.2 x 5.2 cm)

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O93178/virgin-and-child-theotokos-hodegetria-statuette-unknown/

Accession number702-1884

The Virgin and Child (Theotokos...

The Virgin and Child

Procession of female saints

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 550 AD

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy

Procession of female saints

Boonton Molding Company advertisement for "Melmac" dinnerware

Posted by:John Carlson

May 24

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation date1950

Object typePeriodical

LocationHouse Beautiful (October 1950): 245

Boonton Molding Company advertisement...

Boonton Molding Company advertisement for "Melmac" dinnerware

Blackamoor figures

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 01

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1875–1900

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsPainted and gilt wood and metal

Dimensions24 x 7 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (61 x 19.7 x 17.5 cm)

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston

https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/141477/pair-of-candlesticks-with-figures-of-blackamoors

Accession number96.1127.1

Blackamoor figures

Advertisement for Polygraphic Company of America

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 11

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1926

Object typeGraphic Design

Advertisement for Polygraphic Company of...

Advertisement for Polygraphic Company of America

Coupon for Sunlight automatic dishwasher detergent

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 19

Creator rolePublisher

Object typePeriodical

Coupon for Sunlight automatic dishwasher...

Coupon for Sunlight automatic dishwasher detergent

Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–800

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsCeramic and pigment

DimensionsHeight 9 in. (22.8 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120168

Accession number1990.554.2

Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual

Cambridge Glass Company advertisement for Table Architecture

Posted by:John Carlson

May 24

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation date1937

Object typePeriodical

LocationHouse and Garden (December 1937): 5

Cambridge Glass Company advertisement...

Cambridge Glass Company advertisement for Table Architecture

Billboard for Ballantine Beer

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 31

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1958

Object typeGraphic Design

Billboard for Ballantine Beer

Phytomorphic Vessel

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date200 BC–AD 500

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsBurnished ceramic with slip

DimensionsHeight 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

http://collections.lacma.org/node/182618

Accession numberAC1996.146.27

Phytomorphic Vessel

Flashlights from Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 31

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1957

Object typePhotograph

LocationSears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue, Philadelhpia ed., Spring-Summer 1957, 1053

Flashlights from Sears, Roebuck &...

Flashlights from Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue

Laocoön, detail of lower torso and legs

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 17

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date40–30 B.C.

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationVatican Museums, Rome

https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.1059.0.0?lang=en_US

Accession numberCat. 1059

Laocoön, detail of lower torso and...

Laocoön, detail of lower torso and legs

Ballantine cans

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 31

Creator name (description)1935 Gold medal winner, metal containers, 1935 All-A,erica Package Competition

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1935

Object typeGraphic Design

LocationModern Packaging, February 1936, 98.

Ballantine cans

Portable Mosaic Icon with Saint John Chrysostom

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureByzantine

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 1325

Object typeMosaic

MaterialsMiniature mosaic set in wax on wood panel, with gold, gilded copper (?), and multicolored stones

Dimensions7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm)

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

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj27115

Accession numberBZ.1954.2

Portable Mosaic Icon with Saint John...

Portable Mosaic Icon with Saint John Chrysostom

Christ Flanked by Disciples

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureByzantine

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 886–912

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

Dimensions4 x 3 7/8 x 3/4 in. (10.3 x 10 x 2 cm)

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/1415193

Accession number2006

Christ Flanked by Disciples

The Veroli Casket

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureByzantine

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 950–1000

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory and bone on wood core; metal hardware

Dimensions4 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 15 7/8 in. (11.5 x 16 x 40.3 cm)

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70463/veroli-casket-casket-unknown/

Accession number216-1865

The Veroli Casket

Harbor light and foghorn at the end of the western jetty, Honfleur

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 22

Creator nationality/cultureUnkown

Creator rolePhotographer

Object typePhotograph

MaterialsPhotograph

Harbor light and foghorn at the end of...

Harbor light and foghorn at the end of the western jetty, Honfleur

Christ and Zacchaeus

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Possibly a copy by a German artist of a Byzantine pattern book

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1200

Object typeArchitectural drawing

MaterialsSilverpoint and sepia with red ink on vellum (single leaf)

Dimensions31 x 20.2 cm

LocationAugustinermuseum, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Accession numberInv. Nr. G 23/la

Christ and Zacchaeus

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

Description: Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and marginal...

Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and marginal drawing of grapes carried on a pole

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1230–1270

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 17907, fol. 62v

Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and...

Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and marginal drawing of grapes carried on a pole

Codex Mendoza: Detail of Aztec capture scenes

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation datec. 1525

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsAmate paper

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/d234da96-2981-4316-8d27-60ce01fa373d

Codex Mendoza: Detail of Aztec capture...

Codex Mendoza: Detail of Aztec capture scenes

Laocoön, detail of head and shoulders

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 17

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date40–30 B.C.

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationVatican Museums, Rome

https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.1059.0.0?lang=en_US

Accession numberCat. 1059

Laocoön, detail of head and...

