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three vertical white panels, each broken up into six horizontal sections; panels have protruding arcs, circles and half-circles; left panel has wedge at top; center panel has protruding globe at top; right panel has globe with slit at top
Ruth Duckworth continued making ceramic murals in the 1960s after moving to Chicago from England (where she went after fleeing Nazi persecution at the outset of World War II). Until her death in 2009, she worked in porcelain, stoneware, and bronze. This untitled piece continues Ruth Duckworth's pioneering work with large-scale ceramic wall murals, exploring abstractions of geography and space. It is one of her largest porcelain wall murals, as well as the largest movable wall mural she has executed. As such, it is a tour de force, as this delicate ceramic material is notoriously difficult to control. She characterized it as "a very temperamental material. I'm constantly fighting it. It wants to lie down, you want it to stand up. I have to make it do what it doesn't want to do. But there's no other material that so effectively communicates both fragility and strength." This mural displays her ability to manipulate light and shadow through refined shapes and multiple layers with a minimal color palette.

Untitled https://collections.artsmia.org/art/104272/

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Tall Case Clock from the home of Samuel Adams.
According to family legend, this clock once stood in the Boston house of the Revolutionary War patriot Samuel Adams (1722-1803). Adams is best known for confronting the Royal Governor, Thomas Hutchinson, over the Boston Massacre of 1770, and demanding that British troops leave Boston. Adams inherited a successful malt-producing company, the inspiration for today's Samuel Adams Brewing Company based in Boston.

Tall case clock https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1493/

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Wedgwood pearlware partial dessert service, porcelain, printed and colored in green with designs of shells and seaweed, includes thirty-three pieces

Side plate https://collections.artsmia.org/art/24014/

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pink, blue and milky white; cone shaped interior surrounded by three stepped disks; each level has eight vertical legs; rough surface
Pennsylvania-based artist Karla Trinkley is best-known for her unique approach to glass through use of the pâte de verre, ("cast glass" or, literally, "glass paste") technique. In this process, glass is coarsely ground, placed in a mold, and then heated until the particles fuse. She first became fascinated with the process while a student at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia in the 1970s. During this time, Trinkley began to experiment with the connections between the mediums of glass and porcelain. The pâte de verre method allowed her to create a new object that appears deteriorating, aged, and even ancient. Her tabletop piece, Inside, is a perfect example of this approach. The temple-like shape bears resemblance to ancient ruins. The contrasting pale pink and vivid blue emphasis the form's architectonic elements, thus allowing the viewer to further appreciate its connections to both natural elements and ancient forms.

Inside https://collections.artsmia.org/art/115935/

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Bowl, early Islamic Samarra type, with rounded sides and slightly flattened out-turned rim. Greyish white glaze painted in darkish blue with conventional design consisting of eight-petaled opaque flower within the six-pointed median star, the whole enclosed within a six-scalloped circle. Broken and mended. Rey excavation.

Bowl https://collections.artsmia.org/art/498/

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wooden mantle clock shape; clock face in blue and tan, set at 10:34; in black below clock face is a view of Holyrood Palace; coin slot at top; wood lever at back to remove coins

"Holyrood Palace (mantle clock)" still bank https://collections.artsmia.org/art/81884/

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18 carat gold letter opener with a stainless steel blade

Letter Opener from a Dresser Set https://collections.artsmia.org/art/24059/

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Chestnut flask, 10 diamonds, brilliant amber; attributed to Zanesville; bottle and dishes from Ohio Manufacturers, 159 items in all, from the Walter Douglas Collection in Centerville, Ohio

Chestnut Flask https://collections.artsmia.org/art/24341/

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hand-wrought; flat center with small hammered circles; walls of vertical waved lines all facing the same direction
Serge Nekrassoff excelled at working copper into spiraling shapes. This decorative bowl recalls a large flower, with flowing petals and a center hammered to look like the stamen of a daisy. He has also created a sense of movement in the candlesticks, with their twisting stems. If you look into the bowl or candlestick drip cups closely, you can see where Nekrassoff skillfully gave motion to these stationary objects—making solid copper look like water swirling down a drain.

Bowl https://collections.artsmia.org/art/4869/

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gold standing cow; coin slot in back

"Cow" still bank https://collections.artsmia.org/art/90457/

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small 12 sided beaker, clear glass painted in enamel with small leaf motif

Small twelve-sided Beaker https://collections.artsmia.org/art/20990/

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tablet-shaped pendant with gold border with 5 diamond-shaped cutouts; Hebrew text; silver chain

Pendant on chain https://collections.artsmia.org/art/83242/

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Cup, from an eight piece liqueur set

Cup, from an eight piece liqueur set https://collections.artsmia.org/art/29087/

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four-lobed floral design with greenish-brown glaze

Tile with Floral Design https://collections.artsmia.org/art/65380/

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transparent amber glass; moulded in thick coin shape with ribbed sides; front has eagle with branch and arrows in claws, surrounded by stars

