1989.95, Margaret Goodgeon, Candlestand, c. 1830-1850
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Even though decorating furniture appears to have been frequently taught in girls schools during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, few examples of such work survives. This candlestand is a rare exception.
1995.56, Mantel clock, St. Nicolas d'Aliermont and Paris, c. 1825
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The finely cast and finished ornament of this ornate timepiece boasts a draped classical female figure, a cornucopia, oar, anchor, shell, and wreaths, which all together suggest the theme of the sea's bounty.
1987.371 Pablo Picasso, Guitarist
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In this painting, a life-size musician with lar
1987.399.FA Pablo Picasso, Bust
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This painting of a simplified female figure was made at a crucial crossroads in Pablo Picasso’s early career. It reflects the artist’s experiments with the flattening of space and fragmentation of forms into abstract geometric structures.
1983.56, Ellsworth Kelly, Untitled, 1983
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Ellsworth Kelly created this imposing yet playful sculpture specifically for the 1984 opening of the Dallas Museum of Art's Edward Larrabee Barnes building. The sculpture is part of a series of works informally called "rockers," which Kelly began in the late 1950s.
1993.31.FA, Dressing table, Boston, c.1700-1725
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Made in Boston, a relatively small town at the time, this dressing table (and the accompanying high chest [1993.30.A-B]) reveal the sophistication entering furniture design in the colonies during the first decades of
1993.30.A-B, High chest of drawers, Boston, c.1700-1725
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The squared-off forms, matched panels of veneer, ebonized trumpet-shaped legs, and delicate hardware of this high chest reflect the influence of northern Europe and Spain upon English furniture of the late 17th century and, in turn, that of colonial America.
1991.50 Anthony van Dyck, Mocking of Christ
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
NOTES
c. 1630
2nd or 3rd state
1992.B.237.A-B, Tobacco jar, The Netherlands, n.d.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Used to store pipe tobacco, this Dutch earthenware tobacco jar features an Indian, tobacco plant, and ship, indicating European interest in the exotic qualities of Colonial America.
1992.B.222, Bottle, Lambeth, England, c. 1750
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This bottle may originally have sat in a basin and would have held water for the washing of one's hands and face. It is particularly noteworthy for its Oriental-style decoration.