EditorialA jug made by David Drake circa 1858 on exhibit at “Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Sept. 19, 2022. (Lila Barth/The New York Times)
Editorial"He glorified an entire grove of sliver birch trees by inscribing his initials." Caricature of Oscar Wilde, as a schoolboy, carving his name on a tree. Ye soul agonies in ye life of Oscar Wilde/ illustrated by Chas. Kendrick. New York: s.n. 1882. Sourc...
EditorialLe Double Engagement, Claude-Louis Desrais, (French, 17461816), Engraving on paper, A notary is seen seated at a table in an inn in the act of inscribing a marriage contract, while two couples are grouped near him, and indications of debauchery are to ...
EditorialMount, Silvered brass, Vertical rectangle with repouss? bust of Julius Caesar (?) on a pedestal, with wreath held above by a woman in helmet and breastplate, who carries a spear in left hand; to the left is a seated female figure inscribing in a book w...
EditorialA Winged Victory Inscribing the Date 1805 on a Shield, Felice Giani, Italian, 17581823, Pen and black ink on paper, A female genius is shown in profile turned toward right and writing upon a shield, 1805, which like other weapons stands upon a pedestal...
EditorialKano artist After Kano Tan'y, Sketch for a Painting of Mi Fu Inscribing a Poem on a Rock, Japan, Edo period (16151868), Kano artist After Kano Tan'y (Japanese, 16021674), dated 1666, Japan, Hanging scroll mounted as a panel; ink and color on paper, Ima...
EditorialTraveller Inscribing a Temple Pillar, c. 1830 or early 1830s. Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849). Color woodblock print; sheet: 7 x 29.2 cm (2 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.).
EditorialThe Crucifixion. Ramsey Psalter. England [Winchester[; between 980 and 1000. [Whole folio] The Crucifixion; with the Virgin, and St. John inscribing his testimony on a scroll Image taken from Ramsey Psalter. Originally published/produced in England [...
Editorial"He glorified an entire grove of sliver birch trees by inscribing his initials." Caricature of Oscar Wilde, as a schoolboy, carving his name on a tree. Ye soul agonies in ye life of Oscar Wilde/ illustrated by Chas. Kendrick. New York: s.n. 1882. Sourc...
Editorial????????, Illustrated Biography of Honen (Shuikotokuden-e), Kamakura period (1185?1333), ca. 1310?20, Japan, Section of handscroll mounted as hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 16 x 14 15/16 in. (40.7 x 38 cm), Paintings, This pivotal scene...
EditorialTHE REMOVAL OF JUMBO, ON THE WAY TO THE DOCKS: 1. Through his Box at Last; 2. Visitors Inscribing Names on the Box as Having Called; 3. Jumbo Objects to the Irons; 4. At the Park Gates: jumbo Drives Himself; 5. Albany Street: "Guard Turn Out"; 6. En Ro...