"Patriotic Eagle" still bank https://collections.artsmia.org/art/81487/

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man wearing a blue and brown suit with a yellow vest and blue bow tie seated in a chair of open grillwork with red edging

"Tammany Bank" or "Little Fat Man" mechanical bank https://collections.artsmia.org/art/81892/

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3 days ago

armchair; upholstery design of repeated striped pentagon bands; stripes of orange, rust, brown and maroon

Armchair https://collections.artsmia.org/art/9962/

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foot in sandal at R; bird alighting on a bowl; moulded tile with pinkish-purple glaze

Tile with Bird and Foot, from a set of moulded tiles https://collections.artsmia.org/art/89752/

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3 days ago

building on tray

"Churchyard" still bank https://collections.artsmia.org/art/83696/

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3 days ago

boat-shaped vessel with bright orange interior, glossy yellow rim and dull orange body with light pink stripe; 4 small legs

Oval Bowl https://collections.artsmia.org/art/33598/

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4 days ago

organic shape with attached spout; hinged lid; woven wicker handle
The unembellished curvilinear form of this silver teapot, with its simple wicker handle, highlights the expert craftsmanship of Karl Gustav Hansen. A prolific designer of hollow ware, flatware, and jewelry, he worked from 1940-1962 as artistic director of the Hansen firm, opened by his father Hans Hansen in 1906. Notable for his use of sculputral swelling lines as well as angular, geometric forms, in this teapot Hansen creates a flowing shape indicative of the amorphous liquid it is meant to hold.

Teapot https://collections.artsmia.org/art/6029/

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4 days ago

sauceboat, on three feet, George III style; bombe shape with high curved pouring lip and double scroll cast handle, gadrooned rim, cast legs with shell-shaped shoulders and hoof-type feet; handle attached to body at abottom with a diamond-shaped plaque; engraved coat of arms on one side

Sauce boat https://collections.artsmia.org/art/17988/

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4 days ago

large, thin, round silver platter; central three-dimensional applied large flower form with five petals and cluster of six round elements at center; three round patterned bands around central flower (from interior outward): zigzagging ribbon around central circle, row of feathers or leaves, intertwined football shapes on stippled ground; outer rim has wide band of scrolls, flowers and foliage; outer raised band with looped motif around a round core
Pacifico Levi and his workshop associates employed a technique called “repoussé” to create the decorations on this plate. The French term literally means “to push back.” First, they hammered from the back of the plate to create the designs on the front: concentric borders of leaves, interlocking almond-shaped strap work, and leafy scrolls. These they further refined with engraved and punched details on the front. The flower in the center was cast separately and attached. Levi made silver for both Jewish and Christian clients. His style, which drew upon the abstract ornament designs of his day, may have been motivated by the double function that such plates could serve, as they lack overt Jewish symbols and references to specific occasions. Thus they would be appropriate for both Jewish and Christian celebrations as well as for everyday use.

Passover seder plate https://collections.artsmia.org/art/121312/

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4 days ago

four-fold screen/room divider; white ground and white on back; decorated with multicolored printed designs in four rows of musical instruments (primarily lutes), whips, umbrellas, canes, boots, guns, boating equipment (paddles, ropes, anchor), antique lamps, two hat trees with various hats, and keys; eight white casters
Piero Fornasetti had many artistic interests: graphic design, decorative arts, historical prints, Italian art and architecture, Surrealism. And they all inspired his unique approach to decoration. The folding screen was one of his favorite formats, and here he has covered the screen’s surface with four layers of historical objects, including musical instruments, guns, whips, hats, keys, canes, and boots. Fornasetti drew from memory, and it’s clear that he absorbed historical details. Every major technological development in guns, for example, is reflected here, from wheel lock to flint lock to percussion in the second register, and finally to a modern revolver in the bottom row.

Four-paneled folding screen https://collections.artsmia.org/art/110974/

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4 days ago

small, round bowl and backward turned handle

Sauce ladle https://collections.artsmia.org/art/18411/

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5 days ago

large purple dahlia, star base; star cut base with set up in center of large purple aster with green leaves

Paperweight https://collections.artsmia.org/art/18248/

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5 days ago

ceramic log cabin with shiny glaze; door and window on front, coin slot at back;

"Lincoln's Cabin" still bank https://collections.artsmia.org/art/89993/

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brazier; pierced with flared bowl on three S-scrolled legs; bowl divided into two compartments by pierced grid; wooden handle fits into deep socket attached to one of the legs

Chafing dish https://collections.artsmia.org/art/591/

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5 days ago

small beaker, clear glass painted in enamel with a yellow horse bearing a banner and two floral sprays

Small Beaker https://collections.artsmia.org/art/20987/

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clear glass seated bear with plastic cap; cap has 6 holes and a coin slot

Bear still bank https://collections.artsmia.org/art/90222/

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