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The Corning Museum of Glass

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2010-08-27T16:03:14.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
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Smithsonian Magazine
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Tibetan Black Pottery

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-04-14T22:32:18.000Z
YouTube Category:
People & Blogs  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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Roberto Lugo: A Village Potter

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2022-09-15T11:44:05.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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[Trade catalogs from P. E. Guerin Inc.]

Company Name:
P. E. Guerin Inc.  Search this
Notes content:
OVERSIZE ; period hardware (Renaissance, Gothic, Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI, Empire, English): hinges; locks; bolts; door knockers; door knobs; furniture knobs; mortise bolts; newel post balls; newel post urns; sash lifts; etc. Art metal work for architects, cabinet makers, decorators: Amer
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Furniture and furnishings  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Topic:
Furniture industry and trade  Search this
Hardware  Search this
House furnishings  Search this
Interior decoration  Search this
Tools  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_19593
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_19593

[Trade catalogs from Kenneth Lynch & Sons]

Company Name:
Kenneth Lynch & Sons  Search this
Related companies:
Kenneth Lynch ; Kenneth Lynch & Sons, Inc. ; A. M. Byers Co. ; F. H. McGraw & Co. ; Kenneth Lynch & Son, Inc. ; Kenneth Lynch Inc. (NY)  Search this
Notes content:
three containers OVERSIZE ; "The Book of Garden Ornament: 2076" ; figures ; weathervanes ; clocks ; urns ; stone balusters ; shingles and siding ; stone , "Canterbury Bronze" or "Eternity Lead" statuary ; benches ; "Devotional Pieces" , religious themed sculpture ; "Japanese Stone Lanterns" ; other Asian-inspired sculpture ; animal sculptures ; tablets and plaques ; finials ; planters ; bird baths ; topiary forms ; "rain trees" ; pool systems for fountains ; pedestals ; sundials ; stanchions ; "snow guards ; "bollards" ; steel curbing ; door knockers and shoe scrapers ; treillage ; trellises ; andirons ; other fireplace equipment ; "Outdoor Cooking" supplies ; charcoal grill and accessories ; art gallery and museum equipment ; reflectors ; picture rods ; picture wire and picture chain ; show cases ; other art gallery and museum supplies ; other decorative lawn and garden pieces ; "A Steeple and A Weathervane" , detailing the reconstruction of the steeple and weathervane of the "Old North Church" or "Christ Church" damaged by Hurricane Carol in 1954 [a successor to the church steeple that Robert Newman hung lanterns in to give Paul Revere the signal regarding the British invasion] in Boston, MA , in cooperation with the A. M. Byers Co. and F. H. McGraw & Co. ; "Manship" or "Outdoor Sculpture by Paul Manship" [the sculptor of the "Prometheus" figure in Rockefeller Center] ; "Ornaments and Symbols of Eternity Lead for Stained Glass, Lighting Fixtures and Other Ornamental Purposes" . 3 pieces in Oversize : Stone , lead , bronze , and other metal garden ornaments ; wrought iron and ironwork ; garden furniture and accessories ; bronze tablets ; decorations ; "Handbook of Church Lighting" with layouts and fixtures ; smithing tools ; anvils ; coppersmithing tools ; silversmithing tools ; Two Guernsey's auction catalogs from 1985 included: "Smithing tools and items related to the art of smithing;" "Architectural, Ornamental and Decorative Objects;"
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
18 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Wilton, Connecticut, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Architectural designs and building materials  Search this
Brass; bronze and specialty metals  Search this
Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones  Search this
Clocks and watches (including clock-making and watch-making equipment)  Search this
Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this
Furniture and furnishings  Search this
Garden and lawn equipment and supplies  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this
Metalwork products (architectural and ornamental)  Search this
Religious paraphernalia  Search this
Weathervanes and lightning rods  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Architectural metal-work  Search this
Art metal-work  Search this
Beverage industry  Search this
Brass  Search this
Bronze  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Candles  Search this
Ceramics  Search this
Clocks and watches  Search this
Distilleries  Search this
Food industry and trade  Search this
Furniture industry and trade  Search this
Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this
Garden tools  Search this
Glass  Search this
Hardware  Search this
House furnishings  Search this
Interior decoration  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Lamps  Search this
Lighting  Search this
Lightning conductors  Search this
Lightning rods  Search this
Metal-work  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_28230
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_28230