Laocoön, detail of head and shoulders

Presentation of the Vivian Bible to Charles the Bald

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Possibly three monks of St Martin at Tours: Amandus, Haregarius, and Sigvaldus

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 1, fol. 423r

Presentation of the Vivian Bible to...

Presentation of the Vivian Bible to Charles the Bald

Description: Advertisement for “The Heart of the Andes” and ”The...

Advertisement for “The Heart of the Andes” and ”The Icebergs”, from the New York Morning Express

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 31

Creator rolePublisher

Creation date1861

Object typePeriodical

LocationNew York Morning Express, April 29, 1861, negative no. 89410d, New-York Historical Society

Advertisement for “The Heart of...

Advertisement for “The Heart of the Andes” and ”The Icebergs”, from the New York Morning Express

Tipu's Tiger

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 21

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleToymaker/Designer/Developer

Creation datec. 1793

Object typeToy/Game

MaterialsPainted wood with metal fixtures

DimensionsHeight: 28 in. (71 cm); width: 24 in. (61 cm); length: 70 1/8 in. (178 cm)

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O61949/tippoos-tiger-mechanical-organ-unknown/

Accession number2545(IS)

Tipu's Tiger

Dish with angels on either side of a cross

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureSyrian

Creator roleMetallist

Creation datec. AD 500–600

Object typeContainer

MaterialsSilver

DimensionsDiameter 7 3/8 in. (18.6 cm)

LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/08.+Applied+Arts/227159

Accession numberW-209

Dish with angels on either side of a...

Dish with Angels on either side of a cross

Solidus of Theodosius III

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 01

Creator roleMetalist

Creation date715–717 AD

Object typeCoin/Medal

MaterialsGold

LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj109587

Accession numberBZC.1948.17.2430

Solidus of Theodosius III

Solidus of Theodosius III (715–717)

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of Saint Lawrence mosaic

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 425–450

Object typeMosaic

LocationRavenna, Italy

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of...

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of Saint Lawrence mosaic

Psalter and New Testament: The Annunciation

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureByzantine

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1084

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsTempera, gold leaf, and ink on vellum

Dimensions6 3/8 x 4 in. (16.2 x 10.3 cm)

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

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj27038

Accession numberBZ.1962.35; MS. 3, fol. 80v

Psalter and New Testament: The...

Psalter and New Testament: The Annunciation

Theological works of Emperor John VI Cantacuzene: The Emperor John VI Cantacuzene

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1370–1375

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberMS. gr. 1242, fol. 123v

Theological works of Emperor John VI...

Theological works of Emperor John VI Cantacuzene: The Emperor John VI Cantacuzene

Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial "Q"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1175–1225

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsInk and paint on medium-thick, well-prepared parchment

LocationWalters Art Museum, Baltimore

https://art.thewalters.org/detail/25823/claricia-swinging-on-an-initial-q-2/

Accession numberW.26.64R

Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial...

Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial "Q"

Leo VI Crowned by the Virgin and Accompanied by the Archangel Gabriel

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureByzantine

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 886–912

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

Dimensions4 x 4 x 3/4 in. (10.3 x 10 x 2 cm)

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/1415193

Accession number2006

Leo VI Crowned by the Virgin and...

Leo VI Crowned by the Virgin and Accompanied by the Archangel Gabriel

King Kephron

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 07

Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 2472–2448 BC

Object typeSculpture

LocationEgyptian Museum, Cairo

King Kephron

Statue of King Kephron

King's throne (Königsthron), detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 01

Creator nationality/cultureBamun (Cameroon)

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1800–1900

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWood

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/207024/

Accession numberIII C33341

King's throne (Königsthron), detail

Detail of king's throne (Königsthron), Bamun, Cameroon

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

Bible Moralisée: Colophon miniature with donors, author, and scribe

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1227–1234

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationMorgan Library & Museum, New York

http://www.themorgan.org/collection/medieval-and-renaissance/manuscript/77422

Accession numberMS M.240, fol. 8r

Bible Moralisée: Colophon...

Bible Moralisée: Colophon miniature with donors, author, and scribe

The Hornbach Sacramentary: The scribe Eburnant presents the book to Abbot Adalbert

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation dateAD 970–1000

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationSt. Ursen-Kathedrale, Solothurn, Switzerland

Accession numberDomschatz, fol. 7v

The Hornbach Sacramentary: The scribe...

The Hornbach Sacramentary: The scribe Eburnant presents the book to Abbot Adalbert

Description: Entrance to the port of Honfleur showing the eastern and western jetties, harbor...

Entrance to the port of Honfleur showing the eastern and western jetties, harbor lights, and tide signal

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 22

Creator rolePhotographer

Object typePhotograph

MaterialsPhotograph

Entrance to the port of Honfleur showing...

Entrance to the port of Honfleur showing the eastern and western jetties, harbor lights, and tide signal

Medallion with the Annunciation

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMetalist

Creation datec. AD 550–600

Object typeJewelry

MaterialsGold

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/679389/

Accession number30219, 506

Medallion with the Annunciation

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