EditorialFlint Belt Pistol, Belt Pistol for the State Army or State Fleet, made by the National Rifle Factory in Culemborg. The lock is blued, the lock plate is marked with a crowned shield with the name KULENBURG, and stamped on the inside with an X and NE. Th...
EditorialSemicircular scarf made of appliqu? lace with garlands and bouquets placed in a radius, Natural-colored appliqu? scarf: bobbin lace with single needle lace stitches (mixed lace) appliqued on machine-made soil. Semi-circular model. The large scallops of...
EditorialModel of an Optical Telegraph, Model of an optical telegraph on a base. It consists of two posts at the top connected by an axis around which an arm rotates, the two ends of that arm have two narrow arms attached, one with a counterweight, the other wi...
EditorialFlask with chain, Flask, round and flat, blown into shape with radius ribs. The mouth encased in a silver frame with a stopper on a braided chain, and a link chain to hang the bottle on a belt. Centrally twisted blue studs on both sides, bordered with ...
EditorialFrame of a table, Frame consisting of three flat cut-out cheeks, which are placed in a radius of the center post and form an angle of 120 degrees in pairs. The cheeks bear profiled lines, are S-shaped at the front and end in lion claws with volutes. Th...
EditorialModel of an optical telegraph, Model of an Optical Telegraph, on a floorboard. It consists of a box with a mechanism at the bottom, on which two posts have been put to which movable arms are attached. The main arm rotates about an axis between the two ...
EditorialDress made of bobbin lace with a rosette radiused with golden rain branches and flowers, Dress made of natural-colored bobbin lace: duchesse lace. Rectangular model, irregularly scalloped. In the center is a rosette flower with eight pointed oval leave...
EditorialSalt barrel on oval base with pointed oval glass container, The salt barrels each consist of a bowl-shaped oval base that rises in the middle towards the oval container. Both parts run higher on the sides. At the top of the foot, a fillet edge is arran...
EditorialCooking pot, Cooking pot of bronze. The hull has a casting seam near the ears and is ball-shaped, but slightly sagged. It has a thickening at the bottom, which was created as a result of the casting technique. This is formed by a round pouring hole wit...
EditorialSalt vessel on oval base with pointed oval glass container, The salt vessels each consist of a dish-shaped oval base, which rises in the middle towards the pointed oval container. Both parts run higher on the sides. At the top of the foot, a fillet edg...
EditorialSalt vessel on oval base with pointed oval glass container, The salt vessels each consist of a bowl-shaped oval base, which rises in the middle towards the pointed oval container. Both parts run higher on the sides. At the top of the foot, a fillet edg...
EditorialCuff of application side with a radius of flowers around pointed oval shapes forming the scallops and two branches of spray roses, Cuff of natural color application side: needle side appliqu? on machine tulle. Trapezoidal model with a wrinkled wide str...
EditorialProtractor, Brass conveyor or protractor in a wooden box. The radius of the protractor is 102 mm. The center of the arc is indicated with an iron needle and the instrument has an arm with a vernier on the arc. Two visors can be mounted on the arm. A lo...
EditorialSalt vessel on oval base with pointed oval glass container, The salt vessels each consist of a bowl-shaped oval base, which rises in the middle towards the pointed oval container. Both parts run higher on the sides. At the top of the foot, a fillet edg...
EditorialAngle meter, The object consists of the following twelve movable parts: two arms composed of three layers of metal (whereby the middle part of the right arm can be expanded again to an angle of 90 degrees), as well as a third arm which, due to the cons...
Editorialfrom bobbin lace with birds and bright suns, Parasol deck of natural-colored sun lace (needle lace): Nanduti work. Eight sectors show rows of radiant suns, three times interrupted by a transverse lane. One of the suns, on the heights of every sector, s...
EditorialNautilus cup Nautilus cup in the shape of a crane, Nautilus cup with gold-plated silver frame, in the shape of a crane. The bird stands on one leg and wraps a white silver ball in the other. Hunting representations engraved along the mouth of the shell...
EditorialWalks and rides in the country round about Boston; covering thirty-six cities and towns, parks and public reservations, within a radius of twelve miles from the State house : Bacon, Edwin Munroe, 1844-.
EditorialModel of an Optical Telegraph, Model of an optical telegraph, on a floorboard. The device consists of two propped posts with a control mechanism below and moving arms at the top. The main arm rotates around an axis between the posts and has two blades ...
EditorialCuff of application side with a radius of flowers around pointed oval shapes forming the scallops and two branches of spray roses, Cuff of natural-colored application side: needle side appliqu? on machine tulle. Trapezoidal model with a wrinkled wide s...
EditorialProtractor, Brass conveyor or protractor in a wooden box. The radius of the protractor is 86 mm. The center of the arc is indicated with an iron needle and the instrument has an arm with a vernier on the arc., J.M. Kleman & Zoon (mentioned on object), ...
EditorialExostoses multiples et sym?triques, hum?rus, radius, cubitus, A. de Montmeja (French, active 1870s), Paris, France, 1871, Albumen silver print, 12.4 ? 9.4 cm (4 7/8 ? 3 11/16 in.).
EditorialFolding Fan: Chantilly Lace, c. 1870. France (probably), 19th century. Black "Chantilly" lace over silk lining, white silk tassel; frame: mother-of-pearl; radius: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.); spread: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.).
EditorialA map covering a 20 mile radius around London. A MAPP Containing the Townes Villages Gentelmens Houses Roads Rivers Woods and other Remarks for 20 Miles Round LONDON. London : Sold by Philip Lea at ye Atlas & Hercules in Cheapside, [about 1690]. Source...
EditorialAnatomical drawing. Skeleton. Bones. Skull, neck, spine, shoulder blade, arm, humerous, elbow, radius, wrist, hand and fingers. Planches anatomiques du corps humain execute?es d’apre?s les dimensions naturelles. Paris France 1826. Anatomical print ...
EditorialCarpenter's Brace. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 28.7 x 22.9 cm (11 5/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 13 1/2" long; 6" radius. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard.
EditorialCarpenter's Brace. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 28.7 x 22.9 cm (11 5/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 13 1/2" long; 6" radius. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard.
EditorialBlacksmith's Tongs. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 26" long; inside arc of tongs: 1 1/2" radius; handles: 22" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard.
EditorialCircumference of the Earth. Eratosthenes (250 BC) calculated the circumference of the Earth by measuring noontime shadows at two localities of different latitude. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) developed a novel way to measure the area of a circle usin...
EditorialCassetta frame, 1880?1900; made in style of early 17th century, Italian, Rome, Poplar back frame with applied upper moldings in walnut, ebony, and ebonized pearwood. Half-lapped back frame. Niello; crystal and lapis lazulipanels with silver leaf beneat...
EditorialA Hare in the Forest; Hans Hoffmann, German, about 1530 - 1591/1592; about 1585; Oil on panel; Unframed [with radius of panel, right side]: 62.2 x 78.4 cm (24 1/2 x 30 7/8 in.), Unframed [without radius of panel, right side]: 61.9 x 78.4 cm (24 3/8 x 3...
EditorialCircumference of the Earth. Eratosthenes (250 BC) calculated the circumference of the Earth by measuring noontime shadows at two localities of different latitude. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) developed a novel way to measure the area of a circle usin...