Terracotta Female Head

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Height - Object:
11.113 cm
Width - Object:
6.667 cm
Depth - Object:
9.843 cm
Culture:
Roman  Search this
Object Type:
Figure
Place:
Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A101746-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/335ec143a-1905-4f57-830a-579b582e44b4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8002047
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Funeral Urn

Donor Name:
Army Medical Museum  Search this
Culture:
Prehistoric  Search this
Object Type:
Urn
Place:
Fort Mcdowell, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1873
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
002695
USNM Number:
A11632-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bd57dc00-7a3a-46fc-94f3-4b3464712998
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8008757
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Burial Urn

Donor Name:
William McKinley  Search this
Culture:
Prehistoric  Search this
Object Type:
Urn
Place:
Milledgeville, Near, Baldwin County, Georgia, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1873
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
002846
USNM Number:
A12305-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35be6dcf4-2991-4bff-94bf-6e4eeba1b7e8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8009401
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Urn

Donor Name:
John M. Clarke  Search this
Culture:
Prehistoric  Search this
Object Type:
Urn
Place:
Milledgeville, Near, Baldwin County, Georgia, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1873
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
002847
USNM Number:
A12306-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35a802c1d-a3b4-4394-ae70-c9bdf533e37e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8009402
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Part Of Lid Of 12305

Donor Name:
William McKinley  Search this
Culture:
Prehistoric  Search this
Object Type:
Urn
Place:
Milledgeville, Near, Baldwin County, Georgia, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1873
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
002846
USNM Number:
A12307-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34cfd2b97-d49e-4002-8632-b6318a9bd366
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8009403
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Urn - Mexican Pottery - Red Earthenware

Collector:
Midshipman William Van Wyck  Search this
Donor Name:
National Institute  Search this
Culture:
Prehistoric  Search this
Object Type:
Urn
Place:
Sacrificios Island, Veracruz, Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
1861
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
000135
USNM Number:
A1343-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34b1f8898-58cc-4b00-8e13-6610d7e4406f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8013448
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Clay Urn

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Culture:
Etruscan  Search this
Object Type:
Urn
Place:
Terni, Umbria, Italy, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A136484-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b69307ca-3180-4ef2-b2c4-73fd2e3556c9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8015590

Clay Urn With Cover

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Culture:
Etruscan  Search this
Object Type:
Urn
Place:
Terni, Umbria, Italy, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A136485-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31c13d264-4109-4225-b050-6e8b6a00344d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8015591

Clay Urn

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Culture:
Etruscan  Search this
Object Type:
Urn
Place:
Terni, Umbria, Italy, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A136486-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30c00f132-a762-4eba-ae34-4c146f45d887
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8015593

Clay Urn

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Culture:
Etruscan  Search this
Object Type:
Urn
Place:
Terni, Umbria, Italy, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A136487-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/341af6ce5-7711-4b69-b9d2-f4c90ad2277f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8015594

Terra Cotta Incinerary Urn

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Culture:
Etruscan  Search this
Object Type:
Urn
Place:
Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A136567-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/359be003e-ee12-4901-9731-294d65193779
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8015672
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Terra Cotta Incinerary Urn

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Culture:
Etruscan  Search this
Object Type:
Urn
Place:
Italy, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A136616-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cdaec17c-ca81-4f5d-a260-dbdc64d94df4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8015730

Frags. Of Clay Urn

Collector:
Dr. Charles Rau  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. Charles Rau  Search this
Object Type:
Sherd
Place:
On Peene River, Zeitlow, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany, Europe
Accession Date:
10 Dec 1887
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
019931
USNM Number:
A137138-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3df6d532b-697c-4657-98f1-f19575d18e10
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8016276
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Burned Clay Urn

Collector:
Dr. Charles Rau  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. Charles Rau  Search this
Object Type:
Urn
Place:
Saxony, Germany, Europe
Accession Date:
10 Dec 1887
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
019931
USNM Number:
A137204-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3caf1187d-e19d-4220-81cc-2c7688b5466b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8016356
Online Media:

Clay Urn

Collector:
Dr. Charles Rau  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. Charles Rau  Search this
Object Type:
Urn
Place:
Germany, Europe
Accession Date:
10 Dec 1887
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
019931
USNM Number:
A137345-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3231a9f43-8968-4fb3-85bb-b6a29c116dd3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8016513
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